Asserting that the traditional system of higher education is not capable of meeting the ever-increasing demands of a developing country such as India, this paper suggests possible alternative methods of higher education. In addition to in-depth descriptions of the United Kingdom's Open University at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, and the Regional…

Major reforms in Nigerian University education since independence (October, 1960) are examined. An overview of the early beginnings of higher education in Nigeria is followed by a consideration of the recommendations of the Elliot and Asquith Commission reports (1943 and 1945) on future university development. A major outcome of the reports was…

Discusses how quantitative expansion of education in developing countries has not been accompanied by sufficient emphasis on educational quality. Considers relationships between education and national development, impact of growth on quality, importance of historical experience, influence of selection and allocation systems, and experience with…

The United Nations Special Session on Children in May, 2002, was a landmark for children and human developmentthe first Special Session of the General Assembly devoted exclusively to children and the first to include them as official delegates. Participants came together to assess the progress made toward achieving the goals of the 1990 World…

Presenting a case study of the African nation of Burundi to illustrate the great variation in the environment in which children are raised in developing and developed nations, this paper focuses on the importance of considering the context of a particular culture and society when educators talk about the quality of early childhood services.…

This report documents the progress made in developing and developed nations to improve health, nutrition, education, family planning, and the condition of women over the last 40 years. It presents tables that rank the world's nations and regions on: (1) the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age; (2) the percent of children under 5 years…

This collection of papers is the product of research conducted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The papers, which were presented at a 2001 workshop, "Refugee Education in Developing Countries: Policy and Practice," are: "Education in Emergencies" (Margaret Sinclair), which reviews the rationale for…

This publication reports on 18 months of research, debate, and deliberation by the Task Force on Higher Education and Society, convened by the World Bank and UNESCO, to bring together experts from 13 countries to explore the future of higher education in developing nations. The publication's six chapters address: (1) the long-standing problems and…

Much previous research in the area of family size effects relies on data from surveys in developed countries. This study of the interrelation between education and fertility over two generations reveals that family size was not related to female educational attainment except within certain sectors of Taiwanese society. (Author/BRR)

Examines the linkage between the global problems of today and the educational problems faced by third world countries. Specifically discussed are educational change in developing countries, the drive against illiteracy, and the democratization of education. Developing countries are on the right road toward solving the problem of education. (RM)

Universal primary education is suggested to improve, but not equalize, access to educational services as long as inequality exists in the larger society and in individual abilities. The implications of study of the relationship between school, educational input, environmental variables, and basic educational expansion on future government are…

Problems in the Nigerian Universal Primary Education scheme including a high dropout rate and early formal school termination indicate that career education should be built into the program. A sequence for and advantages of introducing career education into primary and secondary schools are outlined. (JMF)

Two books acknowledge the importance of education in empowering African women and girls, both socially and economically, but differ from the dominant discourse by delving into locally grounded investigations of the dynamics that influence girls' access to education, outcomes, and the nature of the empowerment that education accords them. The scope…

Distance education, in the form of correspondence study from primary- to college-level education, began in Malawi in 1965. This article briefly reviews the program and its assessment. Assessment results indicate that distance education is a useful alternative to the internal school system and provides more opportunities for learning. (TJH)

This article critically reviews implementation of the National Loan Scholarship Scheme in India. It examines the program's strengths, weaknesses, and problems (e.g., a culture with negative attitudes toward such loans). It concludes that student loans are making little contribution to either the efficiency or equity of higher education in India.…