Describes and evaluates a program in Papua New Guinea which was undertaken by the government to develop a national educational system to work toward unity and nationhood after the country became independent from Australia in 1975. (DB)

The development of Mexico's technical education system is examined. Technical education, the most rapidly growing sector in Mexican education, is seen as a means of training a future labor force for better jobs, meeting the requirements of modern industry and services, and keeping certain age-groups in the educational system. (AM)

Reviews research on success factors in early childhood education and explains how this research can help develop a model of early childhood in developing regions such as the West Indies. Topics discussed include curriculum development, family involvement, objectives, community development, and child development. (DB)

Analyzes the state of the social sciences and social science teaching in developing nations, particularly Turkey. Topics discussed include social demands for research workers, social change, the relationship between knowledge and analysis, resistance to new teaching methods within traditional universities, and differences between historical and…

The author examines in detail the social, cultural, religious, and political influences on Tanzania in order to see education for self-reliance in better perspective. He follows this examination with a discussion of the precept and practice of education for self-reliance. (KC)

Presents a case study of educational development in Venezuela, with emphasis on political and cultural influences, social needs, needs of developing nations, experimentation on all levels, fellowship programs, and projections for the future. (DB)

Identifies problems and contradictions which are inherent in social science teaching in India, as they are in all developing nations. A major problem is a search for indigenous theoretical models to replace models developed by colonial and other industrial nations. Merits of an interdisciplinary approach are stressed. (DB)

Offers an analysis of the condition of education in developing countries such as Morocco, where, according to the author, educational improvements will not occur as a result of adopting European educational models. Argues that educational progress in developing regions should embrace humanistic values and be founded upon the concepts of the right…

Discusses the higher education crisis in developing countries in terms of the ways in which problems are analyzed and decisions are made. Focuses on discrepancies between objectives and achievements. Highlights the importance of risk analysis in strategic planning, advocating an impact assessment approach. (DMM)

Presented are findings from a comparative study involving five developing nations and a longitudinal study of these nations concerning the educational transition between lower and upper secondary school. Results of these studies are discussed with reference to the educational policies of the countries involved in the study. (Author/CW)

Discusses some areas of particular interest in the study of education in the South Pacific islands: educational development in small, recently decolonized nations; mismatch between policies of donors of international aid and the needs of developing nations; importance of understanding the context of education; and misapplication of educational…

Educational gains made by Cuban women since the revolution are described. (DE)

In considering a maximization of the economic contribution of education to the well-being of Papua New Guinea the author argued that no type of educational planning will succeed unless it is based upon the aspiration and expectations of the majority of the population it is intended to serve. (Author/RK)

Educational research in China has reflected the turmoil and political changes of that nation. Stating at the outset that education in China is insufficient for meeting the demands of modernization, the paper shows how failure to understand the role of educational research has contributed to this condition. An overview of educational research and…

Urgent societal needs in Asia require a wider concept of learning and a wider role for the teacher, parents, peers, community, and mass media. (Author/DE)