Better organization of the agricultural sector, expansion of production capabilities, increased employment, satisfaction of the country's needs, and improved productivity are the guidelines considered in the planning and development of the agricultural vocational training system in Algeria. Charts illustrate and clarify the organization of this…

The findings in this study clearly and consistently support the view that Western education does, indeed, have a definite effect on value orientations of youth that is largely independent of the test factors mentioned and is not specific to particular sample subpopulation. (Author)

Examines how Third World education systems reproduce social and economic inequalities; how the international economic order is founded on unfair mechanisms that perpetuate inequality; and the role that groups in the United Nations family must play in the establishment of a New International Economic Order. (RM)

To better define what out-of-school characteristics of students are the most important determinants of particular kinds of academic achievement, 301 Indonesian fourth grade students were studied. The findings have policy implications in developing countries where parents are now being encouraged to take an interest in their children's learning.…

Seeks to measure nonformal education's (NFE) contribution to the obtainment of skilled blue-collar employment on the basis of data collected from job seekers at eight factories in two large cities in northeastern Brazil. Of the variables considered, NFE alone proved to be a significant predictor of job acquisition, but within limits. (Author/BRR)

Identifies seven innovations in educational technology which will continue to be used by teachers and students in developed and developing countries. Current and future educational applications of printing and reprography, broadcasting, magnetic recording, video or recorded television, and computers are discussed. (AM)

Examines the accepted economic theories about the role of academic education in economic development. The author challenges the idea that expanding education increases consumption in developing countries, like Spain, which have scarce financial resources, a need for technically trained workers, and no tradition of long-term academic education. (AM)

Compares the different conditions and effects of locally and overseas funded educational research projects within developing countries. The author recommends that overseas funding donors become more sensitive to local expectations, complement local funding sources rather than competing with them, and encourage long-term research with low-level…

Examines the factors affecting the diffusion of educational assessment studies done in four countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Thailand). The author concludes that educational research designs in developing countries must include mechanisms for information diffusion to the public and policy-makers to insure both short and long-term…

A program for training dental nurses in Surinam is described whose objective is to alleviate a serious labor shortage. Its unique characteristics include an extra year of training for advanced techniques, absence of direct supervision, and acceptance by the national professional association for dentists. (MSE)

Using data from 50 developing nations, the authors examine correlations between economic measures and educational attainment, to test the empirical utility of the dependency perspective in accounting for one important facet of internal inequality--the distribution of education. (Author/SJL)

The main objective of this study was to examine the assumption, widely accepted in previous studies, that as an individual becomes modern, he or she will increasingly view education as an important instrument for getting ahead economically. Ghana, India, and Brazil were included in the study. (Author/KC)

Delineates stages of the growth of social studies in Africa--separate social science disciplines, separate disciplines with African focus, integrated social science, inquiry based social science, community-centered citizenship, and problem-oriented citizenship. Focuses also on the need for African educational systems to provide schooling relevant…