African teachers should shift away from the present preoccupation with Western education in favor of an emphasis on current African socioeconomic and cultural issues. (Author/DE)

The articles of a UNESCO convention which provided for international recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees are included. (DE)

Elementary, secondary, and adult education programs for nomadic tribes in Iran are described. (DE)

This paper finds that most authorities advocate educational models which include all the population and which try to be both diversified in accepting wide cultural differences and inexpensive in achieving results quickly. In many cases these objectives have been found to be incompatible. However, the author feels that new media may now be so…

This article examines educational change in China caused by the cultural revolution and discusses its new educational policy and practice. (Author/RM)

This article talks about emphasizing how the educational system has adapted to serve those living in rural areas. (Author/RM)

Concentrates on quantitative aspects of developments in primary education in Latin America from 1960 to 1975. Factors analyzed include the increase in the number of students, changes in the structure of the educational systems in various countries, curriculum changes, and reform movements. (Author/DB)

In describing basic education for the peasants of developing nations, this article argues that such education serves only the needs of foreign capital; suggests new educational policies to serve the interests of the people; and emphasizes that such reform is possible only when state power is transfered to the proletariat. (JK)

The latest data on public expenditures show that since 1973 world expenditures on education have exceeded military expenditures in developed nations, but that the opposite situation prevails in developing nations. Beginning with 1965, this article summarizes these expenditures for the world as a whole, including developed and developing nations.…

The role of education as an agent for income redistribution in developing countries is discussed. A study of Brazil, Peru, and Mexico indicates that education may not influence income distribution as much as government policies that differentially reward schooling level, work sectors, occupation types, and region of residence. (BC)

How free are developing countries to develop systems of education tailored to their own individual needs? Considers the need for relevance in educational policy, the effect of colonial educational practice upon developing nations trying to create policies appropriate for their educational and political development, and the influence of the…

In light of recent evidence from Africa, Central America, and Asia, examines why rural parents in developing nations do or do not send children to primary school when compulsory education cannot be enforced. Considers economic aims, literary values, testing, and negative school attitudes in small areas of five countries. (SB)

Examines modern functionalist theory including theoretical bases and historical development. Considers, in the light of functionalist tenets, exemplary educational research in the field of modernization theory. Includes a critique of some overt and covert assumptions of functionalist educational research and suggests some avenues for more…