Presents the conclusions and recommendations of UNESCO's 1989 Paris conference on education and information technology. Stresses developing an information base at the level of higher education. Recommends future development strategies for international cooperation with dialogue between education and industry. Proposes information exchange through…

Reviews developments associated with the use of educational technology in several countries. Identifies two approaches: countries that emphasize computer literacy and others that focus on how technology can improve teaching and learning. Advocates international cooperation, realizing computers' growing impact on education and the need to reduce…

Examines the problems and promise of incorporating computer-assisted communications (CAC) into distance education programs. Discusses advantages gained by widely-scattered students using CAC for individual or group conferences. States that CAC can encourage training approaches in which the learning process is sustained by the dynamic of the social…

Considers how computers may affect lifelong learning especially in developing nations. Suggests computers may qualitatively change education and liberate existing systems from centralization and curriculum- and examination-driven environments. Expresses concern that modernization may widen the information gap between developed and developing…

Considers some of the ways guidance in career decision-making can meet the needs of students. Explores the use of a computerized system as a tool in guidance activities. Emphasizes the importance of information and understanding for students. Makes suggestions for improving guidance in countries which have minimal data resources. (KO)

Reports findings from the Computers in Education Study (COMPED) conducted in 1989 by the International Association for the Evaluation Achievement (IEA). Discusses problems associated with failure to adopt computers in schools, staff development, gender differences, and administrative use of computers in schools. (CFR)