The development of the University of Technology in Baghdad, Iraq, is discussed, illustrating how it has adjusted its work to national needs as expressed in national development plans. As industry in Iraq has broadened its scope, the curriculum in the university has widened. (Author/MLW)

This study presents a formative evaluation of the curriculum development process in republics, states and kingdoms of the Arab world. It contains an overview of curriculum changes that have occured in Arabian educational systems over the past two decades, the effects of these changes, and the attitudes toward the future of educators who have been…

The intention of this report is to create a compact resource which may prove helpful to educators charged with the responsibility of reforming the educational systems and vitalizing the learning experiences for students in the Arab world. Educators in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States were surveyed. Trends are noted for increased…

This issue of Literacy Discussion explains the joint Arab strategy for illiteracy eradication and reviews Iraq's particular situation. The first of six articles traces literacy development in the Arab World leading up to the adoption of the Arab Literacy strategy at the 1976 Third Alexandria Conference in Baghdad, Iraq. It also presents…