Compares principles and practices of educational planning in socialist and capitalist countries, based on criticism and extensions of the discussion of educational planning by B.K. Kluchnikov in a recent issue of "Prospects," (v10 n1 p27ff, 1980). Information is also presented on socialist versus capitalist objectives for educational planning in…

A major problem in establishing effective educational programs in developing nations is seen to be the need to reeducate adults to learn to accept modern values and life skills. (AV)

Educational programs for rural working populations must be developed and evaluated with an awareness of the progress of economic development in those areas. (AV)

Discusses the factors which determine how well adult literacy campaigns succeed in developing countries. Political motivation, the scope of the program, organizational structure, educational resources, teacher characteristics, and the language of instruction are examined. Ten generalizations concerning the planning of effective literacy training…

Recounts the increase in radio and television stations in developing nations since 1960 and relates this increase to the power of the media in transmission of foreign values to children. Concludes that the educational system must take more responsibility for inculcating local culture and values. (DB)

Hypothesizes that the evident injustice which characterizes the present international structure of communication (developing nations exploited by developed nations) has created a need for a new international order of communications. Emphasizes that communication should be based on free and balanced international exchange and circulation of…

Examines the impact of the World Bank on education funding in developing countries. The author concludes that the bank's objectives make education an instrument of national economic growth rather than contributing to individual development. (AM)

Challenges the assumption that high level, educational research is appropriate in developing countries. Using Zaire as an example, the author argues that international funding agencies' institutional needs tend to make them set up western-style research organizations which are incompatible with the needs of the recipient country. (AM)

Explores reasons why educational planning has become of paramount importance to developing and developed nations within the last several decades. Presents an overview of academic v practical approaches to educational planning, relates educational planning to economic growth, compares rationales, and identifies future challenges. (DB)

Suggests that much of the resistance among mathematics teachers to educational change is due to lack of understanding of the objectives and operation of the new math. Suggests how to emphasize the successes and positive aspects of mathematics reform. (DB)

Recent work in the economics of education provides some general presumptions, such as those in favour of investing in primary education and opposed to vocational education, but the problem area on which future research ought to focus is the relationship of schooling to the labour market. (Author/JB)

Defines effective educational research in developing countries as that which influences educational aims. Descriptions of studies analyzing educational research effectiveness, recommendations for institutions doing educational research to increase their effectiveness, and recommendations for future effectiveness studies are included. (AM)

Hindrances encountered in mass media programing in developing nations are enumerated, including local language variations, irrelevance and conflict of interest between directing programs to urban well-to-do or rural poor. Examples are from India's experiences with mass media. It is suggested that the government implement policies for using the…

Formal educational structures create social inequities which nonformal schooling can partially remedy in developing countries. The author describes the potential usefulness of nonformal education in mass education, reducing urban and rural differentiation, and providing job credentials. Programs can be operated within primary schools or community…

Explores the nature of book publishing as a communications industry on a global level. Looking only at nonfiction in academic, scholarly, educational, and reference spheres, the author reviews the effects of transnational publishing on readers and authors. He concludes that internationalism is an intellectual benefit, but that metropolitan…