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Download full textUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. – 1993
This report summarizes UNESCO's co-operation activities within the framework of the Major Project of Education in the field of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean between May 1991 and March 1993. Regional priorities had been established in Quito (Ecuador) in 1991 to focus on: (1) women as protagonists both in family life and economic…
Descriptors: Children, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedDocherty, F. J. – Comparative Education, 1988
Examines effect of Nicaragua's 1979 revolution on education, especially for minority Miskito Indians. Summarizes history of Indian culture in region. Suggests Sandinista government began emphasizing bilingual, bicultural education in 1982-83, sparked by deteriorating economic situation. Concludes multicultural education program, while hindered by…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Ethnic Groups
Rodriguez, Angela L. – 1994
This research discusses Mexico's maquiladora industry, its employees (mostly women), and how the working conditions and the living environment affect worker health. The paper also explores how the employers, mostly U.S.-owned companies, deny responsibility for worker health, safety, and well-being. This research examines how the continued growth…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Ecology, Economic Development, Ethnic Groups
Blutstein, Howard I.; And Others – 1970
This volume is one of a series of handbooks designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. It is intended to be an objective description of the nation's present society, especially since the…
Descriptors: American History, Area Studies, Communism, Courts
Scott, Rosalind; And Others – 1984
Jamaica is known mainly as a tourist playground and the home of Reggae music. This Jamaican teaching unit dispels stereotypes and shows Jamaica for what it really is--an economically-troubled, developing nation. The unit illustrates the challenges this island nation is facing in its struggle toward economic development. Contents are: Teacher…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Creative Art, Cultural Traits
Semaan, Leslie – 1986
The text explores Mexico's history, geography, art, religion, and lifestyles in the context of its complex economy. The text focuses on Mexico's economy and reasons for its current situation. Part I of this teaching unit includes: Teacher Overview, Why Study Mexico, Mexico Fact Sheet, Map of Mexico, the Land and Climate, History, Government,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Creative Art, Cultural Traits
