The Covid-19 pandemic has made visible the sharp economic, health, caste-based, gender, and educational inequalities that the disadvantaged face in India. Curriculum is ordinarily viewed as a tool for regulating and adapting modern educational systems to society's needs and trends. But most governments have been unwilling to rethink post-pandemic…

The literature on reform indicates that most proposed reforms are not implemented. Some causes of this are explored and it is suggested that many causes are located at the interfaces between politicians, planners, bureaucrats, and educators. The key persons capable of ameliorating the problems are professional planners and senior bureaucrats.…

Claims all African governments seek to modify their inherited colonial system of education to meet the needs of an emerging nation, and those efforts produce a reform document but do not result in reform. States attention must be given to education reform, resources, structures, determiners of change, management, and implementation methods. (NL)

Personal opinions of the author concerning a report entitled Basic Guidelines for Educational Reform'' are presented in this paper. A summary is given of the report which contains ideas and proposals for general expansion and improvement of school education in Japan. (SM)

Processes and plans for redefinition of the goals of African educational systems are noted in this historical summary of educational development. Rationale for revision of the Addis Ababa plan by committees representing Unesco and the Organization of African Unity is presented. (SM)

The decentralization of UNESCO and international cooperation in the educational development of Third World nations' are proposed in this interview with the author. (DE)

Technical education in India is discussed and recommendations for changes in curricula of technical courses are offered. The author identifies the need to update curriculum content, provide teacher orientation, set standards in accordance with behavioral objectives, develop materials, and reform the examination system. (Author/DB)

The rationale underlying the emphasis of current UNESCO programs on renovation and reorientation of formal and nonformal systems of education in rural areas introduces a series of papers which emphasize the need for coordinated, long-term planning for rural development. (SM)

In this article focus is on some aspects of the planning of educational systems, a fundamental issue involved in developing educational and training programs for rural development. The need for planning of the organization and work of individual institutions and services responsible for education in rural areas is discussed. (SM)

Discusses the recent crisis in educational planning, proposing the adoption of business models for educational management. Describes ways to apply this approach to education policy. Identifies the problems of education, and suggests guidelines for change in educational policy. (RW)

A model for education for development in developing countries is proposed. The author reviews problems of education for rural development. Emphasized is the necessity of internal change in efforts to reconcile the objectives and forms of rural development with the pressures of demographic trends and possible rates of general economics. (SM)

Alternatives to the capitalistic Western model of develoment are suggested. Three problems afflicting Western society--alienation, resource exploitation, and eviornmental stability--are discussed and a model which advocates both political and technological change is proposed. (SM)

Presents criteria for the study of educational administration in various economic, cultural, and political contexts. Examines the theoretical perspectives of contemporary educational administration, focusing on Latin America. Outlines traditional administrative theory and proposes a multidimensional paradigm of educational administration.…

Addresses need to solve global problems through international cooperation and education's role in meeting these challenges. Examines possibilities for global education in Hungary, and by extension, Eastern Europe, in light of recent liberalization still inhibited by traditional habits. Suggests building cooperative networks and establishing summer…

Analyzes current education reform in Japan. Develops historical background, examining major educational reforms since 1868. Presents the National Council on Education Reform's stated objectives. Discusses lifelong learning, individuality (rather than standardization) in education and the reform movement's guiding principles responding to…