Sri Lanka made three major attempts to establish vocationalized components within otherwise academic curricula in mainstream secondary schools during the last 30 to 40 years. The first of these was the "Handicrafts in Schools" program that started in the early 1950s. This program attempted to introduce woodworking and metal working for…

The evolution of technical education in Argentina has not been so much a process of vocationalization of academic education as a process of secondarization of vocational education. Argentine technical schools are the product of a process of convergence among terminal trade schools, vocational schools, and industrial technological schools that has…

A discussion of rural education in India presents an overview of the subcontinent's geography, history, philosophy, economy, rural environment, and population and relates these factors to problems and changes in rural educational practices and conditions. The paper points out increases in school and college enrollment, education of more females,…

A keynote address, seven papers, and a panel discussion are presented in these conference proceedings. The keynote address, "Friends and Critics: The Feminist Academy" (Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich), focuses on the interrelationship between critique and friendship and the importance of both to feminist scholarship. The first of seven…

Over 170 books, booklets, articles, bibliographies, periodicals, and unpublished items on anthropology, sociology, education, industry, and technology, medicine, political science, and psychology are listed in this annotated bibliography on the processes of change. These documents, which treat such subjects as educational change, social and…

A detailed report describes the planning, development, operation, results, and problems of an experiment in instructional television in El Salvador. Unlike other developing countries, El Salvador conceived of educational television as an integral component of national educational reform, embracing curriculum revision, teacher training, and new…

This selected and annotated bibliography deals with the role of education in social change and attempts to bring together the educational literature relevant to the developing nations of Africa. The educational experiences of the emerging nations provide rich source material for anyone probing the enlarging role of education. Most of the documents…

Educational Reform in El Salvador is an intensive effort to upgrade and expand the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. It is built around instructional television, but also includes curricular revision, the retraining of teachers, new classroom materials, and other important elements. 1971 was the third year of the Reform. Two developments made…

Unanswered questions about the development and administration of distance education as a solution to educational needs in developing nations are discussed, including program articulation, meeting different cultural needs and circumstances, and appropriate curriculum. (MSE)

This document consists of eight double-sided briefs addressing aspects of the field of early childhood education. Titles of the briefs are as follows: (1) "Early Childhood Care? Development? Education?," outlining the distinctions between these terms; (2) "Planning for Access: Develop a Data System First," highlighting Brazil's…

This paper looks at how the Internet has impacted library and information science (LIS) schools in Thailand, focusing on how it has been used and changes in the teaching/learning process, curriculum, and programs. Data were collected by questionnaires sent to 146 academic staff in 16 LIS schools, interviews with 16 heads of LIS schools, and…

Through a case study of China (Guangdong Province) the author examines the problem of "diploma disease" in developing nations. "Diploma disease" is the students' desire for the paper credentials of academic education that insure employability. This desire can frustrate government efforts to promote alternate vocational…

Reports on the Third International Social Studies Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1994. Asserts that problems facing U.S. social studies, such as multiculturalism and individual rights, are not as important as development issues for African nations. (CFR)

Reports on the Third International Social Studies Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1994. Asserts that Africans believe that effective social studies education programs are urgently needed for school children everywhere. (CFR)

Examines the economic rationale for vocationalizing secondary education in China by comparing vocational education graduates' and general education graduates' performance in the workplace. Using Beijing Auto Industry Company data, the study found that vocational-technical education graduates engaged in factory work relevant to their previous…