The importation into developing countries of theories and models of educational administration used in developed nations appears untenable for several reasons, according to a review of the literature in the light of issues raised by T. Greenfield. The field of educational administration in developing countries remains incompletely defined, making…

In this essay, the author describes the difficulty of publishing in the Third World as part of a larger relationship of dependence of developing countries on industrialized nations. (Editor)

Due to the "education explosion," countries are producing large numbers of educated unemployed, who are unwilling to work in the traditional sector and unable to work in the trade sector. Educational goals must be reassessed in terms of furthering national development. (WI)

Given its being at the eastern boundaries of Igbo land in Nigeria, Ohuhu clan was among the last areas to be conquered by British imperialists. It was also among the last areas in Igbo land to have the impact of white missionaries. Thus, in terms of modern education, commerce, industry, and civil service administrations as dictated by the colonial…

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)

The pressures exerted by the economic, social and demographic realities of our time have brought to the fore the importance of the role of education in contemporary societies and the inadequacy of the existing educational institutions. In this theme issue, lifelong education is discussed as a solution to the needed changes in educational…

The impossibility of providing one standard, uniform syllabus and curriculum throughout the region and the difficulties of communication by curriculum planners are outlined. (JB)

Evidence from Africa points to links that can be established between formal and nonformal education to meet the needs of larger numbers of adults as well as children. (LBH)

The article reviews the history of education in Micronesia as well as its current status and concludes that the United States is not doing an adequate job of educating Micronesia's children, especially its gifted children. (DB)

Discusses the need to restructure information science education programs for developing nations in such a way that the programs are appropriate and relevant to the special needs of these countries. A definition for a new discipline called Development Information Science is presented. (14 references) (CLB)

Persistent myths have lessened the impact of ICTs on education. Happily they are balanced by miracles of theory and practice that are gradually gaining the upper hand. We counter the myth that innovation in the application of ICTs is the preserve of industrialised countries by listing examples of innovations from southern Africa that have set…

The paper considers the problems of special education for India. Sections cover the incidence and types of crippling conditions, special education in the context of India's general educational system, medical services and their bearing on the problem of exceptional children, and an overview of trends in the provision of special education in…