The conclusions and recommendations of nine other reports concerning the educational needs of Iran and the role of television in meeting these needs are summarized. Chapter 1 discusses educational needs, the effectiveness of television in education, and the recommended role for Educational Radio and Television of Iran (ERTI). Chapter 2 deals with…

This paper attempted to show that demand for education in a "developing" country need not be explosive, and, indeed, that enrollment in schools may decline significantly even though the supply of facilities (teachers, classrooms, low or non-existent fees) is maintained. (Author/RK)

Papers from a three day Indian Adult Education Association round table on lifelong integrated education (New Delhi, February 25-27, 1968) consisted of the following--(1) a statement of the need, because of rapid technological and socioeconomic change, for continuous learning experiences covering all stages and most aspects of life, (2) a working…

The document presents a portion of a paper by Raja Roy Singh, Director, Regional Office for Education in Asia, entitled "Regional Education Programmes: Asia", which was presented at a regional seminar convened by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, in July 1975. There are at least two notable features of the implanation of the…

Education is a necessary investment in the modern state since it is the key to overall national development. Its two parts consist of formal and out-of-school education. The first includes the regular classroom--primary, secondary, technical, and university education. The second consists of nonformal education and training. Economic development is…

Discusses the concept of continuing education in relationship to the problems of Third World countries and the situation in Zambia in particular and outlines existing continuing education efforts there with focus on past and future role of the Center for Continuing Education of the University of Zambia. (JT)

Describes the commitment of Unesco to developing adult education programs worldwide. Discussed are historical background, objectives and strategies, program content, and relationship between adult education and other educational branches of the social environment. (AV)

Describes a 40-question survey of 428 baccalaureate-educated community health nurses working in the United States and in developing countries. Results indicated that important subject areas for community health nurses to study include (1) physical assessment, (2) community needs assessment, (3) family counseling, and (4) current trends. (CH)

Describes a functional education program, financed by UNICEF and developed in India, which offers meaningful solutions to the daily life problems of students in third world nations. Presents learning activities related to self-employment which include functional literacy skill development as a byproduct. (NEC)

For a large part of the last two millennia, China was the world's largest and most advanced economy. Then it missed the Industrial Revolution and stagnated. Only after opening to the outside world in 1979 was China's economic performance again impressive. At the turn of the 21st century, China faces daunting internal challenges compounded by the…

The fundamental problems of investment in rural education in the present developing countries are analyzed. Needs of rural education are outlined and financial considerations related to investment in the improvement of rural educational programs are discussed. (SM)

The community junior college clearly has a potential for making uniquely important contributions to the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and economic development of Vietnam. (Author)

The development of Africa depends on educational programs which encompass a humanist-socialist element, retaining cultural context and building on the needs of an individualist area rather than on ways of the Western World. (Author/JB)

Alternatives to current practices and policies in education in developing countries are presented to optimize investment in schooling; conventional educational systems have been disappointingly inefficient in the production of literate and skilled young people. (Author/JB)