Educational change, as called for in "Tomorrow's Teachers" and other reports, is compared briefly with changes taking place in the Soviet Union, India, and Japan. Teacher education in developing nations is touched upon. (Author/MT)

The articles included in this monograph represent a broad range of topics reflecting the current world scene with regard to the education of children with special needs. Titles and authors of the articles include: "UNESCO and Special Education" (Lena Saleh), which discusses the history, purposes, and activities of the United Nations…

This paper, using five examples (Kenya, Japan, Malaysia, the Soviet Union, and the United States), explores some patterns of interactions among social, political, and economic activity (SPEA) and seven influences affecting the character of national systems of education. The educational change and improvement efforts in the five countries are…

This document examines educational reforms that have occurred in Mongolia and Laos. Both nations have expanded educational opportunity drastically over the years. Both had extensive literacy campaigns following the establishment of socialism. Laos has undertaken development projects with the support of the USSR, Eastern European countries, and…

This report summarizes what was learned from a series of studies on nonformal education (NFE) conducted in the last half of the 1980s by the International Institute for Educational Planning and draws lessons from these studies for planning and policy making. Source material includes four national case studies in Argentina, Canada, Hungary, and the…

Examination of the history and present structure of Soviet education reveals a number of potential lessons for educational planners in developing countries, according to the authors. This report traces the course of Soviet educational reforms from the 1910s to the 1970s in four areas: general (elementary and some secondary) education, vocational…

The place education has been assigned in the national development programs of 10 nations is discussed, the problems that these countries have encountered in managing education are examined, and the measures adopted to solve educational problems are assessed. Included are the following papers: (1) "The Nature of National Development…

The book examines the role of education in social and economic development. Seven chapters comprise the document. Chapter I examines the relation of education to socioeconomic development. Topics include rural-urban imbalance in education, relevance in curriculum, and ways in which the educational system legitimates equality or inequality. In…

Broadly examines socioeconomic effects of technological advances and implications for education from a socialist perspective. Urges integration of vocational-technical education with general education to meet new educational demands, especially in developing nations. Provides data on 200 countries' education systems and the developmental level of…