This article presents an overview of the importance of foreign assistance as an instrument for educational change. It considers American assistance to Indian engineering institutions as a case study of educational transfer. (HMD)

Problems with vocational education and training in developing countries include insufficient resources and lack of workplace experience. The German dual vocational training system is being promoted as a potential solution. (SK)

A program in which Australian advisors provided technical assistance in Thailand demonstrated that traditional Western wisdom about the purposes of education and job training may conflict with the values of the recipient culture. Adaptation to the cultural context can obviate some of the difficulties. (SK)

Two surveys of new micro-businesses in Devon and Cornwall (n=361) and interviews with owners and trainers showed that support at and after start-up was not adequate. A potential cause is that the Business Link network, intended to help small growing companies, is not sufficiently flexible or pragmatic to meet their needs. (SK)

The University of Luton (England) delivers a management training course to countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Lessons learned in understanding different attitudes and experiences will be helpful in providing further assistance to former communist nations. (SK)

As Irish farm households face difficulty remaining viable, the state-funded agricultural advisory service is beginning to charge for services and is suffering from a hiring freeze. Other rural development extension services are emerging and the role of traditional extension is being reevaluated. (SK)

Discusses the three facets of international education: international studies, international education exchange, and technical assistance. Also explores the effects of internationalizing higher education and the present state of international education. (EV)

In this article, the author describes how her grandmother and parents inspired in her a lifelong interest in international work throughout many parts of the world. As a consequence, the author built a figurative bridge from Alaska over the Bering Strait to Magadan, Russia (in far Eastern Siberia). She poignantly describes the work she has done…

The North West Frontier Province of Pakistan plans to improve services and facilities for handicapped children and is encouraging expatriates to bring their skills to Pakistan. Staff of current institutions are either untrained or have received short courses of training within Pakistan. There are currently about five expatriates working in the…

This book is designed to aid American home economists sent to other countries on technical assistance programs and home economists of other countries responsible for beginning such programs focused on the home and family. The information describes the pioneering experience of trained people in many countries and some ways in which basic principles…

Describes the development of a Dutch technical assistance program for South Africa's Technikon Northern Gauteng. It involves five sub-projects linked to five Dutch higher education institutions. Details one of these, the staff development project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Maastricht. (EV)

Describes a process of training for a transition economy in Uzbekistan. Looks at the problems encountered and offers keys to successful transition training. (JOW)

The Georgia State University College of Health and Human Sciences and the health care system in the republic of Georgia are engaged in a partnership to establish a professional training program and continuing education for allied health professions in the former Soviet state. (SK)

Presents advice for providing management training and technical assistance in developing areas: expect language barriers, even in English; don't expect to be appreciated; expect a lack of resources; seek ways to overcome trainee silence; acknowledge your outsider status; and form alliances with other institutions to secure resources. (SK)