The shifting ideological winds of foreign aid donors have driven their policy towards governments in poor countries. Donors supported state-led development policies in poor countries from the 1940s to the 1970s; market and private-sector driven reforms during the 1980s and 1990s; and returned their attention to the state with an emphasis on…

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess Egyptian Agricultural Technical School (ATS) teachers' implementation of active learning strategies in their classrooms. Methods: The Stages of Concern Questionnaire was administered to 230 participants in active learning workshops. After eliminating headmasters, supervisors and people no longer…

Norwegian official development assistance to education has been profoundly shaped by the political and ideological attitudes of successive national governments. Yet successive coalition governments of highly-contrastive kinds can alike be seen to have been strongly influenced by the policy content, language and underlying assumptions of World Bank…

This book reports a research project which had two major functions: (1) to describe the extent of AID (Agency for International Development) involvement in teacher education and (2) to see if generalizations could be extracted which might be useful as guidelines to AID or other institutions participating in similar future projects. The report,…

In one generation, development progress has transformed the prospects for humankind, and international cooperation has been a catalyst. Technical assistance for developing countries through two predecessor organizations of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) had small beginnings in 1950, and grew to become a multimillion dollar…

This report from an ad hoc advisory panel of the Board of Science and Technology for International Development attempts to provide an argument for the importance of systematic scientific and technical information transfer within the framework of the total technical assistance effort. It stresses the need for substantially greater activity and a…

The educational needs of blind youth in developing countries are beginning to be met with training programs offered by such agencies as Helen Keller International of the United States, the Christoffel Blindenmission of West Germany, and the Royal Commonwealth Society of the Blind of the United Kingdom. (Author/DB)

The world scope of assistance to developing countries and Australia's official contribution are reviewed, the part of Australia's contribution affecting higher education is described, and some administrative issues resulting from expanding developmental assistance programs in higher education are outlined. (MSE)

The advantages and disadvantages of study abroad for students from developing nations are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the need for cooperation between educational institutions, rather than isolated efforts of individuals, to ensure quality and continuity in technical assistance programs. (RW)

Article outlines aims of Fellowship program and criteria by which applications are judged. The importance of improving educational facilities within the developing nations themselves, as an alternative to study abroad, is stressed. (RW)

The success of development programs in educational systems is dependent, to a large extent, on the quality and relevancy of their management. Many worthwhile, well conceived and planned educational reforms have failed due to poor management. Therefore, both ministries of education and international organizations of technical cooperation have…

Main focus of the Center is "the application of science and technology to the solution of problems faced by people in less-developed areas of the world. Adapted from paper presented at ASEE Annual Meeting, The Pennsylvania State University, June, 1969. (Author/WM)

Describes the cost advantages of air transportation over road, rail, and river transportation in many circumstances which prevail today in developing countries. Presents accounts of International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) efforts supporting civil aviation programs in these countries. (DS)

Latvia is striving to rebuild its socioeconomic system by strengthening continuing education and training in cooperation with British partners. The partnership has resulted in formation of international networks, comprehensive adult-education needs analysis, increased awareness of lifelong learning, modest European Community funding, and joint…