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Cleveland, Harlan – NATO Review, 1978
This is the concluding article of a series resulting from the scientific conference held in Brussels in May, 1978. The article considers the emerging ethic of selective growth, and the problems posed by the limits to government, the apparent incapacity of existing political institutions to manage problems of unprecedented complexity. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Ecology, International Organizations, International Programs
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Patel, Surendra F. – Impact of Science on Society, 1978
Presents the second and last installment of the two-part series on Integrated Technology Transfer which was presented to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Switzerland. (HM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Development
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Madeley, John – Children Today, 1986
Describes an international program CHILD-to-child, which is designed to teach and encourage older children of developing nations to take a role in caring for and improving the health and development of their younger brothers and sisters. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Child Role, Children, Developing Nations
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Beavers, Irene – Journal of Extension, 1985
This article describes one model for building direct and positive relationships between foreign extension agents and appropriate universities, what activities are involved, and how basic extension concepts are used. Discusses working through farmers' organizations, through professional organizations and agencies, and through integrated farming…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Extension Agents, Farmers
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Cohn, Jeffrey P. – BioScience, 1985
World Wildlife Fund affiliate RARE, Inc. (along with United States and Latin American agencies) is building a network of programs to develop, fund, and teach ecology courses for students from first grade through university levels. Latin American programs (elementary, college, national), teacher input, and exchange students are discussed. (DH)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Convergence, 1976
On the threshold of the 1970's, governments dedicate themselves anew to the fundamental objectives enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations 25 years ago to create conditions of stability and well-being and to ensure a minimum standard of living consistent with human dignity through economic and social progress and development. (WL)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Progress
International Understanding at School, 1973
Unesco clubs, Associated Schools Programs, and National Commissions report on exchange projects, new materials, and curricular innovations, as well as requests for interaction with others interested in active learning from an international perspective. (JH)
Descriptors: Community Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Enrichment, Developing Nations
Salas, Rafael M.; And Others – CERES, 1973
Four specialists analyze the multiple functions of the United Nations in the field of human population. (Editor/JR)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Environmental Education, International Organizations, International Programs
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McNamara, Robert S. – Convergence, 1972
The president of the World Bank Group outlines the great need for developed and developing countries to make greater efforts to rescue poorer nations and other impoverished areas from their continuing poverty. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Government Role
Morgan, Robert P. – Eng Educ, 1969
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)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Engineering Technology
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Martin, D'Arcy – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1983
Adult education has drawn relatively small amounts of money and skill away from the Latin American government's obsessive concern with primary schooling. But its share of educational resources is increasing rapidly, particularly in literacy and agricultural extension. (SSH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Change Strategies
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Berman, Edward H. – Comparative Education Review, 1982
Argues that the Carnegie, Ford, and Rockefeller Foundations' overseas programs and development strategies after 1945 were frequently coordinated by intermediate organizations established or funded by one of the foundations and that these programs and strategies were neither exclusively humanitarian in purpose nor apolitical. (NEC)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Gallegos, Arnold M. – Educational Technology, 1982
The second in a series of three, this article reviews some major educational priorities currently being pursued by development agencies, and examines some of the ambivalent perceptions about agency activities in recipient nations. Improved programs in teacher training in developing countries are recommended. Ten references are listed. (MER)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Educational Improvement
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Vivian, Jack – Impact of Science on Society, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Aviation Technology, Developing Nations, Financial Support
Spain, Peter L. – Educational Broadcasting International, 1978
Discusses the financing of Third World media projects that are designed for development, and reports on five main sources of funding--government sources, international agencies, advertising sales, private local support, and self-support. (Author/JEG)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Financial Support, Government Role, International Organizations
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