This report describes the clearinghouse activities of the Non-Formal Education (NFE) Information Center through August 1980 and details efforts, during the projects' second and third biannual periods, to strengthen the capacity of select NFE resource centers in Africa, Aisa, and Latin America. The report first addresses the continued operation of…

U.S. land grant universities assisted, under the aegis of AID (Agency for International Development), in the development of Indian agricultural universities. Part 1 of this document establishes the historical setting for the partnership of the American-Indian project. It reviews the origin of the U.S. land grant universities, relates this origin…

This inventory contains the results of a survey of all Federal programs for fiscal years 1966, 1967, and 1968 that included educational activities aimed at improving international understanding and cooperation. A total of 159 such programs were reported by 31 responding Federal agencies. This inventory contains the following information for each…

In place of sending thousands of teachers to developing countries, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) now gives educational assistance by training Third World people to manage their own training and education systems after the Canadian advisors have left. CIDA projects in Bangladesh, Jamaica, and St. Lucia are described. (MF)

The legal exchange field is shifting away from business law to the relationship of law to social, economic and political development. (Editor/IR)

The practical usefulness of H. S. Bhola's models for planned change is questioned through speculations on problems that would have arisen if the models had been applied in arranging an Inter-American Development Bank technical assistance project in Barbados. (PP)

Suggests an approach for improving international training programs which aims at ensuring that training is both relevant and effectively utilized. The approach consists of a series of steps to be taken by the program organization and the training institution in collaboratively organizing a training program. (CT)

Individual training programs for participants coming mainly from developing countries are discussed. (RW)

Analyzes the recent changes and future of chemical science in East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Summarizes the American government's responses to the changes. (YP)

Different models for international activities in mental retardation and developmental disabilities are described, as well as principles that characterize successful international programs. A case study of an international exchange and technical assistance project conducted between a University Affiliated Program and Antigua and Barbuda, West…

Describes Council of Europe (COE), with 27 member states from Eastern and Western Europe, established in 1949 to foster cooperative cultural, educational, sports, and youth programs. Discusses COE's Council for Cultural Cooperation. Reviews COE services offered, needs of new members, and special programs assisting Central and Eastern European…

Given that education is a highly politicized institution whose benefits are shared inequitably among its supporters, it should be evident that educational reforms fail (or succeed) more often for political reasons than because of technical or programmatic differences. To illustrate, this article examines a large international assistance project,…

The objective of the African Capacity Building Initiative is to build and strengthen local capabilities for policy analysis and development management in Sub-Saharan Africa. This report examines the nature and magnitude of the problem, which basically consists of a shortage of development management skills combined with weakness in the area of…

Because negative stereotypes have direct implications for social scientists' functioning and inclusion on multidisciplinary teams working in international development, rural sociologists should be aware of these stereotypes, identify their sources and modes of perpetuation, and utilize strategies to dispel unflattering characterizations.…

Although the number of people in developing nations who are too poor to provide themselves with an adequate diet is rising, this is not reason to assume that such poverty is inevitable. Strategies that foster economic growth and include poor people in the growth process can be found in countries with such diverse political and economic systems as…