The right of the child to education, regardless of social or environmental factors, is indispensable to the development of both the child and the society. In Africa, this right vis-à-vis the future of the child has incessantly been impeached by internal crisis and armed conflicts which often lead to the displacement of children from their homes,…

Widespread scholarly and political attention to language-related inequities in the 20th century precipitated a spate of orientations to language planning in multilingual societies. While various orientations indicate a shift from earlier deficit to affirmative views of multilingualism, vigorous debates persist about the logical and pragmatic…

For a long time now, the government provision of nursery schools has been completely relegated to the background in the Nigerian educational system. It was not until the evolution of the National Policy on Education in 1977 that nursery education was recognized as a worthwhile introduction to the nation's educational system. Prior to this…

Experiences of different countries in establishing mechanisms to coordinate development of higher education systems, diversify institutional financing, and increase efficiency of public investments are examined. Attention is drawn to the need for effective policy structures to manage higher education, link reform costs to benefits, acknowledge…

Discusses some of the problems and implications inherent in the efforts of the Nigerian government to develop a federal television system. The intentions of the system are examined and the lapses and possible abuses latent in the program are highlighted. (Author/JL)

This paper examines the tension between linguistic unification and language rights in Nigeria and assesses the nature, causes, and implications of the tension against the backgrounds of the country's history, political development, and language situation. (Contains 116 references.) (MDM)

Eight contributed papers given at a general session of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. These papers deal with a variety of library issues, and are generally, but not exclusively, focused on developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Community…

In 2000, approximately 877 million adults worldwide were illiterate and 113 million children did not attend school. More than two-thirds of those individuals lived in East and South Asia, and two-thirds were females. Functional illiteracy remains high in developed and developing nations alike. The reasons include weak training in how to teach…