In Thailand, the need for skills in the labor force will become even greater in the next decade as the country's industrial and service companies seek to increase productivity through technological and organizational change. Historically, the limited provision of secondary education was a major bottleneck in skills development in Thailand. Major…

This 3-lesson unit of study for grades 8-12 and adults considers the 250 million children who spend most of their day on the job, despite efforts to regulate or eliminate the practice of child labor. The unit focuses primarily on export-oriented businesses in the Americas. This focus serves as a starting point to understanding other forms of…

Karnataka (India) recorded impressive growth in the 1990s, with state income growing at 8% per annum, driven largely by expansion of the industrial and service sectors. However, this impressive performance has not reduced rural poverty levels or regional disparities to a great extent. This report addresses three major concerns of policy makers in…

Preliminary findings were generated from a formative evaluation that examined the implementation of a new secondary curriculum in Mexico. The study provides a deeper understanding about what is gained and what is lost when a decentralized curriculum is designed at the national level and implemented in local settings. Some insight is provided into…

An educational trend in Tanzania, Africa, is the changing of secondary schools to vocational schools to accelerate social and economic development. About 30 percent of secondary schools will become agricultural boarding schools which emphasize practical work on school farms and a community approach. (EA)

Findings of research on behavior of school principals in four developing countries are summarized to shed light on the question of the universality of certain patterns of leader behavior. Implications of the findings are that cultural variables seem to be of little importance in the study of leadership. (Author/MLF)

The attitudes of Jamaican students in grades 11 and 13 to science as well as the relationship between these attitudes and student achievement in science examinations were investigated. Attitudes appeared to play a vital role in achievement where girls were concerned, pointing out the need for role models for science achievement for girls. (PB)

The author describes the evaluation planning done for the Project for Science Integration in Ghana, with emphasis on the contextual limitations in a developing nation concerning the teachers, students, authors, materials, and finances. With careful planning, it was found that illuminating data for instructional improvement could be collected. (SJL)

Points out the differences between a capitalist approach to development and a radical or political approach. Discusses the two paradigms and their variations. Provides guidelines for a classroom activity using this information, arguing that the use of this activity will bring about a greater awareness of development issues. (KO)

Evaluates technical secondary education in Togo and Cameroon from the market perspective, using tracer study data. To help overcome difficulties in finding employment after training, many individuals secure work in the low-paying informal sector. One solution is to stimulate and enhance the role of informal training through apprentice training…

The first International Environmental Education Conference in Adelaide, Australia, addressed the following topics: sustainable futures in global dimensions; pathways and pavers for environmental education; economics, industry, ecology and education; and actions and outcomes. The author reports on each topic and indicates a need for expanding…

Under the Post-Primary Project, Trinidad and Tobago may legitimately claim to have achieved some educational expansion under difficult economic circumstances. Although top-down curriculum management and a strong remediation emphasis limited program success, the school clustering concept, along with increased vocational training, offers a promising…

Teachers (N=246) and students (N=1186) in government secondary schools in Barbados rated coeducation as most advantageous in its ability to prepare students for future occupational and interpersonal roles but to impact negatively on students' school conduct. Male students had more positive views on coeducation than did females. (Author/MLW)

This study examined how Cameroonian women became scientists and science educators, noting family support, science education, and integration of science and traditional thought. Subjects understood the importance of theoretical background in science but ignored the need to subject science to critical scrutiny using a perspective that voiced women's…