The world's population faces a series of problems that are similar in all countries, although more exacerbated in developing nations. This population study presents statistical facts and information concerning developed and developing nations and their populations, growth, the status of women, migration, the labor force, changing age structures,…

One of a series, this booklet on world issues explains why Brazil has become important for the United States. Brazil's rise from a sleeping giant to continental leader is investigated. Brazil's impressive economic growth from the mid-1960s through the 1970s is explored. An analysis of Brazil's economic crisis of the 1980s is also explained.…

Although the teaching of English at Junior Certificate level in Malawi secondary schools has only recently been introduced, some problems have been created by the introduction of the prescribed textbook, "A New Introduction to English Literature." This report opens with a critical review of the textbook, citing certain irrelevancies in…

This paper describes the progress achieved in the fields of vocational and management training as well as the contributions made by the technical services of the International Labor Office to the efforts of developing countries. The paper is organized in five sections. The first section describes cooperation between management training…

This document abstracts and reviews 32 publications that describe population education programs developed for Asia and the Pacific region. The documents are grouped under three sections: (1) management; (2) planning; and (3) monitoring/evaluation. Section 1 consists of 12 selected titles that deal with management of population education programs.…

The effects of the recently expanded educational services in Grenada have not yet been determined. In 1984 a questionnaire was administered to 729 Grenadian secondary school students to compare their educational and vocational aspirations; attitudes toward family, school, work, and military experience; family backgrounds; subject preferences;…

The purpose of this guide is to provide voters, officeholders, and candidates with background information on major foreign policy issues so that they can follow the 1980 presidential debates and reach their own informed conclusions. Thirteen major foreign policy topics are covered. The material is written in telegraphic style to get the essential…

This report of a study on the status of vocational education and training in the Republic of Korea is divided into four parts. Part l describes problems due to the inability of the educational system to keep up with demand for qualified personnel. Part 2 focuses on the status of occupational training in Korea with specific reference to innovative…

Designed for use in a secondary or undergraduate level course non global development, this case study examines the current crisis in the world food supply. The study is divided into three main parts, each dealing with a key question of world food supply: (1) What Is Hunger? (2) Why Is There Hunger? (3) What Is Being Done? Section 1 defines hunger…

A student flow model in linear programming format, designed to plan the movement of students into secondary and university programs in Tunisia, is described. The purpose of the plan is to determine a sufficient number of graduating students that would flow back into the system as teachers or move into the labor market to meet fixed manpower…

Research was conducted to compare the efficacy of the Mexican Telesecundaria (TS) system, which used instructional television (ITV), with that of the Ensenanza Directa (ED), which employed traditional instructional techniques. Information on the following four dimensions of the two systems at the ninth-grade level was collected: (1) student…

This syllabus is designed to help educators present a more realistic global perspective in existing courses by focusing on global problems of poverty and development. The first of three sections, A Development Perspective for Existing Courses, contains nine essays suggesting means for integrating a development perspective into the following…

In developing countries, for the most part, traditional methods of selecting students for secondary schools, technical and vocational institutions, teacher training colleges, and universities are unable to ensure that the most capable applicants receive the limited opportunities available. To remedy this situation, the author has assembled and…

This annual briefing book focuses on eight topics related to U.S. foreign policy. The essays provide an overview of the geographic area or subject of concern. The volume's introduction features a discussion of how U.S. foreign policy is made. The eight essays include: (1) "Today's Media: What Voice in Foreign Policy" (Raymond Carroll);…

This teacher's guide presents teaching suggestions and presentation materials about the challenges faced by China and India as they work to sustain their population and ways of life without exhausting the environmental resources each has. The materials may be used as a unit on either nation or integrated into existing units of study. Student…