The first section of this summary report is directed to an examination of the nature of the functions of inspection in the six countries examined--Algeria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, and Zambia--and consideration of the content of effective monitoring of and advising on the work of teachers and schools. Conditions that make it possible…

This paper proceeds from the premise that, if inspection is to be useful to the teachers, the school, and educational authorities, certain basic conditions regarding the nature and quality of education and of the organization, staffing, and functions of the inspectorate need to be fulfilled. The paper, therefore, begins with an examination of…