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EDSTROEM, LARS-OLOF – 1966
THIS REPORT ON THE SALIENT FEATURES AND CONCERNS OF CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTION IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, TANZANIA, MALAWI, ZAMBIA, AND UGANDA--(1) DISCUSSES ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE METHOD IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT, (2) SURVEYS CONDITIONS AND FACILITIES (POSTAL SERVICES, ROADS, INSTRUCTIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION,…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development
Husen, Torsten; Saha, Lawrence J.; Noonan, Richard – 1978
Part 1 of this paper reviews major research findings on the relationship of teacher characteristics to student achievement. Of the 16 teacher variables analyzed, those identified as important to student performance are teacher certification, ability and achievement, experience, inservice training, expectations for students, and methods. Policy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developing Nations, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Saad, Geti, Comp. – 1978
This annotated bibliography lists 92 entries of selected educational materials published in Pakistan during the period April through June 1978. Pakistani journals, newspapers, and government publications provide the source of the materials. They are organized into 20 categories: administration, organization and financing of education; agricultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
One World Trust, London (England). – 1976
The resource booklet contains readings and activities for British secondary school world affairs classes. The material lends itself toward incorporation into various curricula, including history, geography, social studies, humanities, environmental studies, language and literature, home economics, math, and science. Subject matter focuses on…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bias, Civil Liberties, Comparative Education
Veal, Willis D. – 1975
This activity is one of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary-grade level described in SO 009 140. The activity investigates economic change in developing nations. It employs the dialogue approach. Given data about the Aswan High Dam in Egypt and about the environment of northeast Africa, students…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Construction Costs, Developing Nations, Development
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1971
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) is working with World Education to introduce population and family planning education concepts into its literacy program in order to broaden the scope of the on-going functional literacy and family planning programs of the PRRM and to make them more applicable to the people. Specific objectives…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Action, Concept Teaching, Contraception
Hughes, James W. – 1971
Studying about non-Western cultures not only helps children enjoy the differences that exist among people, but also prepares youth for meeting change in life. It is suggested that cultural awareness and appreciation by American pupils transfer to and affect the African's self-concept and image. Being a developing nation resembling American at a…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Black Culture, Black Studies
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1999
This manual was designed to be used as part of the pre-service training technical curriculum for Peace Corps health programs. The topics in the manual were selected from a needs assessment of Peace Corps personnel around the world. The manual consists of five parts and an introduction, the Trainer's Guide, which contains an overview of the manual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Child Health, Course Content
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Cruz, Barbara C.; Prorock, Carolyn V. – Social Education, 1997
Describes a lesson plan that uses on the ordinary life of women in Kenya as a means of introducing students to issues concerning women and work in Africa. Students compare the typical daily schedules of a rural and an urban Kenyan woman and examine their different sets of obligations. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Cultural Background, Cultural Context
Toney, Terry, Ed. – 1985
Proceedings of a seminar on curriculum and syllabus design for training English-as-a-Second-Language teachers are presented in the form of papers, presentations, and summary narrative. They include: "Curriculum and Syllabus Design in ELT"; "Key Issues in Curriculum and Syllabus Design for ELT" (Christopher Brumfit);…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1983
Analysis has indicated that research and evaluation is the weakest component of the population education programs in Asian and Pacific countries. In synthesizing 95 of these research and evaluation studies, this abstract-bibliography provides lessons for implementing improved research operations in this region. Material is divided into six…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Persaud, Ganga – 1983
Data from four separate case studies examining socialization and moral education in the elementary schools of Jamaica, Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela are compared and analyzed. The analysis is intended to help national officials, university personnel, and community leaders interpret what is happening in relation to moral values and the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Goetzfridt, Nicholas – 1985
This annotated bibliography lists materials dealing specifically with the problems inherent in teaching English as a second language to South Pacific students. Some generic materials are included because of their relevance to that student group. The materials include books, research studies, journal and newsletter articles, conference and workshop…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Correlation
Burke, John G., Ed.; Eakin, Marshall C., Ed. – 1979
Questions of technology and change are explored in approximately 70 essays written by university and research scholars, consumer advocates, political philosophers, engineers, and bureaucrats. The book is part of a multimedia series developed to present college level course material to the general public through cooperation of newspapers, public…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Books, Change Agents, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP, HELD IN 1965 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WAS TO ENABLE ADMINITRATORS, OPERATORS, AND EDUCATORS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED FIELDS TO REVIEW THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, TO…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Coordination, Course Descriptions
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