Traces the career of Claude A. Eggertsen, who helped to establish comparative education as the centerpiece in the Social Foundations Department of the School of Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Discusses Eggertsen's involvement with the Comparative and International Education Society and his view of global awareness as essential…

The educational history of adult literacy education programs in Iraq is discussed. Specifically examined are planning efforts; administration and organization; curricula and instructional materials; human, technical and material resources; program exemptions, drop-outs, and failure; post-literacy programs; and social and economic results. (RM)

Studies on education in other countries have long been a responsibility of the Office of Education. This present study is another contribution in the series. It is based on background information acquired by the author during 4 visits totaling 3 years of residence in Brazil, with a 1957 visit to obtain current first-hand data. The purpose of the…