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Sullivan, Megan – Science Teacher, 2010
Medical diagnostics help us evaluate a range of disorders, such as cancer and infectious diseases. In the United States and other developed countries, doctors have access to advanced equipment and laboratories that provide reliable diagnoses. As a result, when we are sick, we feel confident that we will get the treatment we need. Unfortunately,…
Descriptors: Scientists, Career Development, Laboratories, Biochemistry
Pierce, Alan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
The nonprofit organization One Laptop per Child (OLPC) has a mission that is easy to articulate but very challenging to achieve: Provide laptop computers to the almost 2 billion children who live in parts of the world where poverty and the lack of a structured educational system deprive them of an adequate education. To further complicate the…
Descriptors: Computers, Nonprofit Organizations, Computer Uses in Education, Appropriate Technology
Kemppainen, Jyri; Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
Information technology (IT) professionals face markedly different kinds of challenges in developing countries from the ones in developed countries. Based on the research literature and our fourteen years of fieldwork in Iringa, Tanzania, we have identified eight groups of technical characteristics of IT work that significantly affect the work of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Engineering Education, Work Environment
Mehta, Michael D. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2008
This article argues that advances in nanotechnology in general, and lab-on-chip technology in particular, have the potential to benefit the developing world in its quest to control risks to human health and the environment. Based on the "risk society" thesis of Ulrich Beck, it is argued that the developed world must realign its science and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Research and Development, Science and Society, Health Needs

Froehlich, Thomas J. – Library Trends, 1991
Examines ethical considerations involved in the transfer of appropriate information technology to less developed countries. Approaches to technology are considered; two philosophical frameworks for studying ethical considerations are discussed, i.e., the Kantian approach and the utilitarian perspective by John Stuart Mill; and integration of the…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Ethics, Feminism

Al-Sharhan, Jamal – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2000
Discussion of developments in satellite communications and educational applications focuses on the possibilities of adapting satellite technology for instruction in developing countries. Topics include satellite use in Australia and the United States; and recommendations for the adoption of satellite technology in Saudi Arabia. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Appropriate Technology, Communications Satellites, Developing Nations

Williams, P. John – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1992
The design and problem-solving process is an ideal methodological framework in which to place the study of technology in less developed countries. It can be used to teach many thinking skills, accommodate individual differences, and encourage a critical approach to product evaluation. (SK)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Design, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries

Ebel, Karl-H. – International Labour Review, 1991
Aspects of developing countries that may make computer-integrated manufacturing inappropriate include (1) inadequate infrastructure; (2) lack of capital; (3) policies regarding use of local products; (4) many small and medium-sized businesses; and (5) management practices. Higher productivity depends more on skilled management and workers and more…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries

Ahmad, Aqueil – Evaluation Review, 1989
Issues in evaluating appropriate technology for developing countries are discussed. Measures to help incorporate technology assessment in the policy and planning apparatus of development programs are suggested. Preimplementation and postimplementation of technology assessment and the institutionalization of technology assessment are considered.…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development

Galler, Anne M. – Education Libraries, 1989
Describes the French Language Information Network in Canada as an example of a national network and discusses the work of the International Federation of Library Associations in developing international networks. It is argued that, in order to design effective networks for developing countries, it is essential to first survey local needs. (seven…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks

Campbell, Michael; Martin, Robert – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1992
Three case studies of Third World development illustrate the usefulness of qualitative research methods such as CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product), oneshot interviews, and grounded theory. Adjusting technology to people and cultures rather than changing people to fit technology is advocated. (SK)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Appropriate Technology, Case Studies, Developing Nations

Paez-Urdaneta, Iraset – International Library Review, 1989
Argues that the underdevelopment of national information sectors is a major factor acting against developing nations and lists a number of problems for which developing nations must provide effective solutions if their respective information sectors are to support national development. An agenda of activities for the 1990s to address this…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Ljutic, Anton – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1996
Discusses worldwide efforts to use technology as a distance learning tool, particularly in less-developed countries. Topics include telecommunications and transfer of knowledge, including subject matter, pedagogy employed, and use of appropriate technology; and examples of three projects currently underway in less-developed countries to help…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Technology

Hungwe, Kedmon – TechTrends, 1989
Discussion of the use of appropriate educational media and technology in developing countries focuses on conditions in Zimbabwe. Poverty as a cultural factor is examined, transferring technology from one country to another is discussed, and the need for skilled and trained personnel is emphasized. (LRW)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations
Middlebrook, Cathy H.; Goode, Pamela M. – International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, 1992
Presents direct and indirect causes of erosion in developing countries. Identifies soil conservation developments ranging from major international policy reforms to small-scale, local farming programs. Suggests that strategies at all levels, and the political will to implement them, are needed if erosion is to be reduced to a sustainable rate. (23…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Appropriate Technology, Climate, Definitions
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