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Hanson, Lori; Harms, Sheila; Plamondon, Katrina – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2011
The authors argue that attempts to establish more placements to meet the growing demands of undergraduate medical students in North America for international experiences may be outweighing critical reflection on the ethical issues, curricular content, and pedagogical strategies necessary to support equitable engagements with countries of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Medical Education, Study Abroad

Williams, P. John – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1989
Elaborates on the Jackson's Mill theory of curriculum development, applies each major element of the resulting model to developing countries, and illustrates the application with examples from countries that are experiencing stages of technological development. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Industrial Arts

Jarchow, Elaine M.; Dhawan, Gita – Journal of Thought, 1982
The global desire to educate the whole person is validated by interviews with Third World faculty and students concerning curriculums in India, Cameroon and Kenya to determine whether encapsulation--a partial and distorted image of external reality--is present and affects studies in their countries. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Research

Bacchus, Kazim – Educational Review, 1990
Traces the development of education in colonial societies and educational policies in postcolonial nations, showing trends toward greater inequalities. Concludes that curriculum should focus less on empirical/analytical and practical/social knowledge and more on critical emancipatory knowledge. (SK)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Policy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1980
In October 1979, representatives of six of the twenty member nations of the Asia Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Indonesia to discuss formulation of guidelines for developing instructional materials for teaching productive skills. This report on that conference begins with comments on experiences in materials development…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials

Kibirige, Harry M. – International Library Review, 1989
Discusses the need to restructure information science education programs for developing nations in such a way that the programs are appropriate and relevant to the special needs of these countries. A definition for a new discipline called Development Information Science is presented. (14 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Needs
Zimmer, Jurgen – 1984
This paper reports the reform of preschool education in Germany which began at the end of the 1960s as a curriculum reform and within 10 years had resulted in the reorganization of all kindergartens. The discussion describes features of reformed kindergartens, offers examples of educational work in reformed kindergartens, and explores the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Change

Crossley, Michael – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1994
Develops a critical analysis of the international transfer of strategies for curriculum change with reference to a historical review of the Papua New Guinean experience, documenting the role of international trends in shaping school curricula and organizational and administrative structures. Examines implications of centralized curriculum control.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational History

Waudo, Judith – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1993
Home economics education needs to reform its curriculum to reflect developing countries' needs and to reach the rural and urban poor. It needs to make its mission more focused to avoid being misunderstood. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Elementary Education
Austin, Gilbert R.; Lutterodt, Sarah A. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1982
The computer can be used in schools to assist instruction and as the object of computer literacy education. Strategies for introducing computers into the schools of developing countries are presented. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development

Zetter, Roger – Ekistics, 1980
Examines contradictions between the view of planning embodied in the educational programs of developed nations and the actual needs of developing countries. Considered are some processes by which self-help and indigenous, as opposed to imported, planning education can be encouraged. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Higher Education
Population Education in Asia and the Pacific Newsletter and Forum, 1991
Population education programs are discussed relative to their impact on the social, cultural, and economic aspects of rapid population growth in the Asia Pacific region. (MCO)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Literacy Education
Hooghoff, Hans – 1986
In 1982 the Netherlands National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO), with the support of Parliament, devised the framework for the Development Education Project (EPOS). This project concerns a national development education network, which is to be supported for a new period, 1986 to 1991. EPOS is comprised of national organizations,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Developed Nations
Dhawan, Gita – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1987
Folk tales and indigenous material can be used as a resource when developing teaching technology for poor women in India. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Females
Okwuanaso, Sam I. – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1985
This article is a review of studies on whether vocational schools are an effective educational device for training the youth of developing countries to enter the world of work. Although the studies differed in their findings, some common themes reappear in their recommendations to make vocational education in these countries effective. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Developing Nations