This article describes how a group of language undergraduates in a local university in the periphery in the Global South conceptualised and enacted the notion of the 'ecological university'. Theoretically grounded in critical and post-humanist perspectives on education, and language education in particular, and notions of the ecological and the…

: Beginning in 2012, the University of Alberta in partnership with others has been undertaking participatory action research in Sri Lanka and, since 2017, in the Caribbean to foster inclusive innovation through a Joint Education and Training Initiative (JETI). The JETI is developing and testing a set of open educational resources on…

As part of the endeavor to reposition itself in the open distance and e-learning arena, the University of South Africa (UNISA) has designed and developed six modular courses (one module per College) referred to as "Signature Courses". The focus of these modules is on a student-centred online teaching and learning approach; extensive…

Describes college level geography instruction in Tanzania. Based on the principle that educational systems exist to serve society, the geography course at the University of Dar es Salaam produces two types of career-oriented graduates--resource assessors and secondary school geography teachers. (RM)

The article analyzes curriculum processes and products pertaining to the overall reconstruction of Afghanistan's education system after 2002. With the support of several international agencies, including UNESCO's International Bureau of Education (IBE), as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Afghanistan's Ministry of Education succeeded…

Describes a nine-month planning course offered by Belgium's West Flanders Economic Study Office for Indonesian government officials involved in regional planning services. (Author/WB)

Describes how a high school English teacher in Toronto took a class for gifted students called "Third World Literature" and reshaped it into a class on "Postcolonial Literature." Discusses students' initial resistance; describes the activities and projects by which students engaged with this literature; and notes their eventual…

Describes the background to and the aims, development, production, and testing of the Improving Port Performance project initiated by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to provide training for port managers in developing countries. The content and approach of the first set of materials produced are outlined. (MBR)

A cross-cultural course sequence at Iowa State University which offers a Third World cultural experience and introduces students to Third World views about such crucial world problems as population pressures, food supplies, and energy resources has a continuing need for media resources, e.g., films and slides. (CMV)

Presents an overview of an undergraduate course that employs a comparative approach in assessing technological problems. Attention is directed to the influence of cultural values, attitudinal elements, and resource availability on the use of technology. Topic areas considered in the course include transportation, energy, pollution, and health…

This report on an expert meeting, which was held to consider the training needs of local and regional planners in developing countries in the use and application of information systems and technology, presents both a report of the meeting and a summary of the proceedings. The meeting report includes a brief introduction, the conclusions reached…

In 1978 a team of three people was formed to survey the existing library training facilities in East Africa and to suggest possibilities as to how the elements of information science could be introduced either into existing programs or into special courses organized for the purpose. The team submitted its report to a joint meeting of the…

Describes a course for undergraduate elementary education majors on children's literature of emerging nations, aiming to make students (1) aware of their unquestioned cultural assumptions; (2) aware of the value of cultures different from, and opposed to, their own; and (3) think critically about culture, basing their values on understanding…

This issue of Regional Development Dialogue contains selected papers presented at an expert meeting sponsored by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development on training in information systems for local and regional planning in developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Information System for Local and Regional…

This manual provides background information, program organization descriptions, and guidelines for preparing and reporting projects undertaken by students enrolled for the postgraduate diploma in curriculum development at the University of Nairobi, under the direction of the African Curriculum Organization (ACO). The ACO was established in 1976 by…