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Shears, L. W.; Dale, E. C. – 1983
This book surveys current commitment to computers in education in many countries, with emphasis on use in Australia. For discussion of computer-related programs, countries other than Australia are categorized as (1) under-developed and uncertain--China, Thailand, and Yugoslavia; (2) developed but reluctant--Japan, Germany, and Sweden; and (3)…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Policy Formation
Download full textHawkridge, David; And Others – 1990
This paper is based on a 1988-89 international cooperative study funded by the Harold Macmillan Trust. Teachers and officials in several African, Asian and Arabic-speaking countries worked with the authors in describing and evaluating how computers arrived in their schools and what the machines are used for. Considerable data on national policy…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedShrum, Wesley; Beggs, John J. – Knowledge and Policy, 1997
Describes a multifaceted approach for generating systematic information on scientific and technological institutions in developing countries based on the concept of the research system as a multiorganizational network. Provides an account of how this approach was implemented in a three-country study to shed light on problems in developing…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Networks, Information Policy, Information Technology
Peer reviewedIngle, Henry T. – International Review of Education, 1986
Summarizes findings of several inquiries into use of media conducted from 1974-1986, emphasizing media use in developing countries and practical lessons and experiences that have surfaced in worldwide rural development programs. New educational technology developments are discussed as potential contributors to formal and nonformal education. (MBR)
Descriptors: Change, Computers, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Peer reviewedSaracevic, Tefko – Information Processing and Management, 1986
This general exposition of information consolidation and primer on information consolidation processes defines information consolidation; discusses the concept's evolution; summarizes its objectives, audiences, value, and benefits; discusses information consolidation processes including selection, evaluation, analysis, synthesis, restructuring,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Evaluation
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on official publications (government documents), automation, and electronic publishing, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Automation of Documentation as It Relates to Official Publications and Its Importance in a Developing Country" by Ahmed…
Descriptors: Automation, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedTameem, Jamal A. – International Library Review, 1988
Considers the status of higher education and academic libraries in Saudi Arabia. Topics covered include the role of academic libraries, use patterns, library education, the availability of professional librarians and administrators, library automation, academic cooperation with the United States, and the impact of social influences on library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
Bock, Gunter, Ed.; Huttemann, Lutz, Ed. – 1987
Recommendations formulated and adopted by the participants in this seminar and summaries of discussions at the various sessions are followed by the full text of 17 papers presented at the meeting: (1) "The 'BID' Model Test of the Polytechnic of Hanover: Principles, Structures, Solutions and Problems of New Studies in the Field of…
Descriptors: Archives, Continuing Education, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
Sene, H. – 1984
This working paper focuses on methods for developing a study program on scientific and technical information users that could serve as a subject of study in the academic preparation of librarians, archivists, and scientific and technical information specialists. Recognizing that in most schools for training specialists of scientific and technical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedNweke, Ken M. C. – Information Development, 1992
Discusses the need for a National Information Documentation Centre (NIDOC) in Nigeria. Topics addressed include functions of NIDOC, the location of NIDOC, including the role of the National Library; results of user studies; information storage and retrieval; library staff requirements and training; and access to national information sources. (17…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
