A discussion of problems of educational development in Nigeria focusingon the responsibility for and control of the nations' educational system, its diversification, the need to relate the schools' curricula to national manpower needs, and the issue of finance. (EH)

This paper is concerned with the teaching-learning strategy of the Primary Science Project of the Science Education Program for Africa. It was presented in the 1976 seminar of the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) of the UNESCO in Paris. The document includes six sections: (1) The concept of a strategy; (2) Description of the…

In this report, a one-page summary is included about each of the projects active within the 1956-74 period that responded to a questionnaire sent. In addition to the basic facts, a commentary on what were thought to have been major accomplishments of the particular group is presented. Keys to the information on project descriptions are provided,…

Teachers' centers encourage both local curriculum development and in-service education. (Editor)

Looks at some facts, attempts to analyze some dilemmas, and makes some recrommendations with regard to the school effectiveness controversy, i.e., whether schools are effective in educating students and in being a joyful and productive educational experience. (Author/RK)

An explanation of the French educational system and of projects intended to reform it. The main objective of the reform is to encourage universities to develop diversified programs and thus reduce the number of dropouts. Eighty percent of university professors see little value in the reform. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance for instructional sequencing in emotional literacy curricula. First, the concepts of instructional sequence and the problems involved with instructional sequence in the affective domain of learning are addressed. Then, through the analysis of the emotional literacy curriculum, Promoting Alternative…

This 24-minute videotape explores learning and teaching in classrooms where technology has provided an opportunity for change. In the videotape, actual classroom scenes show new roles and relationships for both students and teachers. Educators reflect on the rewards and challenges of a process that has led to fundamental shifts in classroom…

A general overview of the appropriate role of behavioral objectives in curriculum decisions. (HB)

A student considers the recommendations of the Russell Report emphasizing his interests in the teachers, the curriculum and the locus of education. (RK)

The school in an underdeveloped country is a reflection and a fruit of the surrounding underdevelopment. Reform and development involve economics, communications (languages), curriculum, orientation and attitude changes, nationalism, and require international cooperation. (JB)

Condensed from a monograph by the same title, this article stresses that progress in education cannot be realized in isolation from political and socioeconomic development. (JB)

Describes an institute which trained college professors to use a systematic approach in developing curriculum units and instructional materials. (RT)

Despite need for a high-technology work force, science education has deteriorated since late 1950s. Necessary correctives include more science courses, better science teachers, curriculum reform, more dependable funding, rewards for teaching excellence, and a national curriculum for science education. Business/industry/education partnerships can…