A study of three forces creating a unified state. (MM)

The present document presents an account of the development of higher education in Africa up to 1970. It considers the idea of the university in Africa; the metropolitan form of the university with emphasis on the economic aspects, the growth and influence on urban life, and the politics of university formation; the university in its traditional…

Education in the State of Qatar was traditionally limited to the "orthography of the Arabic language." In 1952 Qatar had one elementary school for boys with 240 pupils and 6 teachers. By 1955, an elementary school for girls (n=50) was established. In 1980-81, schooling increased to 71 schools for boys with 20,588 students and 70 schools…

This document presents proceedings from a symposium designed to focus attention on present and future developments in education in developing countries, and to stimulate research on education in these areas. The document is divided into eight chapters: (1) background to the symposium; (2) setting the scene; (3) education, culture, and productive…

A summary of UNESCO action in Africa over the past decade is presented. Efforts to aid African nations develop in the fields of education, science and technology, social sciences, culture, and communication and information are described. Appendices list the permanent African delegations to UNESCO; UNESCO established offices in Africa also are…

This study, after introducing Ghana's history and people, traces the story of educational development since 1951 and describes the present formal educational system. The subject is divided into four categories of consideration. First, the development of education over the years from colonial times through the modern system that has evolved is…

The Major Project in the Field of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean has been undertaken by the governments of the countries of this region to foster educational development and to meet unsatisfied basic educational needs such that the individual efforts of each country may benefit from regional international cooperation. This bulletin,…

This collection of papers explores the development of education in Nepal during the last twenty years. Frances Dart discusses the cultural conflict between American and underdeveloped countries--conflict which occurs when one group prizes the achievements or possessions of another on a mostly non-reciprocal basis. This is followed by an…

In most of the Arab world, the development of a national education system has been a recent process. Currently, one out of every two Arabs can neither read nor write. This paper focuses on how illiteracy has been dealt with in the country of Iraq. A 1947 survey put total illiteracy of those 15 years and older at 89.1%. In the period following the…

This report examines ways of improving women's productivity and education and the consequences for development in Peru. The research finds that women account for about 39 percent of family income in Peru. They carry the main responsibility for child care and heavily influence family decisions on children's education and family size. Improving…

This paper briefly describes the historical development of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) from its roots in 1980 and examines the work of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) today. The objectives of the SADCC are listed from the 1980 declaration and the achievement of those objectives are assessed.…

This document presents the details of 10 projects concerning the education and training of the Palestinian people that were approved for funding by the Executive Board of UNESCO in October 1990. The objectives, justification, beneficiaries, and costs of each project are listed. The projects involve the following concerns: (1) Development of…