This article, which is related to a longer piece to be published in 2023, starts from the point of view that, despite some issues, there may be borrowable ideas in how South Korea and Japan developed their education systems, especially at the outset of their modern periods of educational development. However, in the popular press, and even among…

Describes and critically analyzes adult literacy training efforts in Zambia from 1945 to 1986. Offers the integrated small-scale approach as a more beneficial and cost effective means of training. Suggests that a grass roots method which attacks illiteracy both across and within the community will lead to the most effective program. (KO)

This article examines educational change in China caused by the cultural revolution and discusses its new educational policy and practice. (Author/RM)

This article critiques the World Bank's Education Sector Working Paper published in December 1974, and discusses education in developing countries. (Author/RM)

Discusses the establishment of the International Institute for Educational Planning and its role in educational development. Traces the changing attitudes concerning education as a force for progress. Reports on an international workshop designed to address educational problems and planning issues. Includes workshop themes, concerns, and…