This article provides a review of policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf Countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). An overview is provided of the international agenda (e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals) and national strategies as they provide broad policy frameworks in which…

The "Trainer's Guide for the Systematic Monitoring of SDG 4-Education 2030 in Asia-Pacific" has been created to further facilitate making effective use of the "Regional Capacity Development Resource Book on Monitoring SDG4-Education 2030 in Asia-Pacific" ("Resource Book") and to support Member States in the effective…

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyze international and national research and development (R&D) programs and roadmaps for the manufacturing sector, presenting how agile and lean manufacturing models are addressed in these programs. Design/methodology/approach: In this review, several manufacturing research and development programs and…

There is an increasing impression among online geography educators that interaction can be developed based on specific teaching and learning methods. The authors developed a practical research study to investigate this issue. The study was based on advanced graduate courses in geography at Beijing Normal University and Texas State University.…

With the onset of the Education for All (EFA) agenda in 1990, the international development community has seen new forms of international cooperation forming around the pledge for EFA. This paper analyzes a case study of activities and challenges of a civil society coalition, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), in pursuing the…

In 1964, in "A Guide to Instructional Television," editor Robert M. Diamond defined "educational television" as a "broad term usually applied to cultural and community broadcasting which may include some programs for in-school use" (p. 278). His definition for instructional television was "television used within the formal classroom context on any…

Fieldwork forms a substantial part of the International Geography Olympiad (IGEO) both in terms of time and in the nature of the experience in which participants get a chance to explore the "real world" of the host country. Fieldwork offers young geographers an excellent opportunity to explore the regional and local geography of the host…

The report summarizes the efforts of the U.S. Council for the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) during the Council's 28-month existence. Introductory sections briefly cite the increase in the number of disabled persons in the United States and trace progress since World War II. The IYDP concept is examined in terms of its initial…

Offers a short review of the major characteristics and limitations of international educational research institutions. One of its major concerns is to contrast the role of international vis a vis national institutions in educational research. (Editor/RK)

This issue is devoted to discussions of world literacy and national programs which comparative studies indicate may be used as models for future UNESCO international campaigns. Individual articles explore economic incentives for literacy motivation, radio learning projects, media programs in Jamaica, literacy improvement in Somalia, and a…

Developed to assist individual countries in establishing a national bibliography and to further Universal Bibliographic Control, these guidelines provide practical guidance on the preparation of national bibliographic records, the production of a national bibliography, and the administrative machinery to accomplish these tasks. Appendices include…

The Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication (CIP) program is designed to provide professional cataloging data to publishers for printing in their books. From July 1973 to July 1974 the program has grown to include over 640 publishers. CIP is also being carried out by the National Library of Medicine and several major libraries in other…

We cannot hope to keep the peace unless we also build it." Peace building involves economic stability and growth, making a reality of human rights, and the social discipline of science and technology for the common good. (EB)

This twenty-fourth annual report of the National Science Foundation (NSF) describes the research project support activities, national and international programs, research applications, and science education studies for the fiscal year 1974. It also includes appendices and a statement by H. Guyford Stever, the director of NSF. Scientific research…