Presented is a description of the cooperative efforts of many agencies, beginning in 1958, to improve science and mathematics education in all elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines. Nine regional science teaching centers have been developed and are briefly described as well as teacher salaries, and textbook information. This journal…

The document reports on a meeting of Asian social science policy experts sponsored by UNESCO. The objectives of the meeting were to review the basic elements of the social science policies of countries in Asia and Oceania, to examine the feasibility of establishing a Regional Centre for Social Science Research, and to make recommendations for…

Describes the elementary science curriculum reform movement in the Philippines. Whereas past textbooks were adaptations of U.S. texts, the second generation textbooks are more in keeping with Philippino needs. Structure of discipline is now stressed less than society's needs. Population, conservation, health and sanitation, green revolution, and…

The feasibility of creating independent research and education centers that deal with public policy issues in developing countries is assessed. Countries that were surveyed include Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, South Korea, Philippines, Pakistan, and Nepal. For each country, a report describes the social and political climate…

This document presents 12 seminar papers describing research and development efforts in self-instructional programs being undertaken in six countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Liberia, and Canada. The following are topics covered in the individual papers: research and development activities in primary schools; the technology…