The burden of mental health conditions and poor psychosocial wellbeing among children and adolescents is associated with significant lifetime costs, as mental health conditions is associated with learning lower educational attainment and impeding the development of socioemotional skills which translates into reduced earning potential and labor…

According to the Chinese Ministry of Education and the China Scholarship Council, the ministry-directed agency that oversees educational exchange, the number of international students at Chinese universities rose dramatically over the past decade, from 39,000 in 1997 to 195,000 in 2007 (although only one-third of them were seeking degrees). While…

China, the Soviet Union, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa are areas undergoing significant changes in human rights and forms of government. Experts in each area explain why these countries' future roles in global relations should be a focus for all American students. (MLH)

Asserts that students need a solid background in world affairs, and that this end can be achieved by making world affairs personally meaningful to students. Describes a project that attempts to help make this connection, and supplies relevant story ideas and questions for an editing assignment. (MS)

Discusses issues surrounding the control of international communication. Specifically addresses the role of developing countries in the information flow. (MK)

Discusses the potential importance and the major issues of the United Nations (UN) Conference on Science and Technology for Development to be held in 1979. (SL)

Argues for the 1979 World Conference on Science and Technology for Development to review "real" issues relating to the internal causes of scientific and technological backwardness of the less developed countries. (SL)

Discusses some problems facing scientists in developing nations, such as the lack of facilities, equipment, and libraries, and the effect of scientific bureaucracies in these nations. (MLH)

This is the report of a workshop that was held to explore new ways in which universities can contribute more fully to the planning and implementation of development programs in the countries of Southeast Asia. Part 1 of the workshop took into account the existing relationships between universities and government planning and/or development…

Describes recent trends in the economic and regional development of Indonesia and examines the internal and external forces influencing the process. Shows how these forces account for the rise of a strong centralized state. Discusses Indonesia's current problems. Includes tables, maps, and graphs of economic investment figures, world trade, and…

Whether environmental education will provide a major thrust in the search for uniquely African education will depend primarily on how Africans define environmental education. The practical implications of environmental education for schools and communities will also affect its usefulness. (RE)

Reporting of development news requires the journalist to examine, evaluate, and report the relevance of a development project to national and local needs. (JMF)

Presents a discussion of population education policies in the developing countries, with special emphasis on the results of the World Population Conference held in Bucharest in 1974. (BB)

Discusses the need for greater cooperation between the United States and Latin America to ensure a future free from war and want. Focuses on the necessity for common goals, regional cooperation, trade, United States private investment in Latin America, and respect for differences among nations of the American hemisphere. (JR)

A major agreement has been reached among many nations to protect wildlife which are nearing extinction. (PS)