This statement of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, focuses on the approaches that provincial ministers have taken to address the problem of adult illiteracy. First, it sets out concisely the nature and extent of functional illiteracy in Canada. Second, it describes a sample of the initiatives already under way to create effective…

This report on an expert meeting, which was held to consider the training needs of local and regional planners in developing countries in the use and application of information systems and technology, presents both a report of the meeting and a summary of the proceedings. The meeting report includes a brief introduction, the conclusions reached…

More than 60 papers in this conference proceedings address telecommunications issues in the Pacific region, specifically focusing on the development, use, implementation, and management of new digital communications channels. Following a keynote address on the political and economic realities in the Pacific, entitled "Progress Report on the…

This report surveys data from various Kentucky state government agencies and provides an assessment of economic problems in Kentucky's Appalachian region. A profile of the region and overview of the effectiveness of implemented programs are presented. Interviews with Area Development District Directors show a concern for the image of Appalachia.…

A compilation of the provisions of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, including the 1988 Cumulative Supplement, which relate to postsecondary education, is presented. It supersedes a similar publication dated December 1985. Included are copies of Executive Orders issued by the Governor of South Carolina that affect postsecondary education.…

The broad sense of the term socio-economic is used when discussing indicators for national development planning while investigating a case study of India, selection of indicators, and development of indicators. (ND)

Discusses projects by Unesco's Division of Social Science Methods and Analysis that study indicators, and lists 35 published reports from individual studies in that framework. (ND)

The growth of statewide coordinating boards now requires their formal periodic assessment. Reviews cautions and complexities in evaluating statewide boards, evaluation of product and process, and suggested criteria for evaluating statewide boards. (Editor/PG)

The scope and quality of statewide planning constitutes important indicators of effectiveness and should be evaluated in terms of process as well as outcomes. (Editor/PG)

Discusses the ideas presented in this volume on statewide coordination, relates them to other evaluation efforts, and describes how best they can be implemented. (Editor/PG)

Created to facilitate the dissemination of information between researchers and the educational community, the Northeast Regional Exchange steering committee has defined needs, determined agency qualifications, identified priorities, undertaken a series of minigrant projects, and developed plans for the extension of these projects and a study of…

This report attempts to interrelate essential concepts in visual communication and gaming-simulation with problem solving and education in the fields of regional environmental planning, design, and community development. Use of these methodologies in educating the general public in regional planning topics is also covered. The use of visual or…

To guide future work, to provide an overall view of the program of technical cooperation in regional planning, and to form a basis for a Conference Ministerial Resolution, the report outlines the activities of the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) of the Council of Europe's Conference of Ministers Responsible for Regional Planning during…

Presented is an issue-oriented approach for incorporating regional environmental planning concepts into existing secondary school curricula. Part I describes the use of an issue-oriented approach to teaching regional planning. Models for analyzing an issue are presented. Two sample units are included. Part II presents a summary of environmental…

This condensed report on Agricultural Research and Development Administration research in Canada summarizes the principal hypotheses which stand out at the attitudinal level regarding socioeconomic change in a pilot region. Examination of attitudes toward change at parish, social group, individual, and abandoned farm levels reveals a link between…