Discusses the content and qualitative role of education in a developing society that the author has gained from his work in the field of integration of education and economic development. (PG)

Based on a doctoral dissertation submitted to Yale University.

PROCEEDINGS FROM A MEETING OF UNESCO'S ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ITS OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ITS DIVISION OF SCIENCE POLICY ARE REPORTED. THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AN INTRODUCTORY PAPER DEALS WITH RESOURCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON…

THE EFFECTS OF RAPID SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGE AND INTER-GENERATIONAL CONFLICT OF VALUES ON THE ROLE IDENTITY OF TWO GROUPS OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS ARE COMPARED. THE TWO GROUPS ARE LIBERIANS OF TRIBAL ORIGIN AND CREE INDIANS OF NORTH-CENTRAL QUEBEC. CLINICAL MATERIAL IS PRESENTED TO ILLUSTRATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IDENTITY CONFLICT AND…

Stressing the importance of American Indian involvement in affairs affecting Michigan's Indian population, this report by the Interim Action Committee on Indian Problems presents recommendations relative to education, employment, health, and the Commission on Indian Affairs. Recommendations for the commission emphasize: leadership at the local,…

This booklet is a compilation of report proceedings of the Industry-Education Conference of the Minnesota Academy of Science. It was designed as an orientation booklet for participants in this conference and includes the text of the speeches given by a number of keynote speakers. The theme of the conference was total environmental impact, with a…

This booklet is a resume consisting chiefly of extracts from papers that were presented at a conference on Human Conservation in Central America, held in Guatemala in 1965, as well as from discussions that took place during the conferences. With cooperation of numerous organizations and guidance from the Conservation Foundation, a discussion of…

The recent (1964) Wolf Management Engineering Company survey made another thorough study of developmental book activities in Turkey unnecessary. Therefore, less than one week was spent on this 1966 study to: (1) determine the extent to which the recommendations of the earlier study had been implemented, (2) collect data regarding libraries (an…

This book presents selections from seminars whose purpose was to provide American teacher educators and faculty from related disciplines with a first-hand exposure to the modernization process in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The analysis of this topic focuses on three major areas affected in the modernization process: education, culture, and…

The central aim of this study is to place into the perspective of history, economic theory, and public policy the steps taken by the states to attract new industries, to stimulate the demand for new products, to encourage more tourists, and thus to speed their economic growth and increase employment. Thus, this is a study of the state development…

The goals of computer science education in a developing country are: (1) to fulfill the manpower needs of computer scientists which would ensure rapid economic advancement of the country, (2) to popularize the use of computers as an integral part of engineering design, (3) to become completely self sufficient in software development and (4) to…

At its twenty-third session, the General Assembly adopted resolution 2458(XXII) requesting the Secretary-General to prepare a report giving special consideration to the situation of the developing countries with regard to: (1) the results already obtained and the needs and prospects for the use of electronic computers in accelerating the process…

The impact of Japanese investors in trade and land development of the Canadian northwest is assessed. (DE)

Examines how Soviet economic planners and policymakers cope with the geographic dichotomy of a concentration of population and economic activity in European Russia and the concentration of natural resources in sparsely populated Siberia. (Author/DB)

The Socialist Revolution has brought dramatic changes in Chinese social institutions. This paper investigates how older Chinese have fared in this massive reorganization of Chinese society. The study concludes that the aged have largely maintained their traditionally high status in both the countryside and the urban sector. (Author)