Describes educational problems and needs in Latin America and suggests policies to deal with specific problems such as insufficient regard for the human dimension and integration of educational planning with economic and social development. (Author/DB)

Examines the relationship between education and development in Latin America. Describes a series of studies which will be undertaken involving case studies from various Latin American countries, analysis of rural education problems, labor market influence, and processes of formulating and implementing educational policies. (Author/DB)

Describes educational development in Latin America in light of specific features exhibited in various nations and different social strata within each nation. Also offers a theoretical explanation for educational development. (Author/DB)

Characterizes aesthetic education in the Soviet Union as an increasingly important force in shaping ideological attitudes of children and young adults, providing a balance to intellectual development for all students, and increasing creative development. (Author/DB)

Presents the results of a survey of science teaching conducted in the public high schools of New Jersey in 1977-78 school year. These results are divided into three main areas: teacher assignment and conditions, statistics on subject matter organization, and statistics on supervisory personnel. (HM)

In 1970, Mobral, a national literacy adult education initiative, was launched in Brazil. Topics covered in this description are the functional literacy program, the integrated education program, educational materials, instructors, the Mobral structure, mobilization of resources, operational flexibility, retention of literacy, problems, and the…

Describes President Carter's tuition relief proposal for middle class students, some findings on the lack of awareness of the democratic process by young students, and the federal government's efforts to increase school-desegregation in publicly supported universities. (RK)

A literature review of materials which provide background and definition to the concept of community-based education, identify target populations, describe actual programs and administrative adaptations to new programming; and of a variety of needs and impact studies. Includes a bibliography of ERIC documents. (AYC)

Discusses school reform in the Soviet Union during the last ten years. Need for reforming the syllabuses, which were identical in all schools, arose when an educational policy of universal secondary education was adopted. The shift from secondary education for college-bound students only to general education for all is discussed. (BC)

A description of the development and implementation of a method introduced in the Sudan that attempts to relate to Sudanese culture and to motivate students. The relationship between language teaching methods and the total educational system is discussed. (AMH)

A synopsis of the development of education, particularly higher education, in Nigeria introduces a discussion of the need to make university education more relevant to the developmental needs of the country. Reorganization of universities and a different emphasis in research are among the problems to be faced. (JMD)

Reviews educational philosophies associated with progressive education. (SL)

Delegates from 31 so-called developing countries met with American vocational educators. Country after country identified a distorted sense of social values as the chief deterrent to meeting its needs for vocationally trained manpower. Lack of adequate staff was next. (Editor/HD)

A review of the past 25 years that associate degree (AD) nursing education programs have existed reveals that AD education has been studied extensively and planned carefully since its inception and has had a considerable influence on all types of nursing preparation. (Editor/TA)

The author tempers enthusiasm with logic, hindsight with foresight, as she charts developments in preschool education in the decade since the Plowden Report was published. (Editor/RK)