Describes how public policy establishing the University of California Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program helped to establish the state's environmental technology industry. The multidisciplinary "science-push" program generated economic development benefits including leveraged research funding and at least 200 new private…

Investigates effect of human capital on growth in three groups of countries that exhibit significantly different levels of economic development. Findings of the cross-country data sets suggest that link between growth and education varies as a result of different levels of economic development. The role of primary and secondary education seems to…

Addresses increased attention being given to training in business and industry, efforts to revitalize vocational education in Illinois, potential applications of instructional technologies in preparing people for the workplace, and expectations of vocational educators regarding technology applications. (Author)

The relevance of the stakeholder approach to evaluations of development assistance programs is examined. Ways in which the methodology can be useful in fostering interest in evaluation outcomes and in increasing the probability that evaluative recommendations will be implemented are discussed. (SLD)

Describes the role of education in the development of the economy of a village in Sichuan province. Uses the planning employed by this village as a model and furnishes examples of specific steps taken to confront multiple problems in providing education for growth and economic development. (NL)

New trends in Chinese adult education include (1) multidimensionality; (2) open learning; (3) coordination with other departments; (4) balance between knowledge and skills with emphasis on life skills; (5) realization of lifelong learning; and (6) extension of learning opportunities. (SK)

The many facets of the peace education movement in Australia include (1) development education, which focuses on inequities in the global economic structure; (2) demilitarization and disarmament; and (3) conservation of the environment. (SK)

Discusses the need to restructure information science education programs for developing nations in such a way that the programs are appropriate and relevant to the special needs of these countries. A definition for a new discipline called Development Information Science is presented. (14 references) (CLB)

This paper examines how sustainable development can be defined and some of the contradictions involved with the concept. The policy implications of sustainable development are examined, with a particular emphasis on industry and employment. (LZ/Author)

Discussion of national information policy focuses on Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Documents from the two countries that were reviewed to examine policy provisions related to library and information services are listed, and Malaysia's national policy on library and information services is presented as a model for other developing countries. (Contains…

Includes "Introduction" (Vessuri); "University-Industry Relationships and Periphery Development: The Case of the University of Campinas, Brazil" (Dagnino); "R&D at the Autonomous National University of Mexico" (Chazaro); and "Scientific Activities in Large Institutions of Higher Education: The Case of the…

Criticizes Zachariah's use of microlevel metaphors ("lumps of clay" and "growing plants") to explain major trends in theories of education and national development in developing countries. Discusses emergence of a neo-Marxist perspective on this area of comparative education. Suggests the need for a theoretical perspective…

Summarizes benefits and negative aspects of organized gambling on American Indian reservations in Minnesota, including job creation, direct payments to tribal members, funding for education and social services, compulsive gamblers requiring treatment programs, economic entanglements with outside investors, possible infiltration of organized crime,…

Tells the story of three fossil aquifers, in Saudi Arabia, Libya, and the United States, that are mined at nonrenewable rates for agricultural irrigation. Examines the consequences of a collision between rising consumption and falling groundwater supplies. Charts Libya's projected water needs compared to renewable supply, 1985-2030. (LZ)

Drawing on selected literature about education in seven east Asian countries that have shown remarkable economic development since World War II, this paper considers how the nature of the curriculum might have contributed to these nations' economic growth. The systems are highly centralized, with a curriculum component promoting national goals.…