Analyzes Latin America's increased use of short-cycle education in the face of economic growth, demographic shifts, and national development. Discusses various aspects of short-cycle education in several Latin American countries, including: its attraction, varieties of approaches, institutional characteristics, and relationship to other…

Various types of teacher training schools in the People's Republic of China are described. Although there are many new teacher training schools, there is still a shortage of teachers. The development of education in China is an indispensable aspect of its modernization. (JN)

Environmental management is defined and four barriers to its incorporation into economic growth as related to Third World development assistance are identified. Recommends incorporating environmental and social assessments in project planning, improving administration coordination, and developing new training skills and diplomacy. (DC)

Identifies recommendations regarding technological advancement and quality of life which emerged from a recent UNESCO meeting on technology and society. Recommendations include that an international advisory group be set up to regulate technological proccesses and that future technological innovation be assessed by an international Office of…

Presents background information on how creation of two universities in Norway in the late l960s influenced decentralization of higher education and favored regional development. Draws general conclusions about universities' responsibilities for involvement in the region in which they are located. (DB)

Identifies the housing and economic issues for Hispanics in Rochester's Marketview Heights, cites from the national literature policy and program options for community development in minority areas, and makes recommendations for action based on the analysis. (Author/APM)

The "Navajo Mine" is a section of the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico containing highly valuable coal deposits to which the Navajo have in fact given up their title through long-term lease agreements with an Anglo corporation. This article applies the idea of the "Anglo" revolution to the Navajo Mine. (NQ)

Outlines opposing theories of the role of the commercial mass media in national economic development; reports on a survey of the attitudes of 636 adult residents of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, with respect to consumption, advertising, and national development, and shows how the results relate to the theory proposed by Daniel Lerner. (GT)

The editor of "Convergence" sets the stage for this special issue on women and adult education by discussing the Women's Programme of the International Council for Adult Education. ICAE's agenda includes research on women's participation in adult education and on a new kind of learning which reflects women's situations and viewpoints.…

The author, the president of Amoco Venture Capital Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of Indiana designed to promote minority purchasing and finance minority enterprise, describes his program and the national program to promote minority enterprise. Ways that research administrators can develop minority sources for laboratory needs are…

This survey and analysis of the literature emanating from less developed countries (LDCs) and international agencies focuses on their perceptions of the needs of LDCs for scientific and technical information for social and economic development. Constituencies represented include both users and purveyors of information, and planners and…

Maintains that the core of the process of industrialization and economic development is intellectual because it consists of acquiring and applying knowledge concerning technique. Explains ways in which new knowledge is learned and applied in formal and nonformal educational settings. Concludes that each society must develop its own means of…

William Hallett, Red Lake Chippewa and the new head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, discusses such topics as (1) his new job, (2) ideas for change in the BIA (staff mobilization, clarification of bureau objectives, reorganization), (3) economic development for tribes, (4) education, and (5) Indian preference. (DS)

The underdevelopment of Blacks in the United States is due primarily to the lack of equal educational opportunities and to the denial of opportunity for on-the-job experience and training. If it is true that most capital formation must come from the savings of the developing group, the Black economy is likely to remain poor. (Author/RLV)

Explores some of the positive aspects of black power, discusses what the concept of black power suggests about the future direction of the black struggle and future U.S. race relations. Also speculates about the results of black power used as a vehicle for social change at the community and national level. (Author/JM)