The purpose of this bibliography is to provide references to the existing literature pertinent to: 1) the understanding of the interrelationships between education and social development; and, 2) the formulation of guidelines for educational strategies in developing areas in light of social development. Of the more than 700 entries approximately…

Numerous readings on the urbanizing society are presented, with guidelines for study and discussion, session by session. The first three sessions cover community development as a point of view and problems of a changing economic base--fixed human and nonhuman assets as aids and obstacles, and a realistic policy of industrial development. Two…

Part of a larger study to formulate an economic development program for St. Louis, this document discusses the growth potential or expected decline of industry in the inner city; factors influencing the retention and the location of industries in greater St. Louis; and ways of stimulating new business, especially Negro owned businesses in the…

This directory is based on the Third World Resource Library's concern to communicate an understanding of under-development and a sense of urgency concerning the disturbing questions involved with the Third World. The goal of this Library is to present a resource guide which conveys some sense of the passion of those who experience the violence…

Although it is important to formulate a set of generalizations stressing form rather than specific content, the study discussed here demonstrates that analytical insights are omitted if historically specific differences are not examined as well as structurally inherent similarities. Thus this paper focuses on the utility of indicating the…

The Appalachian Regional Commission, established by the 1965 Appalachian Regional Development Act, has as its overall goal the economic and social development of the region. The program brings together the more than 18 million Appalachian citizens and local, State, and Federal governments in a cooperative effort to build a better life. In 1973,…

The proceedings of the International Youth Seminar propound policy recommendations for developed nations, a critique of a world plan of action, and a youth action program. The conference was part of the Coalition for Population Year functions attended by members of such organizations as Planned Parenthood, Zero Population Growth, and Environmental…

This report outlines the background of educational policy and objectives before and after the Cultural Revolution in China. The basis of Chinese educational philosophy is Marxism-Leninism; the ideal society is that of the Marxian utopia of a classless society. The role of education is service to the state, not the individual. Educational policy is…

In 1973 the United Nations Trusteeship Council dispatched a visiting mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands which consists of three archipelagos: the Marshalls, the Carolines, and the Marianas. This publication contains a report of the mission which was comprised of representatives from the governments of Australia, France, the…

These secondary materials help students understand the nature of human conflict and alternative methods of resolving such conflict in order to further human cooperation on global problems. Objectives of the materials include (1) identifying global problems, their multiple relationships, and basic elements within the categories of war and peace,…

This document presents Parts 1 and 2 of a study of continuing and part-time study in Massachusetts. Part 1, summary report and recommendations, is a review of: criteria for shaping a new public policy for continuing education in Massachusetts, the phenomenon of continuing and part-time postsecondary education, the present system of part-time and…

The Rural Manpower Service Section of the Louisiana State Department of Employment Security, responsible for providing services to agricultural and rural nonagricultural populations, implemented the Secretary of Labor's 13-Point Program. Providing manpower services to migrants, rural residents, and employers was emphasized. During 1973, 105.8…

This publication consists of selected articles, essays and texts from the works of economists on the relationships between economics and education. These selections, representing the range of orientations, methods and findings believed to be most significant, are organized into the following topics: 1) Perspectives on Education and Development in…

Research on the relationship of communication to national development is at a standstill because theorists have assumed that effective communication will modernize the attitudes of individuals in underdeveloped nations and will eventually result in changing the political, social, and economic structure of their country. Unfortunately, change is…

The essential nature of political structures of developing nations appears to generate an opposition to criticism. Since most of the developing nations see no alternative but to regard freedom of the press as an antithesis to industrial development, many such nations suppress press freedom. The relationship between developmental efforts and…