Brazil's Yanomamo Indians seem doomed to extinction by a government policy that seeks to develop and exploit their ancestral lands. This article describes the health, economic, and cultural dangers confronting the Yanomamo and discusses a proposed 16 million acre park to protect them from non-Indian encroachment. (DS)

Traces the development of South Dakota's four publicly supported technical institutes and five tribal postsecondary institutions, all established during the mid 1960s to early 1970s. Notes that the technical institutes remain under local administrative control. Discusses future trends of vocational education in the state. (JDI)

Describes two participatory action research projects completed by undergraduate students for community-based organizations in New York City (New York) that dramatically affected municipal economic development and affordable housing policies in two low-income minority communities. Argues that such projects are valuable in helping students gain…

Questions the recently developed arguments (per George Kondor and R. Arnott) that rent controls can increase the quantity of housing supplied. Maintains that tenant favorable regulatory programs constrict profit, mobility, development, and construction. Argues that any subsequent increases in housing are due to price discrimination. (MJP)

Students are competing for places in Peru's 56 universities. To help meet growing demand, four new private universities have opened in the past year and 50 others are seeking accreditation. Proposed legislation will make fund raising easier for new institutions. New institutions are modern, vocationally oriented, and relatively expensive, but will…

Describes the formation of Mississippi's community college system, indicating that it is the largest single sector of the state's postsecondary education system. Reviews the colleges' role in workforce training and economic development and their provision of advanced technology centers and distance learning. Discusses the future of the system. (27…

Examines the multiple roles of community colleges in Appalachia: providing education and training to local students who are economically or culturally place-bound, promoting economic development and entrepreneurship through training in advanced technology and business skills, and meeting local community needs for specific academic or vocational…

Five decades of international assistance for economic and educational development failed because of top-down management and the questionable premise that defined development problems, interventions, and human factors solely in economic terms. In contrast, the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supported communities' capacity to formulate their…

Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the 1984 Jackson Committee report, "The Australian Overseas Aid Program." Urges the use of the report in the classroom as a basis for discussing overseas aid policy, demonstrate the problematic nature of North-South relationships, and encourage students to become part of the overseas aid program…

Examines the effect of community development projects on Detroit (Michigan) over the past decade. Concludes that community development has failed to increase the number of jobs available and has contributed to neighborhood deterioration. (FMW)

Outlines and analyzes reforms in Australian education over the past two decades. Argues that these institutional reorganizations and social movements reflect the New Right's political and economic ideology of economic rationalism as reflected in a new corporate hegemony. (FMW)

Offers a review of the literature and research studies on the role of community colleges in promoting economic and human resource development, providing occupational education, promoting community involvement in economic development, and surveying and meeting the training needs of business and industry. (DMM)

Describes the Community College of Allegheny County's Jobs for Economic Growth project, which provides county residents with paid public service work experience, vocational training at the work site, educational opportunities outside of work time, and support services. Highlights program components including assessment, individual program…

Discusses the need for community and technical colleges to act as active transfer agents providing access to rapidly changing technological information for rural businesses and their workers. Identifies common barriers to cooperation between research universities and industry, and offers advice on surmounting them. (SV)

Discusses worldwide economic competitiveness and the need for increased numbers of science and engineering students to keep up with advancing technologies that influence economic strategies. Highlights include the relationship between research and graduate education; academic research funding; graduate, undergraduate, and precollege education; and…