A relationship exists between rural schools and rural development. Being an integral part of rural communities and society, these schools are affected by the forces at work within and on their society. Rural society, communities, and schools have been changed by massive forces of industrialization, urbanization, and bureaucratization. Migration…

As educators and politicians have become aware of the need to provide more educational opportunities to rural areas, mass media has become more important. Focusing upon the developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this article discusses the past and continuing use of mass media in rural education. Topics are: an overview of mass…

The Utah State University Protocol Project developed six self instructional modules, each concerned with an important concept related to teacher language. Each module contains a student handbook consisting of definitions and recognition and application practices based upon printed classroom transcripts and an 8-ten minute protocol film. The…

Higher education in Nigeria has experienced a phenomenal rate of growth since independence in 1960. The number of students enrolled in Nigerian universities grew from 1,396 in 1960, to approximately 25,000 in 1974, and the Nigerian universities commission has projected that the number will double by 1979-80. The quantum jump in student enrollment…

This document, seventh in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook prepared to provide training for educational research and development personnel in the development of instructional materials, deals with the task of formulating instructional strategies. The document is organized according to the four sequential steps involved in performing the…

This document discusses some of the more important management skills and procedures needed for the design, implementation, and operation of performance contracting programs for education; and explores the match between the needed and the currently available management skills and procedures in school district management. The management practices…

This collection of articles brings together the historical, statistical, and factual data needed to lend perspective to the attempt to understand the past and foresee the future of educational media. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, the Yearbook stresses the need for cooperation…

This document reports a study of the role of institutions of higher education in the development of countries in South-East Asia covering Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet-Nam. Emphasis is placed on the geographical, historical and social background; patterns of education within the region;…

This document, the second of three volumes concerned with the role of institutions of higher education in the development of countries in South-East Asia, presents country profiles for Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Viet-Nam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The profile emphasizes background, higher education, educational…

The Third Annual Regional Workshop on Migrant Education was held on March 5-9, 1972 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This conference was for migrant educators from the Eastern Stream states extending from the Gulf of Mexico north to New England. Over 480 participants met, coordinating their ideas and experiences to create a better world for the…

Recent technological advances have resulted in sharp breaks with all previous human experience. The realization that unbridled scientific growth and technological innovation are no longer self-evident goals opens the way for young people starting their careers to decide the future form of their social lives. It is only through controlled change…

This annotated bibliography, Part I, is a compilation of books, articles, reviews, and other materials concerning graduate education. Citations are categorized according to history and development, students, structure and functions, instruction and research, manpower, costs and financing, and recommendations. An author index is included. Related…

A survey involving a 2.5 percent sample of teachers and principals in the San Francisco area was made to determine their interest in, knowledge of, and attitudes toward educational innovation, research and development. The answers received showed that: 1) principals were more interested in research than were teachers; 2) interest in new…

Based on workshop discussions, this report attempts to lay down broad guidelines for Canadian educational research and development. The guidelines postulate that a comprehensive policy should include a pattern of priorities that (1) encourage the development of high quality scholarly institutions, (2) provide for risk capital for exploratory basic…

The first part of this volume reports on the 1959 Royaumont Seminar on secondary school mathematics, an important factor in the spread of "New Mathematics" at the beginning of the last decade. Key addresses on Reform in School Mathematics (Stone) and New Thinking in School Mathematics (Dieudonne) are reported in full, and there are summaries of…