Widespread provision of non-entertainment services by way of telecommunications can have a significant impact on rural growth and public services and on rural-urban migration patterns if the mix of these services and the places where they are to be introduced are chosen within the context of a national rural policy, and if local residents perceive…

Communications is critical to community development, especially rural communities that are poor, immobile and at a distance from a major metropolitan area. The isolation of these communities comes out of a need for cohesiveness within a system that functions for them. There is some mutual support between their economic, political, and social…

To explore the economic feasibility of a rural broadband telecommunications system supported by revenues from subscriber, commercial and public service users, a potential demonstration cable system was designed and evaluated for Poinsett County, Arkansas. Analyses of projected capital and operating costs, anaticipated revenues, prospective public…

The school district's interactive cable television network allows students and instructors at different schools to communicate. The public may view school programs through their community cable TV system, which provides many community awareness opportunities. Videotape exchanges are also conducted with students in other states and countries. (SJL)

Discusses access to information through merging computers and new communications technology and its influence in developing nations. Highlights include a case study of InterNet/LACRIP (Latin American Cancer Research Information Project), a microcomputer-based international network involving institutions in the United States and Latin America that…

Predictions from alumni directors for alumni administration in the next decade include: need for new sources of revenue, changes in demographics that will require changes in program content, more time and money for continuing education programs, use of communication technology, liability insurance crisis, alumni associations run more like…

Discusses three important international issues that have been altered since computers have been integrated into modern global communication systems: (1) the New World Information and Communication Order, (2) the World Administrative Radio Conference, and (3) Transborder Data Flow. Identifies their interrelationships and proposes a more active,…

Describes several classroom-oriented telecommunications activities for encouraging student writing and expanding their audience. States that electronic bulletin boards are useful in sending students timely responses to their writing assignments. Suggests possible resources (including the author's electronic mailbox number) to learn more about…

Describes a three-week modular course on training methods that was prepared and run for technical instructors at a telecommunications training institute in Saudi Arabia. Course objectives are reviewed, a tool for identifying the training needs of trainers is discussed, and training development guidelines are described. (Author/LRW)

Proposes a "critical mass" explanation for the diffusion of interactive media, such as telephone, electronic mail, or computer conferencing, within communities. Considers two special characteristics of interactive media: (1) that widespread usage creates universal access, and (2) that use entails interdependence, in which earlier users…

A cooperative effort of European universities and five major international corporations will provide professional continuing education to engineers, scientists, and managers in European firms through teleconferencing and international consultation, with the objective of facilitating economic development. (MSE)

Considers ways in which telecommunications and instructional technologies have advanced the community college's mission by increasing educational access to distant learners. Illustrates the importance of these technologies in accomplishing the colleges' future goals (e.g., serving at-risk populations, linking colleges and high schools, promoting…

Discusses some of the misuses of telecommunicating using school computers, including online piracy, hacking, phreaking, online crime, and destruction boards. Suggests ways that schools can deal with these problems. (TW)

A framework for classifying the uses of telecommunications in higher education is suggested, with examples of current programs and developments at a variety of institutions to illustrate the range of possible applications. (MSE)

Information is seen as a "crucial resource," and what this portends for citizenship and the education of citizens is discussed. The erosion of hierarchies, power and participation, education for integrative thinking, and core curriculum are addressed. (MLW)