Whether in health, in education, or in material well-being, some children will always fall behind the average. The critical question is -- how far behind? Is there a point beyond which falling behind is not inevitable but policy susceptible, not unavoidable but unacceptable, not inequality but inequity? There are no widely agreed theoretical…

Diminishing marginal returns (DMR) to school inputs could explain a wide variety of findings in the research literature. One important example is the influential finding by Heyneman and Loxley that school inputs are the 'predominant influence' on achievement in developing nations, where input levels are low, even though the same school inputs have…

Discussions of world hunger have focused on economic growth and international food aid, assuming that food supply is the critical issue. The authors show that food access rooted in social stratification and military power is the central problem. Synthesizing the entitlement and military famine approaches to hunger, the authors examine the effects…

The structures of support services for disabled students in the South African higher education system find themselves in a contradictory conjuncture of rights, benevolence and the social model of disability. To elucidate this argument, this paper (a) outlines the status of support provisions for disabled students in South Africa; (b) compares the…

Like other developed nations, Israel has rapidly aged. This demographic revolution has created new challenges for Israeli society. We describe the societal background, including the emerging societal needs, solutions, and problems, as well as the professional principles, which guided us in developing the first two Israeli academic programs in…

Provides brief descriptions of programs in Western Europe to furnish fresh perspectives from which to view American education. (Author/IRT)

A discussion of how a teacher's role in a non-traditional setting must be that of a counselor, guide, philosopher and friend of the learner, and other new skills not now taught in teacher education courses in France. (HB)

A brief discussion of the comparative studeis on the administration of audiovisual services in advanced and developing countries conducted by ICEM. (Author/HB)

A brief statement on the philosophy and goals of Janan's NHK. (HB)

A brief history of the development of Japan's NHK. (HB)

This directory provides a listing of non-government organizations (NGOs) providing various kinds of development assistance. Entries are listed alphabetically by these countries: Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany; Finland; France; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Spain; Sweden;…

A discussion of Japan's NHK from the perspective of WETA's (Washington) director of production. (HB)

Official and unofficial tools are described in this brief guide for the uninitiated user who is searching for Canadian federal and provincial legislation and attendant regulations. The federal information presented is related to bills of the House of Commons and Senate, printing of legislative materials, standing and revised statutes, office…

The status of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) for the year 1973 is presented in this report. Organized by the public relations department of this public corporation, this report is similar in format to a conventional corporate annual report, with the exception of financial data. The report constructs a profile of NHK including management…

Characteristic trends in growth and development include the progressive incorporation of audiovisual work into modern teaching method, university involvement in training, the appearance of training initiatives in new sectors, and the adaptation of teacher training programs to adult education requirements and their specific learning modes.…