Discusses the implications of adopting a postcolonial approach in comparative education in relation to issues of race, culture, language, and the curriculum. Concludes by arguing that a consideration of the post-colonial condition is necessary for developing a more holistic and less eurocentric understanding of the relationship between…

Explores the relationships between nutrition, stimulation, brain development, and learning. Consequences of malnutrition on learning include loss of learning time, interference with learning during critical periods of development, and motivation and personality changes. (Author/DB)

Renewing and democratizing education are central educational problems in developing nations. The author explores types of non-formal alternative education which can effectively be used in conjunction with formal schooling. (Author/DB)

Recommends a shift in emphasis of higher education from concentration on historical development of a discipline to solution of real world problems, such as global decline of resources. Teaching techniques and teaching emphases are described. (Author/DB)

Discusses a model which attempts to find socio-political solutions to Latin American educational problems based upon the capacity of society for changes and renewal. (Author/DB)

Educational administration problems in developing countries are discussed. Possible solutions to problems of decision-making, decision implementation, communications, task definition, and financial control are suggested. (Author/DB)

Attention is given to administrative reform as an essential instrument of educational development. Aspects of educational administration which are discussed include premises of reform, characteristics, planning, management, assessment, personnel, and control. (Author/DB)

Examines problems encountered in training educational administrators in Latin America and recommends improvement in training based upon techniques of modern personnel management. (Author/DB)

Recommends decentralization of educational administration through provision of an administrative system which can adapt to the role of education in society and to modern organizational techniques. (Author/DB)

Discusses the application of operational research techniques, such as computers, to the educational systems of developing countries. Particular attention is paid to the training of educational administrators. Various computer-related techniques are discussed. (Author/DB)

Presented are 14 proposals for improving educational administration in areas of structure, role, functions, training policies, and training programs. Further study of policies which relate to administrator preparation and appointment is recommended. (Author/DB)

Discusses the role of effective planning in carrying out administrative reform in Arab countries. Present administrative backwardness is characterized by inefficiency, inability to keep up with educational trends, remoteness from current trends in management science, and inability to prepare for future educational development. Strategies for…

Training of educational administrators in Central America is described and evaluated and future prospects are discussed. It is recommended that the six countries of Central America cooperate to achieve educational reform. (Author/DB)

Analyzed are inadequacies of the educational administrative structures of Asian countries. Recommendations are made for improvement in administrator education, on-the-job training, and exposure to management problems in a variety of related fields. (Author/DB)

Educational development in the Soviet Union is discussed through consideration of the question, "What should be taught to best equip Russian students for the year 2000?" Elementary and secondary public school curriculum is reviewed. (Author/DB)