Compares and contrasts contemporary philosophies of education in Africa with two philosophical doctrines (naturalism and idealism). Topics discussed include value selectors, westernization, the role of missionaries in African education, critical consciousness, relevance, and African education today. (DB)

Explores reasons why educational planning has become of paramount importance to developing and developed nations within the last several decades. Presents an overview of academic v practical approaches to educational planning, relates educational planning to economic growth, compares rationales, and identifies future challenges. (DB)

Relates the rapid extension of various forms of mass communication to changes in education and suggests that educational policymakers pay more attention to a redistribution of functions between the systems of education and communication. (DB)

Suggests that there is a paradox in the fact that schools remain aloof, rigid, and unchanging in the midst of a global communications revolution. Explains how teachers can relate out-of-school learning to in-school goals. (DB)

In light of the fact that citizens in both developing and developed nations must be able to deal with information in order to survive, the article explores ways in which the mass media and education can cooperate to help people deal efficiently with the knowledge explosion. (DB)

Recounts the increase in radio and television stations in developing nations since 1960 and relates this increase to the power of the media in transmission of foreign values to children. Concludes that the educational system must take more responsibility for inculcating local culture and values. (DB)

Responding to concerns expressed frequently by educators and parents that the mass media is having a negative effect on children's minds, the article reviews various existing and potential forms of media management. (DB)

Hypothesizes that the evident injustice which characterizes the present international structure of communication (developing nations exploited by developed nations) has created a need for a new international order of communications. Emphasizes that communication should be based on free and balanced international exchange and circulation of…

Hindrances encountered in mass media programing in developing nations are enumerated, including local language variations, irrelevance and conflict of interest between directing programs to urban well-to-do or rural poor. Examples are from India's experiences with mass media. It is suggested that the government implement policies for using the…

Describes and evaluates transnational universities, based on the author's experience as Director-General of the Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. Concludes that a major advantage of this type of cooperative educational institution is that it promotes knowledge and understanding which is international rather than ethnocentric. (DB)

Describes and evaluates a program, the Serowe Brigades, which has given many underprivileged high school students in Botswana, Africa basic education and training and has helped them understand the means of production in a developing nation. Concludes that the program has succeeded as a first step in extending technical training on a massive scale…

Discusses methods devised by a Soviet psychologist for facilitating foreign language learning among adults. The method involved the assimilation of a great number of speech units, developing communicative abilities (i.e. developing an ability to use acquired vocabulary to communicate and understand), and creating powerful motivation to study. (DB)

Defines suggestopedy (an unconscious activity involving methods such as relaxation, pseudopassivity, and hypnosis), explains how it governs interrelation of physical activity of the personality and the external world, reviews research in suggestopedy, and explores its application to educational practice. Suggests additional research on the…

Explores current trends in the basic sciences and relates these trends to general education and social change. Suggests that advances in scientific technology have made a basic understanding of elementary statistics and probability theory essential to all students if they are to be able to anticipate and adapt to social changes. (DB)

Compares the world of learning with the world of the media, with emphasis on the areas of common interest. Discusses areas of potential cooperation, including local audiovisual centers, adaptation of new media to educational content, computer technology, telematics, and accumulation of audiovisual stock on topics pertinent to education. (DB)