Education in Asia: Reviews, Reports, and Notes. Number 8.

Overview & Synopsis

Reports on education in Thailand, Afghanistan, and the Philippines and reviews and reports of recent documents selected from the collection of the Unesco Regional Office for Education in Asia comprise this document. The first report, concerning educational reform in Thailand, presents recommendations of a governmental committee on curriculum, methods, administration, and equality. Afghanistan's attempts to increase opportunities for lifelong education, training, and literacy are described in the second report, followed by a discussion of national examinations for university admission in the Philippines. Reviews of recent publications on the following topics are presented: (1) social and educational reform in India; (2) science education in the Philippines; (3) the role of the university in Southeast Asia; (4) population and education in India; (5) rural development; (6) technical education in Bangladesh; (7) educational studies in the Republic of Korea; (8) education and development in Nepal; (9) teachers and changing curricula in Pakistan; (10) university adult education in Sri Lanka; and (11) education in Australia. An annotated list of documents related to Asian education and a summary of proposals for achieving universal primary education in India by 1986 conclude the document. (Author/DB)