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TELECLUBS, BECAUSE OF THE NOVELTY OF TELEVISION, WERE SO POPULAR THAT OVERCROWDING, AS WELL AS UNEVEN ATTENDANCE BY CLUB MEMBERS, AFFECTED THE GOAL OF EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF TELECASTS ON CITIZENSHIP. GREATER SUCCESS WAS REALIZED IN BRINGING ABOUT SHIFTS IN INFORMATION THAN IN ATTITUDES, PERHAPS, BECAUSE THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP STARTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF ATTITUDE THAN INFORMATION. THE MEMBERS WERE MOSTLY LOWER MIDDLE CLASS AND MALE, WITH A HIGH REPRESENTATION OF PROFESSIONALS. A BASELINE SURVEY AND A TERMINAL SURVEY OF 20 CLUBS AND THEIR 418 MEMBERS MEASURED THE IMPACT OF 20 SPECIAL TELECASTS. A SUPPLEMENTARY GROUP PARTICIPATION ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE WAS GIVEN TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF THE NUMBER OF FRIENDS THE MEMBERS HAD IN THE TELECLUBS ON THEIR ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION, AND RESPONSE. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS B.1922 FROM NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS OF UNESCO PUBLICATIONS OF FROM THE DIVISION OF FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION, UNESCO, PLACE DE FONTENOY, PARIS-7E, FRANCE, FOR $0.50. (MF)

Papers presented at a conference organized by the Indian University Association for Continuing Education of India and the University of Madras are reproduced in these proceedings, as are case studies relating continuing education efforts in seven countries and Hong Kong and Singapore. The papers are as follows: "The Necessity and Strategy for Continuing Education in Asian Countries" by Raj Krishna, "Continuing Education and the University in a Developing Country" by J. E. Jayasuriya, "A Note on Continuing Education" by K. N. Raj, "The Role of University in Continuing Education" by V. V. John, "Programmes of Continuing Education in Universities" by B. H. Crew and S. C. Dutta, "Problems of Organisation, Finance and Structure in Universities" by Amrik Singh, "The Financing of University Adult Education in a Developing Country" by John Lowe, "Broadcasting in Continuing Education" by Laksiri Jayasuriya, "Continuing Education: A Challenge to the University" by A. J. A. Nelson. The countries reporting in the case studies are Australia, India, New Zealand, Phillippines, Papua and New Guinea, and Thailand. (DB)

Part of a report of seminar proceedings, these papers on community development in developing nations deal largely with conditions, requirements, and effective principles of rural extension; the government system of community development village workers in outlying regions of Thailand; the methods, organization, accomplishments, and prospects of national development in India; the role of the Presidential Assistant on Community Development in the Philippines; and community development functions of the intergovernmental South Pacific Commission. In addition to reviewing concepts and goals of effective community development, a final group report examines the roles and influence of governments, voluntary organizations, private enterprise, political structures, urbanization, cultural growth, and the national economy. Increased outside assistance and more extensive research are recommended. (ly)

IN 1960 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA A CONFERENCE WAS CONVENED TO SURVEY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES OF SOUTH ASIA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT. THE 23 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED PROMINENT AMERICAN SCHOLARS FROM UNIVERSITIES WHERE SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES ARE TAUGHT AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE AND OTHER INTERESTED GROUPS. ELEVEN WORKING PAPERS WERE PREPARED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND ARE PUBLISHED HERE. THE PAPERS DEAL WITH AMERICAN RESOURCES FOR SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE STUDY AND SUGGEST PRIORITIES FOR FURTHER WORK ON NEW TEXTS, RESOURCE MATERIALS, TEACHING METHODS, AND CURRICULUM GUIDES. IN A "REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE," ALSO PUBLISHED IN THIS VOLUME, THE EDITOR SUMMARIZES THE TOPICS COVERED AT THE CONFERENCE MEETINGS AND PRESENTS THE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS. THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS, 3436 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19104, ($4.00). (JD)

THE 21 WORKING PAPERS IN THIS BOOK WERE PREPARED BY AMERICAN SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD OF SOUTH ASIAN AREA AND LANGUAGE STUDIES FOR A CONFERENCE CONVENED BY THE COMMITTEE ON SOUTH ASIA OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES IN 1961. THE CONFERENCE DEALT WITH THE NEED FOR RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC COUNTRIES AND IN SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS THE PRESENT CONDITION OF SOUTH ASIAN AREA STUDIES IN GENERAL. A COMPANION VOLUME, "RESOURCES FOR SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGE STUDIES," CONCERNS THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND PERSONNEL, WHILE THIS VOLUME INTEGRATES THE TEACHING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES WITH AREA STUDIES. INCLUDED WITH THE WORKING PAPERS IS A "REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE" WHICH SUMMARIZES THE MANY SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS PRESENTED IN THE PAPERS AND DISCUSSED AT THE CONFERENCE MEETINGS. THIS BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS, 3436 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19104, ($5.00). (JD)

This conference booklet seeks to assist high school teachers who teach about Asia. Emphasis is upon providing a bibliography, with course outlines and background materials also offered. Four hundred annotated citations focusing on book, periodical, and other resource materials, published within the last decade, are provided for teachers working with advanced and able students who desire to investigate topics in depth. The bibliography is arranged into six main sections: China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, general, and publishers addresses. In an effort to promote cultural understandings, three course outlines on China and two on India offer examples of differing teaching approaches for secondary grade levels. Four papers provide background readings on several ways of generalizing about Chinese culture and society, land settlement, Chinese ethnocentrism, and the politics of imperial China; the classical music of India; the search for relevance in Japanese history; and nationalism and communism in Southeast Asia. (SJM)