Download or read book Education and Nation-building in the Third World written by John Lowe and published by New York : Barnes & Noble. This book was released on 1971 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of conference papers on the contribution of education to political and economic development and the process of social change in developing countries - examines the current scope of technical cooperation provided by the UN and specialized agencies, the relationship between economic planning and education, the role of adult education (incl. Of women), costs, teaching in different languages for minority groups, approaches to educational planning in Africa, Cuba and the USSR, etc. Map, references and statistical tables. Conference held in edinburgh 1969.