International Science and Technology: Philosophy, Theory and Policy [Paperback]

This book formulates both a theory of science and technology, a philosophy guiding its development and utilization as well as foundations for developing a policy on science and technology. The book should enrich debate and future searches for the paradigm in international science and technology.Part 1 Science and technology for development theory and practice, Mekki Mtewa. Part 2 Educational policy: educational ideologies and technical development in the Third World, Mehrangiz Najafizadeh and Lewis A.Mennerick; a research model applied to a computer project in Swaziland, Martha Tyler John and Floyd Idwal John; cultural constraints in the transference of computer technologies to Third World countries, Elia Chepaitis. Part 3 Institutional policy: experts, advisers and consultants in science and development, Mekki Mtewa; strategies for communicating about management with respective individuals in development organizations, Larisa Schnider Gruning and James Grunig; Southern Africa urban development - prospectives for involvement of American institutions, Marvel Lang. Part 4 Communication policy: global telecommunications strategies for developing countries, Peter Habermann; a model for telecommunication development in Africa, John James Haule; information markets, telecommunications and China's future, William B.Crawford. Part 4 Economic policy: United States bilateral foreign aid and multilateral aid - a comparison, David Porter; economic development in Latin America - the Brazilian experience, Eufronio Carreno Roman. Part 6 Conclusion: science and technology for development - toward a corroborative philosophy of efficienciticity, Mekki Mtewa.