THE MAJOR PROJECT OF EDUCATION Summary

each country, at the corresponding R E D u c-assoeiated centres. T h o s e interested may request the p u b l i c ation mierofiche from REDALF at Casilla 3187, Santiago, Chile”. 332 reports and documents have been elassified in the July-Deeember 1990 issue of the Bibliographic Bulletin of the OREALC Documentation and Information Centre. Those interested inobtaining itmay write to us. The next issue will contain relevant review articles. It is possible to prepare bibliographies for 1987-1990 with the 2500 references Included to date in the data bank. It is necessary to improve the distribution of publications to documentation centres and libraries. John Hall, in charge of IIEP p u b l i c a t i o n s , visited various countries, and is looking for a way to identify those centres which can best disseminate use of publications. He also publishes a Newsletter in Spanish, English and French. Interested centres may write to him at “7-9 r u e E u g e n e-D e l a c r o i x , 7 5 116, Paris, France” FAX (33 1) 40 728 366. A set of slides and transparencies aimed at facilitating the presentation of research results on basic education were submitted to the Ministers of Education during the recent meeting held m Quito. This material was prepared in eollaboration with V. Colbert, UNICEF regional advisor in educat i o n . The results of the Jomtien Conference and some descriptions of cooperation agency activities are described m NORRAG NEWS No. 8. The list of seminars and workshops may also prove useful to specialists intherelevant subjects. Those interested may write to K. King, Dept. of Education. Univ. of Edmburgh, 10 Buecleueh Place, E d i n b u rgh, EH8 9JT, Scotland, U . K . There is a new SIRI publication containing descriptions of Colombia ‘s Eseuela Nueva, a summary o f available evaluations and its guiding principles. Those interested in obtammg it may write to us. A re a: Analysis of statistics and documental information Course of action: Information pro cessing and re p o rt pre p a r a t i o n The World Education Report is currently being prepared by UNESCO, and its distribution is expected for mid year. SIRI took partinreviewing the firstversion in January 1991. A new series of statistics indicators on education development is bemg prepared, along with the UNESCO Statistics Division report. In particul a r, it is hoped that information will eventually be accessible on the time available for learning (class days in the year and percentage of daily attendance) and on learning levels (standardised test scores). Reports on the effectiveness of primary education in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama were prepared at the request of the World Bank. These reports contribute to the process undertaken periodically by the Bank of identifying the need for carrying out projects to raise the eff e e t i v eness of education systems. SIRI prepared a report on the primary education system in Peru. The former, along with two other reports, served as a base for work by the uNEsco-World Bank mission which visited that country in the latterpart of April 1991. slrlhopes to continue to collaborate m the next stages in which a development projectmustbeprepared with international agency funding. Information on education supply and demand for one region of a country (in this case the fourth) is currently being processed by the Universidad de La Serena (Chile).