EDUCATION TECH SUPPORT

PAKISTAN AND THE U.S., WITH SOME EARLY ASSISTANCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN, JOINED FORCES, STARTING IN 1962, TO ORGANIZE AND DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR TRAINING SKILLED CRAFTMEN TO SERVE PAKISTAN"S GROWING ECONOMY. IN THIS ENDEAVOR, THE U.S. HAS FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PAKISTAN HAS CONTRUCTED, STAFFED AND OPERATED TRAINING CENTERS. AID ADMINISTERED U.S. RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTRACTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, FROM 1962-68, TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THIS INITIAL PAHSE OF THE PROJECT COMMENCED UNDER THE AEGIS OF SEATO, MANAGEMENT ASSUMED LATER BY AID. DURING THE 1962-68 PHASE, TWO CENTERS AT DACCA AND KARACHI BECAME FULLY ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE LABOR MINISTRIES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF EAST AND WEST PAKISTAN, AND TWO ADDITIONAL CENTERS AT RAJSHANI AND PESHAWAR WERE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION, WITH EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS ORDERED AND PARTIALLY DELIVERED. BEGINNING IN 1969 AND CONTINUING INTO THE 70S, AID TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO PAKISTAN PROVIDED AN ECONOMIST-MANPOWER SPECIALIST, ASSISTED WITH A SURVEY OF 10-YEAR-OLD ILLITERATES AND A STUDY INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING FUNCTIONAL LITERACY CENTERS IN WEST PAKISTAN. AID ALSO ASSISTED IN STUDIES TO ASSESSTHE ABILITIES OF THE EAST PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO REPRINT LOW-COST, SCIENTIFIC AND VOCATIONAL TEXTBOOKS. IN ADDITION, AID EXPLORED PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION FOR GOP TEACHER-TRAINING, LITERACY PROGRAMS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WEST PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IER) AT LAHORE. CONCERNING THE INSTITUTE, AID SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL IN 1973 TO PROVIDE CONSULTANT SERVICE FOR A SHORT-TERM REVIEW ON A POSSIBLE INDIANA UNIVERSITY -(IWIER RELATIONSHIPAND A PLAN FOR THE BEST USE OF PROPOSED INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS. THE GRANT WAS TO ASSIST WITH THE IER LIBRARY, EXCHANGE PROFESSOR-SHIPS, SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS, IN-SERVICE STUDY FOR STAFF, A MASTERS" PROGRAM, JOINT RESEARCH, SUMMER SEMINARS AT IER CONDUCTED BY ONE IU PROFESSOR EACH YEAR AND AN IU RESEA