This study was intended to promote discussion between business leaders and educators in Alberta (Canada) on the quality of Alberta's education system and its relation to the province's economic competitiveness. The study offers an objective comparison of materials used in grades 7 to 12 to teach mathematics, physics, and chemistry in Japan,…

Contends that, even before the fall of Communism, Hungary had a long history of educational reform when compared to other East European nations. Discusses attributes of the new national basic curriculum and student assessment program. (CFR)