Intermediaries--also referred to as bridge builders, boundary spanners, conveners, and other names--fill the critical role of connecting all the parties in the system to empower people with the skills required in the labor force. Those parties generally include employers, educators, workers, and prospective workers. Within these categories may…

Programs for gifted education are briefly described for eight Australian states and territories--Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Each program is reviewed in terms of policy, identification procedures, programing practices, and teacher…

The basic philosophy underlying many contemporary developments in educational theory and practice is the concept of "equal opportunity" within an education system as distinct from the older concept of "equal education" for all. This research project investigated alternative educational environments that could be designed to…