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McRoy, James J. – Social Education, 1985
A content analysis of essays written by students from Great Britain and the United States on the topic "What I have heard about Adolf Hitler" showed that today's youth have only a very superficial knowledge about the events surrounding Hitler and Nazism. (RM)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Needs
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Stubbs, M. – Educational Studies, 1985
This study showed that the coverage of energy varies considerably among secondary schools in Great Britain and that British students lack a clear knowledge of energy issues in general and nuclear energy in particular, are indifferent to conservation, and are reluctant to accept nuclear power. Energy education must be given greater emphasis.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Jenkins, David – 1968
A study of the selection of supervisors and of their formal training in Great Britain shows that lack of reliable methods to measure job performance causes difficulty in developing training programs. Qualities of the successful supervisor must be identified; this involves measuring knowledge in areas of technology, wage and production systems, as…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Conventional Instruction, Educational Needs
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McCarthy, Terry – British Journal of Special Education, 1991
Results of a questionnaire completed by 69 British parents of children with special educational needs who were protected by a formal statement indicated that parents do not always understand the procedures for assessment and "statementing" of their child's needs, and that parents are generally satisfied with their communication with…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication
McRoy, James J. – 1982
The content of essays written by randomly selected samples of 1500 U.S. and 500 British secondary students on the topic "What have I learned about Adolf Hitler?" were partitioned into theme-related assertions and analyzed. An experimental group of 150 9th- and 11th-grade male students who had studied the Holocaust also contributed papers…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Comprehension, Content Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies