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Wallin, Erik – 1982
Using examples of school change, this document discusses both Swedish experiences with local educational development and theories of schools and change. An introduction gives background information on Sweden's schools and its parlimentary activities on education. Section 2 reviews the history of local educational development, especially…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Research, Educational Theories
Tornebohm, HaKan; And Others – 1980
Perspectives on interdisciplinary research are considered in terms of project planning, the choice of problem-solving approach, the research field, project organization, informal organization, and integration of knowledge. Interdisciplinary studies were investigaged through following a number of research projects by means of field trips,…
Descriptors: Coordination, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1981
This volume is the fifth and last in a series that gives a comphehensive view on the present status and future prospects of adult education in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. The series attempts to show what kind of national policies and strategies are required to increase public participation in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Miller, Kathleen S., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Selected papers from the 1980 World Congress of Rehabilitation International Meeting on the participation of disabled people are presented. The papers address the rights of the disabled, the organization and functions of consumer groups, the impact of consumer involvement on rehabilitation and related services, social implications of the consumer…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Activism, Advocacy
Jaffe, Kenneth – 1980
This paper describes child care delivery in Sweden, compares aspects of the American and Swedish systems of child care, and identifies what each country can learn from the other. Focusing mainly on the Swedish system, the first section addresses such topics as (1) the role of the State and local districts in program planning and administration,…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, Community Support, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Peterson, Richard E. – 1980
This paper sketches major programs for adult education in Sweden, the Soviet Union, France, and England and considers several policy implications for adult education in the United States. The first section examines the reforms in Swedish public education designed to facilitate social equality, with special emphasis on the study circle. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education