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Joseph, Earl C. – 1984
Possible futures for the world of mainframe computers can be forecast through studies identifying forces of change and their impact on current trends. Some new prospects for the future have been generated by advances in information technology; for example, recent United States successes in applied artificial intelligence (AI) have created new…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Lacson, Jose D. – 1987
Facilities and schemes for training and retraining vocational education teachers are needed in developed and developing countries, but such training must be cost-effective. Some characteristics of cost-effective schemes include the following: adaptability, coordination between various providers, good planning, and adequate financial support.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Facilities, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Hartley, J. Roger – 1986
This overview of the current status of computer-based learning in the United Kingdom (U.K.) begins with a discussion of the Microelectronics Education Program (MEP), which was implemented in 1981 to: (1) provide inservice teacher training in the educational aspects of microelectronics; (2) stimulate and service curriculum development efforts using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries

Davies, Don – 1992
This document describes research and development by the Institute for Responsive Education's national project (known as the League of Schools Reaching Out) that seeks to show how school-family-community partnerships (SFCPs) can contribute significantly to school restructuring or reform aimed at increasing the academic and social success of all…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Agents, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged

Hooper, Richard – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1990
This discussion of educational technology and the role of computers is based on the author's experiences with the United Kingdom's National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning (NDPCAL). Highlights include curriculum development; teachers' roles; research and development; evaluation; control group experiments; instructional…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Control Groups, Curriculum Development
Creemers, Bert P. M. – 1981
The history and structure of education in the Netherlands, the relationship of that structure to educational systems in selected other countries, and the current status of educational innovation in the Netherlands are the major topics of this paper. The author discusses briefly the development of national educational policy, the place of private…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational History
Lacson, Jose D. – 1987
This paper presents (1) a case for the establishment of a national resource center in developing countries to train vocational trainers and to provide a place for further research in these areas and (2) guidelines for the development and operation of such a facility. The paper is organized in 12 sections. After three sections that establish a need…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Developing Nations, Educational Facilities, Educational Research