Based on data gatered from interviews, observations, and document reviews during a 3-year qualitative examination of curriculum change projects in 14 elementary, junior, and senior high schools, this paper argues that the spread of new classroom practices within a school beyond a core committee of planners is determined by the orgaanizational…

Describes early efforts in English educational history at initiating development in design education and presents some more recent discussion papers through a research team at the Royal College of Art on what a good definition of "design" is and what changes should take place in the curriculum to bring design education into the…

In three years, the Small College of California State College at Dominguez Hills has grown from a faculty of 12, with 130 students, to a faculty of 18, with 270 students. Objectives that guide the Small College's growth and development are: (1) effective functioning with a heterogeneous population; (2) the option of a three-year bachelor's degree;…

Information on Asian primary education is presented for enrollment, teaching staff, and financial factors for Asia in general and for the following countries in particular: Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Khmer Republic, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Primary education reform in the Union…

It may be that teacher education offers a more valuable index of national development than the school system, for teachers' colleges normally mirror a society's ideological and structural features in detail, and their recruitment often reflects its avenues of opportunity and achievement. (Author)

The educational system of Saudi Arabia underwent significant changes from 1974-76 in areas of teacher education, modernization of curriculum and instruction on elementary and secondary levels, and in expansion of higher education facilities. Reasons advanced by the Ministry of Education for these changes include an increase of funds for…

The document describes educational development in Iraq during the period 1974-76. General principles upon which the educational system is based were set down at a Congress of the Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party in 1974. According to these principles, education is compulsory on the primary level, free on all levels, administered by a re-organized…

This three-part study of the history of urban education considers the contemporary relationship between school and society, the politics of education, and urban educational reform in Atlanta, Georgia, and Chicago, Illinois. Part I suggests that the contemporary educational system contributes more to social mobility and social change than…

The document, written in French, presents an overview of educational programs in Senegal where ten to 17-year-old students are taught practical skills. The monograph is intended for UNESCO staff members and educational advisors as they collaborate with governments in developing nations to improve educational programs. The document is presented in…