Examines socio-economic factors which have influenced educational trends in developed nations since 1960. Recent reductions in worldwide economic growth, demographic shifts, and changing attitudes about the purpose of education will alter the future of education. (AM)

In industrialized nations, education has become a process for granting credentials to job-seekers; it is growing so large and specialized that significant human interaction between young people and adults is lost. Reforms are necessary if modern education process is to resolve its built-in goal conflicts. (PGD)

This publication focuses on a conceptual and research-oriented analysis of the broader issues related to the transition to adulthood. The introduction discusses the societal changes in the highly industrialized countries since World War II which have extensive consequences for youth. The concept of youth as a stage and a lifestyle falling between…

Problems of differentiation and uniformity of educational provisions are products of the era of emphasis on equality of educational opportunity. Three typical national solutions are dealt with in this paper: the American comprehensive model, the Western European elitist model, and the Eastern European model of a unitary school. (Author)

Presents an abstract from "The School in Question" by Torsten Husen, which is a result of a series of seminars organized by the Aspen Institute. The book identifies symptoms of institutional malaise in Western societies, diagnoses causes of the malaise, and suggests institutional changes to remedy the situation. (Author/KC)

The social stratification process is analyzed from a theoretical point of view, with assumptions tested with empirical evidence from the International Institute for Educational Planning project in developing countries or with information obtained through the researcher's prior studies on industrialized countries. The significant, and often…

A ten-year research effort, conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), explored the relative merits and failings of different national systems of education in the United States and in Western and Eastern Europe. The first section of this report deals with trends in American education as seen…