We use PIAAC data to study the relationship between parental education and educational success among adults from 23 advanced economies. We consider educational success in terms of both educational "attainment" (formal qualifications) and educational "achievement" (competencies) and in both "absolute" and…

The importance of the relationships between industry and academia is stressed by strategists, politicians, Vocational Education Training (VET) policy makers, and industrial planners. Industry without knowledge surely dies, and knowledge without application of that knowledge is valueless. This paper focuses on the relationships between the VET…

This literature review interrogates current international writing about inclusive education (IE) in regional and remote settings, with explicit reference to Australian considerations, including the emergent National Curriculum. The task of this review has been to establish the types of knowledge reported about IE in minority, marginalized and…

Women librarians in Great Britain are struggling to eliminate the historical bias against married women continuing to work. Also, while the number of women working in libraries has increased, the number in top positions has decreased. (JAB)

In an attempt by historians to develop a permanent mechanism for cooperation on mutual problems and developments in education a series of workshops on comparative history of Great Britain and the United States is planned. Details for the first workshop, following the theme of comparative social mobility, are outlined. (SM)

Author presents the view that it is important that television is required to educate as well as inform and entertain. (Author/HB)

Essays focusing on issues concerning youth education and unemployment problems are presented in this document. It is divided into three general areas. The first, Youth Unemployment in Western Industrial Countries, reviews general dimensions of the problem, the cyclical hypothesis, the demand hypothesis, the supply hypothesis, disaggregating…

Describes a typical North American modular course system and shows how that system provides both flexibility and facilities for general education. This system is then compared to some of the limited number of such systems operating in Britain. (VT)

Surveys the financial results of four British public corporations: British Gas, Post Office, British Airways, and the Electricity Council. Comments on their market performance in recent years. (Author/KC)

Reports results of a 1987 survey of the British membership of Aslib on the use of information technology in libraries and information centers. Responses are analyzed in four areas: (1) hardware; (2) software applications and packages; (3) online searching; and (4) new technologies for communications, document delivery, and information storage. (2…

Despite union opposition and noncooperation with the Act, the author concludes it will have a permanent effect on British industrial relations. (Editor)

Assesses the state of library education and training based on personal experiences in Zambia, the United States, and Britain. The purpose and environment of library education, graduate and nongraduate library education, and library training are discussed. (EJS)

This booklet provides guidance on the support of volunteers in adult literacy and basic skills work. It outlines recommendations that provide practical advice as well as a framework for action to ensure that the quality of basic education provision is maintained and improved. Topics include financial implications in providing support for…

The Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) is intended as a pilot, on a massive scale, of particular approaches, with a systematic need to identify TVEI effects on students, staff, resources, and curricula. TVEI has a strong tendency toward the development of pilot enclaves in terms of its administrative, curricular,…