This book reviews the Cartter and Roose Anderson reports on graduate education published by the American Council on Education (ACE) in 1966 and 1970, respectively. The author sets out three questions that require attention in looking at a process such as the ACE rankings: (1) who is evaluating whom? (2) what is being evaluated? and (3) for what…

This study traces educational policy development and implementation in the postcolonial era in eight sub-Saharan African countries. A basic premise is that the education system in any country is a result of interacting forces in the unique historical development of the country. The volume analyzes the forces in terms of their relevance and…

The results of the first long-term, wide-scale secondary analysis of survey data concerning the enduring effects of schooling are presented in this work. The findings are detailed in four chapters covering the enduring effects of schooling on knowledge; the influence of other variables; the role of continuing learning, specifically through mass…

The results of a 1974-75 survey of Florida secondary schools that are concerned with the teaching of psychology are reported and compared with similar surveys made in 1970-71 and 1972-73. The purpose of the survey was to obtain a profile of schools offering psychology courses. The 1974 survey, a 40-item questionnaire, was mailed to 337 schools and…