This paper describes research exploring the relationship between international recommendations for environmental education (EE) developed at United Nations (UN) Conferences and non-formal EE initiatives undertaken by Chinese civil organisations. Specifically, the research assesses how international recommendations may have influenced the…

This report presents a cost-effectiveness model for preservice and inservice teacher training in Australia, using a microteaching technique, relating educational (student-centered) factors and cost (management-centered) factors. The report is divided into four parts: (a) a literature survey and the experimental study; (b) attachments to Part A;…

First in a series of three resource bibliographies for the development of population education in the Philippines, this bibliography contains abstracts of 69 documents about teacher training. Included in the bibliography are abstracts of books, periodical articles, ERIC documents, and unpublished theses from the United States, Philippines, and…

A symposium on new forms of higher education was organized at the European Center for Higher Education January 13-15, 1976. Participants were from thirteen countries. Included are: (1) a summary of discussions and working documents presented in English, French, and Russian; (2) texts of the contributions of participants presented in either English…

This bibliography contains abstracts of 50 documents about evaluation of teacher training in population education. It is the second in a series of three resource bibliographies for the development of population education programs in the Philippines. Included in this bibliography are abstracts of books, periodical articles, ERIC documents, and…

This bibliographic review is a guide to publications on literacy in developing countries, which are available in English, French, Spanish, and German. Section I focuses on literacy and its relationship to orality. Section II addresses the interdependence of literacy and development. Definitions and conceptual approaches to literacy are discussed…

This bibliography was developed as a resource for those seeking information about the dilemma of balancing obligations to work and family and alternative approaches that provide support to parents in the workplace. It contains references to recent Canadian and American publications, including books, journal articles, and periodicals, and also to…

This resource bibliography contains abstracts of 67 documents about values clarification in population education. It is the third in a series of three bibliographies for the development of population education programs in the Philippines. Included are abstracts of books, periodical articles, ERIC documents, and unpublished theses. Most of the…

The transition of students from secondary school to college or university was reviewed by a special committee of the Council of Ontario Universities. Issues considered include: admission standards, subject requirements, advanced placement, program gaps and overlaps, evaluation and testing, transfers between colleges and universities, impact of…

The present study is an attempt to bring together and to interpret the more important facts concerning the origin and development of the municipal university in the United States. It is obvious that in a work in which the history of a university must be presented in a chapter instead of a volume, and in which the discussion of the subject as a…

This register includes abstracts of 253 research studies in adult education which have been completed and reported since the first compilation. For each report the following information is given: author or institutional source; title and other identifying bibliographic data; abstract; place of publication or note on how to obtain the report.…

One of a series of bibliographies on selected topics, this annotated bibliography includes 116 citations on the educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of rural youth. Citations are derived from the ERIC monthly publications "Resources in Education" (RIE) and "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE).…