This report presents a comprehensive review of empirical findings from postpartum research undertaken to date, particularly in respect to the International Postpartum Family Planning Program established by the Population Council in 1966. It is related to a forthcoming report summarizing findings in the field of family planning evaluation. The…

Narrowing the Gap (NtG) is a two-year development and research programme, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Local Government Association (LGA), working in partnership with other agencies, including local authorities. It seeks to make a significant difference, on a national scale, to the performance of…

Sweden, like most European countries, never set out to be an immigration country. Since its Government and Parliament have subscribed to the principle of maximum mobility across national frontiers, more than 400,000 foreign citizens and 200,000 former aliens reside in Sweden today. Immigration to Sweden is not completely free, though. A policy of…

This biannual statistical abstract of the higher education system in Israel provides updated, comprehensive, detailed data as well as a chapter summarizing and analyzing the main findings using international comparisons. Chapter 1 contains the summary of findings. Some of the key findings are: (1) most undergraduates are holders of Israeli…

A SIX WEEK MULTINATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE BROADCAST MEDIA AND EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING WAS HELD IN 1962 BY BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY. PARTICIPANTS (28 BROADCASTERS FROM 16 COUNTRIES) HAD BEEN CHOSEN ON THREE LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE WITH TELEVISION. INTENSIVE INTERVIEWS, SEMINAR OBSERVATIONS, BEFORE AND AFTER QUESTIONNAIRES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND A COMPARISON…

A NEW CONCEPTION OF ADULT EDUCATION, CLOSELY LINKED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS CENTURY, HAS BEEN EMERGING IN THE FRENCH SPEAKING AREAS OF BELGIUM. THIS FORM OF EDUCATION ("EDUCATION PERMANENTE") IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY AS A MEANS OF HUMANIZING AND DEMOCRATIZING THE WHOLE…

This report reviews and compares the impact of university support policies in Ontario to those of Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia and proposes a framework to regenerate the research infrastructure of Ontario universities. It identifies erosion in Ontario's comparative and competitive position within Canada though Ontario still performs about…

This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner's Introduction and Statistics of State Common School Systems. Part I covers the topics: (1) History of the German School System; (2) Summer Schools in England, Scotland, France, and Switzerland; (3)…

This is Volume 2 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Parts II and III. Part II contains the chapters: (1) Child Study in the United States; (2) Report of the Committee of Twelve of the Modern Language Association of America; (3) University Types and Ideals; (4) State Supervision of Degree-Conferring…