Describes the development of a school-based reading policy in a primary school; details the formation of committees, the formulation of detailed policy statements, and the work of the language development subcommittee, including work on goal setting and management, in-service education, instructional strategies and materials, and assessment and…

The author writes about India's educational system and the development of work experience programs in agriculture during the past decade. (MF)

The immigration influx of the 60s and 70s presented a problem new to Norway--the need for education of a multicultural society. The Immigrant Project at Levanger College of Education and its methods and strategies are described. The achievements of the project are summarized. (Author/MT)

Since 1977, the Institute of Educational Administration in Victoria, Australia, has developed and implemented a model for training senior administrators and middle management-level personnel. Three stages are involved, one of which is a four-week residential program. The model is described and evaluated. (MT)

A South African educator describes the outcomes of a 3-day inservice course on a school's attempts to provide enrichment for academically gifted 6-9 year olds. (CL)

Because of the importance of community development in development strategies, both in Rhodesia and, more recently, Zimbabwe, this article looks at the concept in a historical perspective. In this perspective, three major phases can be identified: the period between 1890 and 1962; the period between 1962 and 1979; and 1980 to the present. (CT)

This report provides an overview of selected key national and multinational initiatives in digital preservation occurring outside North America. It examines digital preservation initiatives in four countries--Australia, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom--as well as related multinational initiatives. The initiatives were chosen in…

Describes the 1979 conception and subsequent development of "The Computer Programme," a British television series introducing adults to computers and computing. Discusses the positive response to the program. (DMM)

Argues for the use of rigorous common sense in the management of schools' increasingly scarce financial, human, and physical resources. Encourages use of an output budgeting system by department heads and teachers before purchase or deployment of resources. (Author/WD)

Continuing adult education in the Kapuskasing, Ontario, region is a bilingual, day and evening program run by the Education Council, with courses offered in any subject having a sufficient number of applicants, either for academic credit or personal enrichment. In French. (MB)

Delegates to the 1991 Aspects of Educational and Training Technology Conference responded to questions concerning pre-conference and conference arrangements, facilities, program, and content. Based on the analysis of the questionnaires, recommendations for future conferences concerning conference planning, pre-conference contacting, registration,…

Reviews the literature describing the development and outcomes of tuition-waiver programs for older adults in Canadian universities, reporting the results of the first Canadian national survey of tuition-waiver programs. Despite the widespread availability of tuition-waiver programs in Canada and the United States, such programs have failed to…

Outlines various perspectives of lifelong learning as the foundation of case studies in a rural Japanese prefecture and a city. Case study analysis identifies four characteristics for lifelong learning program development and research: clearly stated societal objective, knowledge and skills curriculum, participant accountability, and social…

Examines the most important internal and external environmental influences directing or hampering national and institutional quality assurance and management developments, as well as their implementation, in the South African higher education system. (EV)