"Viewing and Representing in the Middle Years" was a 2-year project to investigate the development of visual literacy in the classrooms of 3 Canadian middle school teachers. These teachers tried a large variety of approaches and were generally optimistic about the increased use of visual materials to make classrooms more inclusive. They…

Despite government initiatives to foster lifelong learning, Chinese Taipei has yet to develop a truly comprehensive system of adult education. Despite high illiteracy rates, only 5% of all adults are currently enrolled in supplemental education, due in part to traditional ideas of formal education, and lack of governmental support. In 1994,…

Secondary-level technology programs in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan (also known as the "Four Little Dragons") were compared by using a methodology incorporating four stages: description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison. It was discovered that, in all four countries, technology education is required for all…

A project was designed to help develop resources that support teachers in the implementation of a new K-7 Personal Planning curriculum. The project involved a partnership between the University of Victoria and the Victoria School District. The curriculum focused on students' personal development and on how their schooling and other activities…

A study investigated British Columbian English teachers' beliefs and values as factors in their willingness to implement a senior-secondary English course focusing on technical and professional communication, Technical and Professional Communications 12 (TPC12). Statistically significant differences at the .05 level of confidence were found…

This document describes the curriculum philosophy of Lethbridge Community College (Canada) (LCC), which integrates several concepts: learning college principles, constructivist learning paradigm , BP'9700 directions, distributed learning characteristics, and curriculum components of learner, setting, and subject. This framework provides all…

This paper assesses how three schools' change capacity influenced the implementation of school reform, specifically Basic education, a renewed curriculum in the first phase of secondary education. It reports on a study that examined the relationship between the characteristics of Dutch schools and their staff, the actual use of change capacity…

Provides English translation of a French study of legislation and programs providing preventive medical and social services to pregnant women and young children. Discussed are legislative objectives and organizational levels, strategies and modes of executive action, the contribution of social security to medical protection for mother and child,…

Details essential elements of any rural development program, describes a seven-stage project development strategy which has proved successful in water management projects in Pakistan and Egypt, delineates the key concepts in each of the seven stages, and recommends integration of the client system into rural development programs. (Author)

Describes the implementation of an interdisciplinary instructional model with children's literature as the organizing center. Indicates that teachers in Taiwan are interested in using children's literature to support interdisciplinary instruction, and that a website can provide helpful teaching resources. Notes that these teachers have a positive…

Explains that the primary objectives of the South Carolina/Spain Visiting Teachers Program were to: meet the greater demand for Spanish teachers; provide qualified native speakers; provide students with a linguistically and culturally rich education; and actively participate in cross-cultural activities. Explains characteristics of the South…

Because many writers recommend that management education be experience based, active, problem oriented and modified by feedback, the extent to which action learning meets these criteria is discussed. Action learning programs in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Australia are described. Problems with evaluating these programs are summarized.…

The National Curriculum is perhaps the most important element of the United Kingdom's Education Reform Act of 1988. Although there are many challenges in describing and assessing the skills, knowledge, and understanding that each child is expected to develop, the national curriculum's early implementation has won wide support. (MLH)

A cyclical process model for implementing England's National Curriculum was developed by a British school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties. The model focuses on curriculum audit, time allocation for various subjects, framework for curriculum organization, support program for teachers, developing subject rationale, recordkeeping,…

Reviews and assesses numerous educational policy statements of East African countries. Policy outcomes do not match expectations, mainly because of insufficient or no implementation. The reason for failure: vaguely stated policies and incompletely analyzed financing implications. Pleads for more concrete, feasible policies based on documented…