The current status of statistics education at the secondary level is reviewed, with particular attention focused on the various instructional programs in England. A description and preliminary evaluation of the Schools Council Project on Statistical Education is included. (MP)

A brief description and analysis of mathematics education in different phases of the history of Mozambique are provided. Particular attention is given to teacher training and the first National Seminar on the Teaching of Mathematics. (MP)

A Mathematics without Fear program developed at San Francisco State University is reviewed. It seeks to move pupils who fear mathematics from reliance on rules to concept orientation. (MP)

A report on the early stages of a research project, The Skills and Procedures of Mathematical Problem Solving in pupils of 9-13 years (SPMPS), is given. The article explores the background to the need for such a project, both from a mathematical and pedagogical point of view. (Author/MK)

Describes a typical pattern in American colleges and universities in preparing mathematics teachers (at Indiana University), suggests reasons for the inadequacy of the pattern, and proposes a solution to the problem. Four reasons for the inadequacy of such programs are noted and discussed. (Author/MP)