Presents seven strategies to assist educators in providing students with a high quality online communication experience: begin with curriculum; spend time planning; encourage a positive social climate; understand the unique nature of online communication; encourage good reading and writing skills; deal with inappropriate behavior and attitudes;…

Discusses several online and offline community-building strategies that may be used to foster a positive social dynamic in online courses. Introduces a "communal scaffolding" model which lets instructors conceptualize how affective and cognitive learning are intertwined in online learning. A "communal architect" is someone who erects a communal…

Aspects of the Bahamas' cultural and economic situation have created an environment receptive to U.S. and Canadian influences in education. Major institutional changes involving cross-national transfer are the multipurpose college, a credit system and bureaucratized advisement in higher education, comprehensive secondary schools, American team…

The sixth in a series, this article presents an interview with Dr. Todd Hoover, Associate Professor of Curriculum Instruction and Educational Psychology at Loyola University Chicago, whose work has included designing developing, and assessing major initiatives for the integration of technology into learning and teaching. (AEF)

Addresses issues related to the implementation of information and communications technology (ICT) in education and online learning with particular reference to Japan. Presents an integrated model for the introduction of ICT at all levels of education that suggests ways of bridging the gap between research and development and actual educational…

Briefly examines past military distance education practices and then focuses on discussion of the Department of Defense's (DoD's) initiative in Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL). Outlines some of the potential problems that should be addressed in the near future and possible solutions towards the goal of implementing a successful ADL system for…

Presents an overview of developments in computer-aided history teaching for higher education in the United Kingdom and the United States. Explains that these developments have focused on providing students with access to primary sources to enhance their understanding of historical methods and content. (CMK)

Considers issues of offering distance education programs internationally. Discusses education as international commerce; considering culture, cost, professional licensure, and individual institutions' requirements; and the institution's motives for moving into an international market. Lists questions that should be answered satisfactorily before…

Argues history and philosophy of education, comparative education, and pedagogy are of enormous importance to basic teacher training and preparation programs. Describes the state of educational research in Spain that is undergoing rapid expansion. Claims comparative education is an effective means of improving world education systems. (NL)

Describes Australian financial aid for education to Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Nauru, and its impact on access to education, higher education options, "nationalization" of education, and educational quality. Concludes that Australian aid serves Australian interests and does not address…

Education in the United States differs from that in other countries in the attitude of U.S. students and their lack of motivation. Americans must override the differing education values held by distinct social classes, races, and language groups and recreate the sense that education is valuable. (MLF)

Characterizes changes in literacy's "standard picture" since World War II. Literacy no longer perceived as obtainable skill correlated with economic development, but as valuable for its own sake. Suggests implications of educational change for developed and underdeveloped countries. Emphasizes continuing importance of literacy campaigns.…

Addresses some of the educational issues of the regional Caribbean--particularly the Commonwealth Caribbean--such as change, educational development, and modernization. Education can be emancipatory by empowering the learner. The scope and content of a draft plan of a curriculum model for Caribbean regional transformation are discussed. (BJV)

Discusses the 18th century development of the concept of liberal education in Germany and the increasing control over it by the government during the 19th century. Predicts that public education will become more important in the future, but that state control must be liberalized in order to manage the increasing problems of the educational system.…

The editor of this issue provides a thematic summary that lists the basic themes of the essays included. The goal of the issue is to evaluate the potential of the educational reform movement for creating social change. (TE)