As e-learning in the academic sector serves as a crucial driving force in the development of e-learning in Thailand, this article looks at e-learning readiness in Thailand with a focus on the academic sector. The article is divided into four parts: (1) a brief history of e-learning in Thailand; (2) the infrastructure related to e-learning…

This paper reflects the experience of the authors working in the field of humanitarian education during the last two decades. Important changes have been witnessed since the Central American crises of the seventies, the refugee focus of the eighties and the new UN vision of the complex emergency crisis of the nineties resulting from the post Cold…

This doctoral research work explores the quality of educational experiences and access to opportunities for girls with disabilities in selected rural primary schools in Malawi. The context for this study lies within four of the six goals contained within the World Declaration on Education for All doctrine, a document which lays out a framework for…

For decades Japan has remained at or near the top of international assessments of student learning; and in the past decade, students in Japan have become more engaged in learning. However, the government aspires to improve learning outcomes even further. "Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education: Lessons from PISA for…

In adapting to change, both agents and clients have some obligations. Both agent and client must be patient enough to postpone final judgment until the operation is completed. (RC)

A look at how a media library was developed in Hungary. (HB)

This paper reconsidered the effect of the utilitarians, James and John Stuart Mill, on English policy towards Indian educational institutions in the 1820s and 30s. (Editor/RK)

A brief look at how CATV is being used to combat the teacher shortage in Japan. (HB)

A critique of "Programmed Instruction 1954-1974," by James Hartley. (Author)

A general discussion of the past and future developments of Italian radio in its cultural tasks. (HB)

This booklet contains four addresses: (1) "Toward the Year 2000: Teacher Education" by William Van Til, Coffman Distinguished Professor in Education, Indiana State University. It includes projections regarding American society, American education, and teacher education for the next third century. (This address is available separately as ED 028…

Instructional technology has dramatized the need for a complete overhaul of educational systems; tacking on "innovations" will not do. The grip of dead tradition on education must be pried loose. Process, rather than content, should be stressed in learning. The challenge for instructional technology, as for education in general, is to devise an…

The study evaluates the Army General Educational Development Program (GED) in the light of current and future Army requirements under an All Volunteer Armed Forces concept. It includes analysis of education service plans, recommends new concepts to redirect the program toward attracting and meeting needs of potential recruits, evaluates reporting…