African education -- past and present -- is surveyed and suggestions are made to ensure that African national educational systems meet the needs of a modern world while fostering the full development of African culture and helping to satisfy the material and spiritual needs of the in people. (JH)

In this paper an attempt was made to examine the thesis of Nicholas Hans (a further development of Weber's thesis) on the relationship between religious affiliation and educational achievement using the Soviet Union as an example. (Author)

Described the efforts of international agencies - among them are the Organization for European Cooperation and Development, the Council for Cultural Cooperation of the Council of Europe, and the Directorate for Research, Science and Education of the European Economic Communities - to develop a European education system. (RK)

This article examines how the social sciences should provide the foundation upon which educators can modify old curricula to achieve a humanistic curriculum. Emphasis is placed upon the fact that social science disciplines have a common denominator of man which is readily adaptable to humanistic education. (DE)

This article examines seven tasks in order for the goal of internationalizing education to be achieved in Sweden. Coordination efforts among international organizations is stressed. (DE)

Described the educational efforts of the Manchester Statistical Society to assist in promoting the progress of social improvement in the manufacturing population by which they were surrounded during the third and fourth decade of the nineteenth century. (Author/RK)

Author describes and comments upon developments at the Sidney Stringer Comprehensive School and Community College in central Coventry during its first eighteen months of operation. (Editor/RK)

Author stressed five areas of need in which the contribution was vital for the development of clinical psychology. (Author/RK)

This article explored one medium through which the element of political literacy in the educational process can be introduced. (Author/RK)

A teacher at Maui Community College Learning Skills Lab writes of the difficulties in working with students with severe language difficulties. (PG)

Reports on the results of research on the way the vocational colleges see themselves contributing to the development of higher education in the Netherlands. (Editor)

The All-Union 1970 Population Census reflects the successes achieved in raising the educational level of the population in the Soviet Union. (Author)

The author briefly describes the development of education in Costa Rica from 1950 to 1974. Emphasis is placed upon reform-minded national education plans started in 1972. (DE)

A history of the development of education in Palau (Belau), the westernmost State in the Caroline Islands, is presented. The Caroline Islands were occupied in 1914 by Japan. The islands were devastated by World War II and 40 years of U.S. administration have not restored the islands to prosperity. Palau was declared a republic in 1986, but legal…

This study documents the recent history of Tuvalu, a group of nine small atolls in the western Pacific. Formerly a crown colony, Tuvalu has been independent from Great Britain since 1978. The population is approximately 8,300. Children in Tuvalu attend primary schools through grade 10. In 1986 there were 9 government primary schools with a total…