Recently, a large number of state and national reports have focused on the issue of excellence in education. While none of these reports spotlights the community college, both those dealing with K-12 education and postsecondary education have implications for two-year colleges, especially as they relate to high school graduation requirements;…

The final report of a conference concerning adult basic education de Adultos en el Marco de la REDALF del related to innovative projects in adult education in nine countries. A wide spectrum of issues related to adult basic education, curriculum, methodology, evaluation, and research are analyzed in the context of educational planning. Among the…

A four-phased project developed an impact assessment system for vocational education research and development personnel to indicate whether the resources spent for funded projects improved the programs identified by the research and development system. During Phase I, procedures were identified and developed for complying with the impact…

The three essays in this publication consider the relationship between human capital investment and economic development, particularly in the context of developing countries. The first article (by Aklilu Habte) reviews the experiences of the World Bank in lending for education, curriculum development, and vocational training. The role of education…

Article focused on the actions and procedures of the school's teaching force, which constitutes the school's structure. This was examined in the light of current changes in the 'theory' and 'technology' of primary education. (Author/RK)

Traces the ideology and development of vocational education in this country, culminating in the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. (Editor/PG)

Examines the efforts of a few small African countries (Ivory Coast, El Salvador, and Niger) which are beginning to use technology as a device to remake and reform their entire educational systems. (Author/PG)

From the experience of the Illinois Consumer Education Association, it appears that sonsumer educators who want to promote consumer education in their State can find no more appropriate vehicle than a State consumer education association. (Author)

Discussed the founding of Strawberry Creek College, designed to bring some sense of direction into the present disarray of undergraduate education. (Author/RK)

Author described several differences among the conditions of young people in the United States, China, and Israel and suggested that the Coleman Report asked more of our own culture than can be attained. (Editor/RK)

This article discusses the trend in developing countries toward excessive investments in education and some consequences. (PD)

A discussion of some of the possible cultural effects of American satellites over Africa. (HB)

The purpose of this article is to suggest new developments in the teaching of the American History Survey which may reduce that historical inevitability that students are supposedly bound to repeat. (Author/RK)

Article evaluated programs created to coordinate the Federal effort in education research and development. (Author/RK)

This article has briefly described the democratization process of decision-making in Finnish secondary education. (Author)