Examines the value of a university education for youth. University education is not desirable for every student graduating from high school. However, students who would benefit from an expanded life of the mind in terms of quality of their lives should not be discouraged from undertaking a liberal arts education. (Author/BEF)

This article discusses general aims of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project and offers a case study of a primary school in Mexico City. (Author/DB)

Calls for increased and systematic efforts in educational research to provide for meeting the new tasks of education. Enumerates five types of changing conditions that affect schools and colleges today. Emphasizes that educational development, evaluative research, and wide utilization of new knowledge are essential to the attainment of new…

Investigates the founding of the social studies curriculum and suggests that researchers have tended to offer overly simplistic interpretations. Urges that researchers pay more attention to reassessing the role of historians in secondary social studies from 1890 to 1911, evaluating the broad institutional relationships of high schools and…

Presents views of the opponents and supporters of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematics Institute. (HM)

With the concept of lifelong education as the leading principle in planning and developing educational systems, the author outlines the four areas of adult education in Finland (supplementing general basic education, adult vocational education, developing citizenship, and individual self-development) and the demands placed on the educational…

Notes the dearth of journalism education in South Asia, offering reasons and possible solutions. (RL)

Presents a brief description of 10 current videodisc projects being conducted in the United States as examples of educational applications of this technology. Issues and problems associated with the videodisc are discussed as they relate to various projects. (JEG)

Case studies concerning the impact of the "traditional sector" of higher education and "nonformal" education upon regional development are presented. The interplay between education and regional developments, effects of education on aspects of cultural and social mobilization, and problems of control that result from…

An overview of the development of kindergartens in Israel. (CM)

Describes the compulsory program of in-service education for school leaders in Sweden and analyzes the nature of developmental processes and how they can be applied to schools and to the role of the headmaster. (Author/IRT)

Describes a project to stimulate international understanding among preschool and primary school children in Finland. Specific objectives include to stimulate commitment to human rights, increase self-confidence among pupils, give students a realistic view of the world, and help students become aware of increasing global interdependence. (DB)

Literature reviews suggest that Mexican-American students place more emphasis on cooperation and group than on individual achievement. Education may be enhanced when teachers reinforce "successful behavior." Problems may arise using U.S.-based theories of "democratic" leadership styles because Mexican-American culture places emphasis on…

This essay is the first of a series of papers about historically important innovators in elementary school science. It presents a brief survey of Wilbur Samuel Jackman's life and describes his ideas about elementary school science and how he put them into practice. (HM)

There is mounting evidence that the best way to serve the needs of both educators and of enlightened change is to adopt a highly flexible, interpersonal approach with a bare minimum of preconceptions and organizational props. (MM)