This report describes the Long-Term Benefits of Head Start (LTBHS) study designed to address questions regarding the long-term effects of the Head Start program on the children and families served. Following the introduction, Chapter 2 presents a review of the research on Head Start, focusing on Head Start Planned Variation research, major…

While transfer of information to practice is a goal of professional development programs for educators, the gap between learning of new information and application to practice continues to be problematic. Synthesizing theoretical viewpoints of innovation adoption and diffusion theory, normative re-education strategies, self-efficacy theory and…

This bulletin on the schools of Scandinavia, Finland, and Holland covers the following topics: (1) The war in its effects on the schools of Scandinavia; (2) Norway: General characteristics of the school system; School gardens; School welfare activities: Speech forms in the schools; Teachers' pensions; War conditions and the schools; Present trend…

This bulletin notes that Scotland has long cherished the ideal of a comprehensive school system, with education available to everyone according to his ability to profit from it. This document provides a brief historical background, then proceeds to describe: (1) Administration; (2) General School Provisions; (3) Preschool or Nursery Education; (4)…

In Fall 2004, the Pell Institute released the first "Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education." The inaugural report was well-received, including praise from the higher education community, press coverage, and policymaker discussions of the issues and data presented in the report. We present this second report with the goal of…

The Appalachian Regional Commission voted its commitment, including $1 million funding, to help states upgrade employment/basic skills to address current labor market needs, create new jobs in the region, and increase productivity. Also voted to support extension of the Vocational Education Act. Research priorities included modernizing vocational…

Since independence in 1947, India's educational goals have included expansion, improved quality, and equal opportunity. The author analyzes India's successes and failures in reaching these goals in the context of its limited economic resources, the traditional educational values of its people, and its traditionally stratified social system. (SJL)

Compares the educational systems, particularly nonformal education, of India and China, and the impact on education of sociopolitical factors, history, government, ideology, languages, and cultures. Includes differences and similarities in educational facilities, personnel, methods, some national statistics, and charts of the education systems in…

Describes the many government-sponsored training programs and facilities operated by a large German chemical company, in-plant and in their vocational school and laboratories, which provide vocational training and employment opportunities in various trades for school leavers as well as advanced training for skilled workers. (MF)

Overviews work in genre theory and its application to first and second language instruction and differentiates three traditions in genre theory: English for specific purposes, North American New Rhetoric studies, and Australian systemic functional linguistics. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of genre theory for English…

Describes an assessment model as applied in an English for academic purposes, pre-university English as a Second Language writing program that allows teachers to set standards while promoting learner self- and peer-assessment. Points out that this model encourages learner control while keeping performance-based standards at desirable levels. (13…

Examined developmental differences in evidence evaluation skills among school children, non-college educated adults, and college students, utilizing plant growth variables. Found that children were more strongly influenced by prior beliefs and missing data than were the two adult groups. Age and educational differences were found in the…

Studied associations between type of placement in out-of-home care (kinship versus nonrelative) and selected outcomes in adulthood. Found few differences in adult functioning despite significant differences in functioning during care between children in kinship care and those in nonrelative family foster care. (Author/SD)

Provides an annotated bibliography of Norse mythology (picture books, collections, fiction, and information books), highlights prose and poetry resources for adults, and outlines independent and group activities in drama, art, social studies, and language arts. (PEN)

Reports on increased federal funding for education, training, employment, environmental, and natural resources programs for 1997. Focuses on how various types of rural areas are affected. Education programs received large increases; most programs benefit low-income students, hence rural poverty areas. Six tables and figures show funding increases…