As part of the Learn and Serve America Program of the Corporation for National Service, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has helped develop campus-based programs that have instigated a growing community college service learning network. Ten colleges, selected in a national competition for grants ranging from $2,000 to $12,000…

The international community is increasingly defining education as an essential human right, a force for social change, and a path towards international peace and security. This report on the well-being of the world's children focuses on the efforts of the international community to ensure that all children enjoy their human right to a high-quality…

Approaches, designs, and techniques for evaluating educational programs and projects are discussed in this volume. Evaluation has become a permanent concern both for those who determine the major orientation of social and economic policies and for those who are charged with their implementation. The volume is divided into three integrated and…

The evolution of Montgomery College (MC), in Maryland, has taken place in four chronological phases: the founding years (1946-1950); the years of establishment of the college (1950-1965); the years of transition and development (1965-1980); and the period of college consolidation and enhancement (1980 to the present). The college was established…

Vocational education and training in Finland consists of prevocational education at the preprimary and comprehensive school levels and formal vocational training at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Prevocational education aims to foster children's harmonious personality development by integrating handicraft and practical subjects teaching…

The Danish education system undergoes constant alterations due to the changes in the Danish society but maintains characteristic features through each educational reform. Section 1 provides a main outline of the education system for primary and lower secondary education, general upper secondary education, vocational education, and higher…

This book focuses on the past, present, and future of the national framework for the recognition of access courses in the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 is an introduction that discusses framework studies and framework features. Chapter 2 is a review of the bodies appointed to plan and oversee the scheme at the center, including an examination of the…

A total of 55 teachers, 5 administrators, 8 pupil services staff members, 3 parents, and 10 student leaders responded to a career guidance improvement survey at Brashear High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) by grouping 12 competencies into 3 career development competencies to be included in the local standards: (1) self-knowledge; (2)…

This book analyses the debate on the structure of higher education in Germany, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and Australia during the past 3 decades. Structural patterns or models are systematized and the way in which different countries have solved their problems in organizing higher education are…

At all levels in the Kingdom of Thailand, education has played various roles in the country's war on illiteracy. A strong commitment by the Thai government combined with a social value structure which has supported the concept of education has helped the people of Thailand achieve a near 90% literacy rate. To provide a model for similar countries…

The mission of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is to help others improve outcomes for children, youth, and adults by providing research and development assistance to schools and communities. In this 1990 annual report of the NWREL to its members, the seven areas of emphasis that guide the planning of NWREL activities for…

Differences in journalism education across the world reflect differences in political, economic, and social environments. Journalism education in the United States, which began in the age of progressivism and reflected the values of the time, has emphasized the press's objectivity and independence, an independence built on its reliance on…

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of instructional evaluations by principals and their attitudes toward the supervisory conference. It also sought to determine whether teachers' attitudes are affected by six different variables: race, age, sex, years of teaching, level of assignment, and…

This paper describes the "District Level Indicators Supporting Quality Schools" and gives suggestions on the use of the instrument. The indicators were developed from research on effective schools and focus on activities and policies supporting quality schools. The instrument is a series of statements of goals, practices, policies, and…

Background information on the relationship between educational laboratories, research and development (R&D) centers, and the National Institute of Education (NIE) is presented. Attention is directed to: (1) the authorizing legislation for and the subsequent creation of the laboratories and centers; (2) a chronology of selected major events…