The primary goals of the Texas Education Agency's Educational Technologies Providing Increased Learning Opportunities for Texas Students (Ed Tech PILOTS) are to employ technology to more efficiently and effectively delivery information to students and teachers to enhance the efficacy of classroom instruction. This interim report discusses the…

This study predicted student achievement based on need for developmental study, investigating different students' types of censoring; variables influencing student achievement; and whether developmental study was appropriate for realizing student achievement. Participants were 403 community college students. Achievers were students who within four…

This paper presents an historical perspective on the development of educational delivery systems, and then turns to the challenges of the information age and the issues of developing new delivery systems in this challenging environment. The paper discusses the fragility of power sources and of the networked world; technological weaknesses; freedom…

This document focuses on Web-based courses for high school students. First discussed is the use of technology as a potential solution to address two needs: the need to increase the number of Advanced Placement courses and core mathematics and sciences courses; and the need to improve instruction. Efforts by universities and private, for-profit…

This document focuses on the mission, goals, and accomplishments of the Milken Exchange on Education Technology, an organization that is dedicated to creating a national agenda to advance innovative and effective uses of learning technology in elementary and secondary schools. The following key questions related to learning technology are…

This paper examines Australian progress in addressing the implications of two certainties about the 21st century--change will be a constant, and it will be a century of data and information abundance. The focus is on the higher education sector, consisting of 36 public and two private universities. Topics discussed include: (1) characteristics of…

Enrollment simulation and planning (ESP) is centered on the use of statistical models to describe how and why college enrollments fluctuate. College planners may use this approach with confidence to simulate any number of plausible future scenarios. Planners can then set a variety of possible college actions against these scenarios, and examine…

One possible explanation for Australia's technical and further education's (TAFE's) defensiveness in its relationship with higher education is its lack of a secure definition since its foundation by the Kangan committee. Perhaps vocational education could found its identity on another characteristic. Neither an analysis of various definitions of…

Research reports and articles on the effectiveness of technology in the student learning environment reflect a variety of opinions and conclusions. Educators who are making decisions about the use of technology will want to examine research results with the following questions in mind: Do research results and expert opinions support the continued…

This bulletin represents an innovation in U. S. Office of Education procedures in the writing of publications, since it has been produced by the cooperative effort of 12 students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and their instructor in English. Because of the many requests from seventh- and eighth-grade rural school pupils for a brief…

"Education in Taiwan (Formosa)" is based mostly on official reports of the Ministry of Education published in Taiwan, including other official and private reports which are not yet published. The text has been supplemented with additional data and information obtained from other official sources and through interviews with Chinese…

Discussed is the role of nonformal education in relation to six concerns in educational development faced by developing nations: (1) universalization of primary education, (2) post-primary educational opportunities, (3) early childhood care and education, (4) relevance of school experience, (5) efficient use of scarce resources, and (6)…

As educational systems evolved from consumption or culture-transmission devices to systems of investment in individuals, the rationale for public expenditure on education should have undergone a concomitant radical transformation. Instead, investment in many countries is still guided by political, cultural, and consumption criteria, resulting in…

Provides findings from a literature review and a national survey conducted to establish a profile of the curricula, faculty, and students in two-year agricultural occupational programs. Shows similarities and differences among postsecondary occupational programs. Reveals that agricultural programs began and operated without benefit of organized…

This paper describes and analyzes the accelerated growth of educational research activity in Latin America over the last decade. The role of scholarly journals, existing networks, international aid, and improved training are considered. Appendices list characteristics of Latin American educational journals and organizations sponsoring…