Analyzes developments in the Western Australia educational system between 1983 and 1989, a period of dramatic, unprecedented change. Shows how patterns of control are underpinned and shaped by ideologies existing in a wider sociopolitical context. Major changes proceeded from opposing ideological strands--a social imperative that ultimately became…

Discusses how, like Australia, Canadian higher education has experienced large-scale cuts in government funding, the deregulation of tuition and general cost shifting to students, inability to accommodate increased student demand, faculty "brain drain" and shortages, and an erosion of public policy toward viewing higher education as a…

Discusses issues in conceptualising the education of poor and marginalized adults in Latin America. Notes that education is key to sustainable development, peace, and stability. Argues that reconceptualization of adult education, informed by an understanding of everyday work practices, helps to understand ways in which education contributes to…

Surveys the degree to which the managerial subjectivity predominates in composition studies, distorting the field's understanding of "materialism" and "critique" to the point that it consistently attempts to offer "solutions" to its "labor problem" without accounting for the historical reality of organized academic labor. Claims that "change" in…

A review of "Contentious Curricula: Afrocentrism and Creationism in American Public Schools," by Amy Binder, claims it is a valuable analysis that employs a social movement perspective to uncover the dynamics involved in proposals for and the politics of curriculum change, especially in highly contested curriculum areas. (Contains 13…

The Netherlands has a flourishing, quantitatively sophisticated effectiveness research base that seems relatively unused within practice and abused by the political sphere. Dutch studies evince context specificity (while failing to replicate some validated school-effectiveness factors), sophisticated theoretical formulation, multiple-level…

A former student of Stanley Moore, a Reed College (Oregon) faculty member fired in 1954 for his refusal to reveal whether or not he was a member of the Communist Party, has written a 90-page essay recounting and criticizing the incident and its aftermath. Moore hopes the article will put the issue to rest. (MSE)

Specifies some of the conflicts in philosophies, values, and priorities regarding scientific knowledge present in the development of science education curriculum standards through the use of the "Science for All Americans project." Excerpts interviews to identify key issues. Examines interest groups concerned with controversial issues…

Interviews with parents of British students moving to secondary schools in one district investigated relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and families' activities within school quasi-markets. Relationships were complex and multifaceted. There were strong relationships between both SES and educational level and the degree of family…

Uses the example of Reading Recovery to examine how remedial reading programs can function to preserve the status quo by protecting the structures of schooling, which so effectively serve the needs of some students better than others and thus so effectively restrict access to social goods to members of dominant groups. (SR)

Case studies of the influence of three teacher education centers on teacher education within the context of party politics in Spain. (Contains 27 references.) (PKP)

Discusses the complexity of barriers keeping nontraditional students out of higher education, then examines the United Kingdom government's proposals (contained in "Excellence Challenge") to widen participation. Identifies underlying "simplistic" assumptions about targeting and selection of students and benefits of…

Discusses an organizational paradox: How can staff be led in ways that enable them to become autonomous followers? Discusses this leadership vision in the light of contemporary trends in society, politics, governance, and culture and the efforts to promote and stress the managerial aspects of school leadership. (Contains 28 references.)…

Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith--Maori researcher, educator, and activist--discusses key moments in the journey toward decolonization of Maori education, the impact of her book about decolonizing research methodologies, the concept of postcolonialism, challenges to the sustainability of social and educational change, disrupting the power relation…

A balance must be maintained between what students want and what they should receive in educational institutions. If teachers forget that they possess more knowledge of teaching than the lay public, especially politicians, or downplay their own importance in education, they abrogate their professionalism and weaken their ability to contend with…