Reviews the Democratic Republic of Zaire in geographic, economic, demographic, historical, and educational terms and concludes that to date the reorganization required by new policy goals has been implemented by "fiat." The government of Zaire needs to fashion an authentic process of educational planning. (Author/WM)

Develops the role of politics and the need for political leadership in civil rights legislation and enforcement policies. (DW)

Careers of women in educational administration differ from those of their male counterparts. Women encounter career barriers in educational organizations. This paper presents case studies of three female principals, two from California and one from Pennsylvania. The first case describes a woman whose tenure was ended with a negotiated reassignment…

This report discusses whole language, portraying it as a philosophy of education with three basic premises: (1) learning in school ought to incorporate what is known about learning outside of school; (2) teachers should base curricular decisions on what is known, they should possess and be driven by a vision of literacy, they should use…

Teachers need to become active participants in the political processes that have an impact on the quality of schooling. In order to be effective agents in the public forum, teacher candidates need to acquire the knowledge and skills that are derived from a solid grounding in the foundations of education. The areas of study commonly associated with…

All aspects of school elections ranging from the nuts and bolts of campaign organization and media relations to effective long-term strategies to sustain community support for school funding and board member leadership comprise the 11 chapters of this two-part book. The first part offers an overview of board member election campaigns and effective…

A study of the Michigan Education Trust (MET) advance tuition prepayment plan was conducted to generate a demographic profile of current MET enrollees, compare the profile with that of the general population on certain characteristics, and identify any shifts in participant patterns from the first and second rounds of enrollment. Study findings…

This study provides a comprehensive history of state education in England and Wales and asks why state education was delayed longer in these two countries than in other developed nations. Section 1 provides a history of early church and private schools and traces Britain's educational development up to the reforms of 1988. From the year 600 to…

Two essays are presented in this monograph, the first in a series of publications examining educational finance and using Illinois data. After an introduction, the first essay replies to a "Forbes" magazine cover story on educational finance that asks if education is economically efficient. The central theme is that the maintenance of a…

Free elections are one of the fundamental principles of any parliamentary democracy. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Basic Law, stipulates in its article 20(2) that "all state authority emanates from the people" who exercise that authority "by means of elections and referendums and through special…

This document contains 83 listings and descriptions of courses in the politics of education, education policy, and education policy analysis. Intended to be a reference to current course instructors and individuals about to teach classes in educational politics or policy analysis, the compilation is based upon course syllabuses, catalog…

As part of a larger study of the efficacy of the local boards of trustees for California's community colleges, the chief executive officer (CEO) of each community college district was surveyed to determine what proportion of the more than 400 board members in the state were women, what the current or recent vocations of the board members were, and…

Inspired by Franz Kafka's predatory leopard anecdote, this speech explores the plight of Canadian secondary school principals trying to meet students' educational needs within the constraints imposed by politics and finance. A cross-country survey of 60 principals disclosed some typical problems. Principals must be reponsive to public opinion…

As early as elementary school, a Japanese child faces a sequence of narrowing choices for an occupational future. Through decisions on further schooling, curriculum, and job entry, earlier choices severely restrict later ones. Usually, men go to four-year universities to study engineering or social sciences. Women generally attend two-year…

To have any impact on policy, educational research in Singapore must often be conducted and reported in ways compatible with the preconceptions of the national government's educational policy-makers. Still, the situation facing researchers currently is preferable to that existing before 1979, when the Goh Report recommended major reforms in…