Shifts in funding priorities at the National Institute of Education may indicate significant changes in the types of activities NIE will support in coming years. Less emphasis will be placed on curriculum development activities and more on research and strengthening others' development capabilities and efforts. (Author)

An account is given of the growth of education in Indian schools in the last 25 years, of the place of biology in the curriculum, the facilities available, and of the qualifications and methods of training of biology teachers. (Author/MA)

Last spring a number of educational organizations were asked by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, to comment on the recently completed OECD Report. Here is the comment prepared by the CEA. (Editor)

Recognizes the fact that an elaboration of a particular theory of education and of the position film studies occupy within the educational system will determine system strategies and understanding. (MH)

Past, present, and future trends concerning behavioral objectives. Topics include: the nature and roles of objectives, conceptual objectives for domain-referenced education, and objectives for instructional and evaluation design. (DAG)

Discusses the involvement of the Dutch government in the provision of funds for universities with the focus on international cooperation. (Editor/RK)

Describes the commitment of Unesco to developing adult education programs worldwide. Discussed are historical background, objectives and strategies, program content, and relationship between adult education and other educational branches of the social environment. (AV)

The French Enlightenment spawned intellectual activities and concepts that had positive impact on the genesis and development of special education, including altering societal perceptions of handicapped persons, devising training methods still used today, and imbuing special education with a spirit of hope and optimism. (Author/CB)

Describes the Enterprise High (Michigan) program for school dropouts. Supported by the United States Department of Labor, the program centers on teaching students how to earn a living and how to manage life. Includes an outline of the school's basics and references. (MD)

The author discusses the problem of worldwide illiteracy, suggesting that literacy rates strongly influence quality of life and lifespan. He describes the problem's size and scope and discusses the politics of literacy. He also criticizes the National Adult Literacy Initiative as being mostly rhetoric and little action. (CH)

Reviews the rapid development of primary education in Nigeria and contends that such rapid development has kept the number of untrained teachers in Nigerian primary schools at a substantial level. Examines the causes of and possible solutions to this problem. (BSR)

Discusses the history of seven reform proposals made since 1959 regarding reducing the degree of specialization in upper-secondary education in England and Wales. Analyzes the reasons for their failure, finding that lack of any control (central or local) of curriculum has inhibited efforts to determine actual school happenings and has made…

Describes an environmental studies model which was used to optimize both central and school-based curricula teams. Identifies the main implementation problems as the need to identify local sources of knowledge, the need to train teachers in choosing modular curriculum units, and working with groups on a realistic project and project evaluation.…

Describes the origin of the project method and questions the educational and political intentions Calvin M. Woodward had when he introduced manual training and the project idea. Examines the project method's history and rise to significance when, around 1900, it became the sole means of manual education. (GEA)

Examines the arguments of E. D. Hirsch (and others) who argue for a return to basic education. Proposes John Dewey's program of educational reform as a sensible response to the current neoconservative discourse of crisis. (MS)