Reviews the various conflicts that have occurred between the traditional and reformist elements in Japanese moral education since the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the time when Japan began to shift toward a modern society and political system. Attempts to clarify the special characteristics of moral education in Japan. (GEA)

Addresses the impact of Australia's National Policy on Languages and on multicultural programs through the 1990s. Traces key themes and phases in Australian multiculturalism applied to education, highlighting the role of language issues in each phase. Concludes that, although multiculturalism is not synonymous with multilingualism, language issues…

Seeks to explain why the kindergarten movement, in theory and in practice, found greater support in the United States than in Germany, the country of its origin. Concludes that this kindergarten case study shows the importance of comparative studies to our understanding of the relationship of women's status and feminist ideology to other aspects…

Provides a historical look at the community college, discussing the early form and function of the junior college, figures involved in community college development, external factors affecting the community college, and current efforts to reassess the community college mission. (LAL)

Investigates the educational technologies that could and/or should be introduced into higher education in developing nations. Examines how educational technologies--affected by engineering, industry, and educational personnel--could be used to attain certain objectives. Suggests change approaches and indicates research avenues needed. (TRS)

Describes how Prince George's County Public Schools developed one of the first voluntary desegregation programs in the country. The developmental stages of the program's beginning in 1985 were ahead of schedule; as a result, they have accelerated the program in 1986 and added new specialty schools. (MD)

Modernization of the United States during the nineteenth century involved both the heavy mechanization of agriculture and the gradual expansion of agricultural settlement. Each of these changes reduced the economic role of children in society and, thereby, altered the need and demand for education. (RM)

Discusses the needs and problems of English departments identified by the MLA's l982 "Report of the Commission on the Future of the Profession." Discusses the "traditional" and "nontraditional" aspects of humanities education, disciplinary and general education, and the political, economic, and intellectual upheavals…

Briefly traces the development of the Australian educational system, focusing on the diffuse and pervasive influence of the United States on the system. Specific effects at the levels of ideology and structure are noted. (JN)

Provides a summary of national reports and studies and a synthesis of the main proposals for schooling reform. Includes a historical perspective of educational reform movements, a response to this issue from the counseling profession perspective, and alternative proposals for educational reform. (LLL)

The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed the early development of universities in the United States. What emerged was an institution pledged to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge incorporating both the liberal arts and the professions. The tension between professional education and the liberal arts is discussed. (MLW)

Outlining educational problems, the author believes that the development of leadership is needed. He presents steps for preservice and inservice teacher education aimed at leadership development. (MD)

Examines, as a case study, the influence of notions of cultural adaptation in the education of the Maori people of New Zealand and the extent to which the African experience, in particular, was influential in contributing to the shape of Maori educational policy. (Author/RK)