Describes the extensiveness and characteristics of instructional development activities in higher education as derived from the author's dissertation research, the purpose of which was to develop several models for describing and defining instructional materials production within an instructional development framework. The questionnaire used is…

In 1974 twenty-five students began a program offering a Diploma of Higher Education at the Bulmershe College of Higher Education. Last summer the first students earned their diplomas. Describes the objectives of the program, its content, and the outcome for the students. Suggests what the Dip HE's prospects might be. (Editor/RK)

There has been some disagreement and confusion as to the origins of the 1918 Education Act, one of three major measures of twentieth-century English educational legislation. This article attempts to clarify and resolve that confusion. A fuller understanding of the aims of this important educational legislation is also explored. (Author/RK)

Discusses problems encountered in formal procedures for examining concepts to determine how they might be taught and presents alternate formats for presenting concepts. Nine examples are included. (SL)

A speech to the 1976 annual meeting of the National University Extension Association addresses the problem of who shall control, develop, organize, provide for, and profit from the continuing education of professionals in our society. Attention is given to the concept of professionalism. (WL)

Describes the rise of compulsory schooling in the United States and then views this phenomenon through five different explanatory models. (Editor)

Evaluates the development of a language of movement, known as Labanotation from the inventor's name, Rudolph van Laban. Its importance for the measurement of dance movement was combined with an examination of the Dance Notation Bureau, which started thirty-five years ago. (Author/RK)

This historical and contemporary review of adult educational development in Romania focuses on legislation, government role, the adult education system, formal adult education, and vocational adult education. (WL)

The Draft Medium-Term Plan described covers a 6-year period (1977-1982), and was presented at the 19th Session of the General Conference of Unesco. The plan calls for studies and research which would present a truer picture of the problems of world illiteracy, and would include the establishment and updating of a central file of adult literacy…

Offers a critique of a previous discussion on instructional industrialism in distance education based on instructional design. Topics include the psychological foundations of instructional design, competing paradigms in educational development, behaviorism and cognitivism, theories of learning and the paradigmatic divide, and implications for…

Describes the types and characteristics of New Zealand early childhood education services. Specific areas addressed include: (1) Te Whaariki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum; (2) great outdoors as a feature of early education; (3) education and care centers; (4) kindergartens and playcenters; and (5) Te Kohanga Reo, Maori language and…

Outlines key issues, principles, and planning and development issues for instructional design in virtual learning environments. Addresses new teaching strategies and support for teacher competence with information and communications technology. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

There is a growing interest among academic institutions in collecting, preserving, and creating value-added services from digital content produced in teaching and research. Ohio State University plans to build on existing initiatives to create an institutional repository called the Knowledge Bank. An implementation plan and cost assessment are in…

Describes how school improvement goals align with the Illinois Learning Standards to ultimately develop a school's mathematics goals. Reports that "Math Wizard Wednesdays" were offered as part of a school-wide goal, and as an intervention for students and staff that served as an ongoing reminder of improvement goals. (Contains 11 figures…

Education must disengage from current accountancy concerns and serve learners now and in their real contexts. The massive efficiency of our industrialized apparatus for processing people in formal education prevents us from recognizing that a new approach is needed to satisfy tomorrow's uncertain and unlimited requirements. An international…