Focuses on questions about the Knowledge Age; surveys needed skills, theoretical supports, and main features of this new learning landscape. Examines three current models of reform and discusses a fourth alternative that arises out of new demands of the Knowledge Age. Discusses critical work to be done in bringing educational technology to the…

This evaluation of Library Power for the international community is based on two questions: (1) What lessons can be learned from countries with different educational systems and can the international school library community utilize any part of the outcome of the Library Power project?; and (2) Are the questions that Library Power addressed…

Presents a list of pre-conditions--or readiness criteria--that must be in place before a higher education institution can successfully implement an information technology-based redesign effort and thus see a return on its investment. Includes examples of the ways that different institutions have met these criteria. (AEF)

A Norwegian study of 81 schools in 42 randomly selected municipalities suggests that the principal can promote school development activities among teaching staff by actively creating an innovative school culture. This role (and central-office support) may be more important in secondary than in elementary schools. (Contains 39 references.) (MLH)

Explores educational inequalities in France, employing data collected for cohorts born between 1919 and 1973, a period of educational expansion. Findings show a shift in social inequalities, from entry into lower secondary school to entry into "lycee" (upper secondary school leading to the baccalaureate). Policy implications are…

Maintains that multicultural education is a key element in the ongoing struggle to solve current educational problems. Presents Banks's (1988) phases in the evolution of multicultural education. Examines three developmental models describing the implementation of multicultural education for their usefulness in assessing the current stage of…

Using 1980-81 and 1990-91 Household Survey data, analyzes educational expansion in Spain, estimating earnings equations for male family heads and comparing rates of return-to-education. Decomposes changes in men's average earnings to assess the contribution of population structure variations and pay-system changes. Returns to secondary education…

Articles include: "Philosophy of Design, Design Education, and Educational Design: Introduction to the Special Issue"; "Opaque and Articulate Design"; "The Problem of Character in Design Education: Liberal Arts and Professional Specialization"; "'Dasein' Versus Design: The Problematics of Turning Making into…

The impact of new digital technologies on traditional broadcasting and television offer a valuable opportunity to revisit educational and public broadcasting partnerships. Examples of areas in which public television can help education include: pedagogy, standards, assessment, teacher training and support; digital television; intellectual property…

The knowledge supply model depicts the dynamics of change and patterns of knowledge supply and demand in economic sectors. Its elements are knowledge characteristics, organizational specificity of knowlwege, value of knowledge, and level of suppliers' knowledge. Learning organizations can use the model to tailor products and servers to knowledge…

Proposes a framework for the design and development of higher education electronic learning systems that focuses less on technology delivery than on university context, teacher views of learning, course planning, and teaching strategies. (SK)

The author shares ways technology may empower students and how it has enabled her as a teacher to expand beyond some of the traditional boundaries for writing, reading, and assessment. In the discussion, the importance of economic and environmental equity and the need for theory to inform pedagogy are emphasized. (AEF)

Distance educators participated in a Delphi study to identify and rank future research and evaluation needs/issues. The study focused on planning for distance education; structuring decisions required for distance education; the implementation process; and evaluation needs in documenting outcomes. Four themes emerged: cooperation and collaboration…

Demonstrates how the Gestalt Approach can be useful in facilitating systems design for educational change. This approach focuses on awareness of the process that the group is involved with and helps to create an environment where individual and group concerns can be integrated and harmonized. Discusses the "Cycle of Experience" and…

Describes the formation of early childhood education in the South Pacific, particularly attempts to adapt the educational context and materials to the existing culture. Discusses training workshops for teachers that include making classroom materials, field trips, and culturally significant research and creative projects. (JPB)