Current responses to the potential of information technology for education are analyzed. Further large-scale explorations of information technology's potential are necessary to create a responsible base on which to construct "l'ecole informatisse" (schooling that prepares pupils for life in the Information Society). (Author/CJ)

Tested the hypothesis that undergraduate teacher education students enrolled in a first course in educational foundations demonstrate limited understanding and knowledge of the field of professional education. A designed 15-item multiple choice course pretest was administered to 97 undergraduate teacher education students. Results confirmed the…

Argues that recent theories of development are flawed because (1) they assert that social justice and economic development are compatible educational aims and (2) they give insufficient attention to the political contexts of policy-making. Part of a theme issue on the World Bank Paper and Third World educational development. (SJL)

Argues that the World Bank Education Sector Policy Paper (1980) presents a confused and simplistic view of the role of language in education. Advocates a more research-based approach, including cost-benefit analysis of language policy options. Part of a theme issue on the Policy Paper and Third World development. (SJL)

This study to determine the extent to which agricultural education research conducted from 1974-1977 was addressing the important identified concerns of the profession found that top-priority areas of curriculum development, teacher education, and evaluation were being researched by the profession. (LRA)

Discusses the 60-year history of Soviet pedagogical science which was born of the 1917 October revolution. Strong aspects have been the relevance of education and the improvement of labor and polytechnical training. Soviet pedagogy has been subdivided into various fields and its research sphere has been expanded. (AM)

Presented are the author's impressions of the status of chemical education during the period from the mid-fifties to late sixties. (HM)

This article concerns the limitations of behavioral performance analysis as it is currently conceptualized by many educational technologists, presents a new paradigm for classifying responses, and suggests a more holistic model for human performance analysis that incorporates elements of developmental, behavioral, and cognitive psychology. (Author)

Presents an overview of the fiscal year 1980 budget for science education programs of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Broad goals of the NSF science education programs and budget highlights are also discussed. (HM)

Intends to show that there is something rotten in the state of education generally and particularly in that of the sciences. The author contends that science pedagogues should lead the current research and development of new ideas. (HM)

Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients of concentration are used to measure the extent to which school places are uniformly distributed between provinces in Papua New Guinea. For the period studied, the distribution has become significantly more uniform, in keeping with the nation's planning objectives for more equal educational opportunity.…

This essay analyzes the Proceedings of the Conference for Education in the South for the years 1898-1914, in light of recent reinterpretations of the Southern education movement. (Author/SJL)

Independent schools are in an excellent position to meet what may be the key educational challenge of the 1980s--maintaining a balance between intellectual/academic education, realistic/practical education, and ethical education. (SB)

The author delineates five stages in the development of international cooperation in education from before World War II to the 1970s. (SJL)

Given the constraints on educational development, the author sees the introduction of educational technology (broadly defined) as the only course for improving conditions. He describes a practical example in the Hungarian National Center for Educational Technology, which has broad functions in research and development, dissemination, and teacher…