Education in Singapore is centrally controlled by the Ministry of Education and is financed almost entirely by the government. Boys and girls have equal access to education, and most of the primary and secondary schools and junior colleges are coeducational. There is complete freedom of choice of language of instruction: Malay, Chinese, Tamil, or…

Since the Imperial decree in 1974, Iran has been engaged in implementing an educational policy which promotes equal educational opportunities for all its children. On the primary level, free education and one free meal daily has created an increase in enrollments in rural areas. Religious minorities, who receive free education, are allowed to…

The relationship between the secondary education system and wider political, economic, and sociocultural developments in Africa is examined. Special emphasis is given to the problems of political ideology and education in Zambia; but as Zambian socialist ideology and educational history show similarities to other African nations, the author's…

This annotated bibliography lists 102 selected educational materials in Pakistan covering the period July through September 1974. The materials are drawn from a variety of Pakistani journals, newspapers, and government publications. The entries are organized into 26 categories: Administration, Organization, and Financing of Education; Childhood…

A selection of extracts of studies compiled to document the UNESCO report, "Learning to Be," illustrates different aspects of the problems of education throughout the world. The studies for the report are intended to assist governments in formulating national strategies for educational development. They are written by people well known in their…

English language annotations of newspapers and government publications covering educational materials of interest to North Africans to 1) raise the consciousness of their Islamic and Arabic heritages (Arabization) and 2) to adapt education to the problems of the multilingual population are included in this bibliography. Citations are categorized…

Five models are postulated for interpreting the three historical stages in the development of compulsory schooling in the United States. These three stages include (1) a symbolic stage where compulsory public school education began to gain strength but lacked enforcement procedures, (2) a bureaucratic phase beginning around 1900 where new…

The final volume of a four-volume study focuses on community use of cable television systems. Four separate aspects are discussed extensively: the possibilities of public access, use in municipal service applications, uses in education, and a guide for education planners. Each section contains several appendixes and the education sections include…

The two essays that make up this discussion paper explore the cultural implications for non-formal education. "Modes of Intervention" examines the typical fashion in which nations have aided the development of other nations through technical assistance. This mode comes from the assumption that a modern nation has special knowledge to…

The goal of the Nigerian school system in the context of national integration, modernization, and stability is social equalitarianism and welfare. Also, historically, Nigerian schools have been competitive and Western because of the colonial regime and missionary schools. The pattern remains in independent Nigeria with English literacy and Western…

A 10-point plan based on concepts established by the First National Conference on Career Education, 1973, has been examined by a joint committee of the Prince George's County, Maryland Chamber of Commerce and school system. Concepts outlining current and recommended activities include: (1) exchange programs between business/labor/industrial…

This document includes the descriptions of the 179 projects that received support from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education in 1975-76. The content represents resources for change, not capital resources, but those noncapital resources essential to improvement--people, institutions, and ideas. The Project Directors named are…

Three alternatives for education in the future are presented in the paper, which was initially delivered as a university graduate school lecture. The author first describes three groups of children with different life environments--the advantaged, the silent majority, and the disadvantaged. The significance of possible educational alternatives is…

This booklet provides an analysis of the American educational system from a socialist perspective. Based on the idea that our past and present educational system has been largely determined by the needs and ideology of the capitalist economic system, the author proposes an alternative society and educational system that places human needs above…

This description of the educational system of the German Democratic Republic provides readers interested in comparative education with an overview of the system's organization, fundamental concepts, and objectives since the revision of its structure following World War II. Brief statistical information on the country and its people is followed by…