Traces the career of Carmen Fischer Ramirez, focusing on her work in improving early childhood education in Chile. Reviews her university career, work with the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, and major publications. (AC)

Defines research drift (tendency for research to be located outside teaching departments), teaching drift (isolating teaching into all-teaching institutions), and managerial shift (attempt to move universities from collegial to bureaucratic values). Suggests strategies for an educational approach to professional development to enable higher…

A new wave of European Union programs on lifelong learning focuses on transnational cooperation and improved access. Aims are to increase adults' capacity to play active social roles, develop intercultural awareness, improve employability, and access formal education systems. (SK)

Analyzes the development of LIS (library and information science) research in Denmark since 1985, when research became one of the main activities of the Royal School of Library and Information Science. Outlines the development of the school from a professional school to a university institution, including political, economic, and professional…

Describes how on a continent where much of higher education is in dismal shape, the University of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, has managed to improve its programs, increase enrollments, and attract financial support. (EV)

Explores knowledge management concepts, with a special emphasis on its use as an educational technology. Discusses the need for knowledge management technology in education. Provides a framework that defines an overall approach and process to knowledge management. Offers recommendations for effectively leveraging knowledge management in education.…

By the early 1990s, the countries referred to in the West by the common label of "Soviet satellites" emerged on the world map as independent states. Despite their former Soviet status, most of these states had managed to retain much of their unique, centuries-old educational heritage and traditions, thereby helping to pass on important…

Massachusetts is meeting its constitutional requirement to provide students with an adequate education and does not have to overhaul its school funding formula, the state's highest court ruled in a closely watched case in February 2005. The February 15 decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court surprised many observers, who had expected…

This article examines recent Australian progress in the advancement of a national agenda for developing the quality of school leadership. The article falls into three main sections. First, the reasons for the unprecedented attention devoted to the quality of school leadership in this country are discussed. Secondly, the article describes the…

This article focuses on the relationship between development education/global education and education for sustainability. A short introduction describes the current use of the term "global education" and the different groups working and competing within this area in the development field. In the first part, the history of the concept of "global…

Analysis of interviews using critical incident technique with a sample of leaders in staff and educational development in higher education institutions reveals a limited use of classical problem-solving approaches. However, many leaders are able to articulate ways in which they frame problems. Framing has to do with goals, which may be complex,…

In this article, the author presents Kathy B. Cox, Georgia state schools' superintendent. She has been very conscientious about the needs of teachers and the needs of principals. She has shown creativity by establishing a position at the department to work specifically on raising SAT scores in the state--which ranks last in national comparisons on…

Describes the current status of Palestinian higher education, examining Palestine's history and its impact on education. Discusses recent developments in educational policies, higher education programs, and educational finance. Explains that Palestinian higher education is characterized by poor governance and planning, inadequate finances, rapid…

This note claims that contracting in education can be employed for initiatives of varying sizes and across a range of services. For policy-makers, contracting represents an effective means of introducing accountability in the education system. Contracting can also insulate governments from some of the criticism leveled at privatization. Moreover,…

A randomized evaluation suggests that a program which provided official textbooks to randomly selected rural Kenyan primary schools did not increase test scores for the average student. In contrast, the previous literature suggests that textbook provision has a large impact on test scores. Disaggregating the results by students' initial academic…