This report is part of a larger longitudinal study of 52 educated women, focusing on their education, careers, marriage, and families. Questions focused on major decisions and the influential factors affecting those decisions; educational, occupational, family, and other life goals; most crucial life decisions, why they made them, and how…

Argues against the notion that teachers lack vision, asserting instead that the educational power structure and the realities of teaching every day prevent teachers from being heard or from realizing their visions. Suggests that those urging more outspoken involvement in educational improvement from teachers are overly optimistic. (PGD)

Education in the United States has expanded over the years in the pursuit of two goals: individual growth and societal development. Pursuing these goals simultaneously creates problems in setting educational standards, identifying objectives, and integrating students from varied backgrounds, but continued efforts to reach both goals must be made.…

Presents the results of a survey of differences between perceived academic needs of scholars from the People's Republic of China preparing to go abroad and those who have been in their host country for at least six months. Discusses the implications of these differences for curriculum planners of language training programs. (SED)

Japanese social values make education the central focus of most young people's lives, and make effort the most effective means of achieving success. Japanese education aims at egalitarianism, student motivation, and moral development. Some elements of Japan's educational success may be exportable, but others are too culturally determined. (PGD)

Briefly reviews some of the findings of the 1984 survey of public attitudes toward the provincial education system conducted by Prince Edward Island's School System Review Commission and discusses some of the commission's resulting 94 recommendations for improvement. (PGD)

A discussion of what methods exist, how to introduce a new method, which method is best, interrelationships of programs, and educational philosophy. (HD)

The author considers the British tradition of amateur orchestras and their institutionalization within adult education. Participation motives are discussed, and schools are urged to strike a balance between learning and performance, through performance and rehearsal arrangements, to fulfill the needs of persons who see themselves as musicians…

Two examples were given to illustrate the relationship of community education and teacher training. In the first case an educational foundations program was presented and in the second the organizational structure of a secondary methods course was outlined. (Author/RK)

Is Black English a true language form? A history of its development was discussed with suggestions for language teachers and school systems in meeting the language needs of the black student. (RK)

Research suggests that more than half of high school graduates are not academically prepared for college, yet they do not have significant learning disabilities preventing them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. This timeless bestseller, now in its third edition and updated with new data, recommendations, and observations explores…

The aim of this book is to provide a source for teachers and other professionals working with children and adults with learning difficulties and disabilities that will enable them to: (1) access selected recent and relevant research in the field of learning difficulties, drawn from a range of disciplines and groups of people; (2) reflect on…

The purposes of the 2003 Public Opinion Survey on Education in Indiana are to serve as a standardized approach for reliable measurement of public opinion, to allow for reliable comparisons to results of similar survey research projects, and to provide a research methodology that facilitates replication in the future and comparisons of results…

Background: This study made use of the "Model of Academic Choice" by Meece et al. (1982). It is a general model of academic choice, expectation and value of attitude leading to achievement. The model links achievement with constructs of expectation of success on a task and the subjective value of the task influencing the attitude of…

Chinese society has a unique view of teaching and learning that has evolved from its long history and is heavily embedded in its social and cultural roots. However, no systematic effort has been made to outline how cultural factors such as values and beliefs influence learning. This paper identifies traditional Chinese values and beliefs in…