The theme of this paper is that in our fragmented society there is little room for the public school as it has developed in the last century. Article considered whether there could be a new consensus for public schools, and, if so, on what might it be grounded? (Author/RK)

If education for all American children and youth is of maximum importance, then we must recognize the great numbers who attend parochial schools--and the fact that their problems can be problems for us all. (Editor)

By means of a questionnaire and discussions among groups of British women aged 25-40 in general education courses, the author investigated three topics: (1) students' perceived and endorsed reasons for attending the course, (2) the problems which they met, and (3) their preferred format and regulations for such a course. (AJ)

Based on his tour of Sweden, the author discusses the cultural, political, and methodological conditions leading to Sweden's highly developed involvement in adult education and recommends for emulation Sweden's emphasis upon student participation, the local coordination by local education councils, and especially, their simple but successful…

A discussion of the value of foreign language instruction and study. New emphases are suggested from the standpoint of language teachers from abroad, English as a second language and bilingual education, and anthropological linguistics. A plea is made for unity in the language profession. (Author/KM)

Using Bloom's taxonomy as the basis for an empirical investigation, this paper examines what engineering students and professionals want from engineering education. Fifty engineering students, from Computer Science and Information Technology courses, were asked to rank activity verbs in order of their impression about frequency of their occurrence…

I have different approaches to this contribution. My concerns as a teacher and a teacher educator are to discuss how we manage to organise for inclusion of the variety of children's mathematics. How do we organise for the mathematics to be included into their mathematics? A message from children about what they expect mathematics to be has impact…

The aim of the OECD activity "The Role of National Qualifications Systems in Promoting Lifelong Learning" is to investigate how qualifications systems influence the volume, distribution and quality of lifelong learning. This paper takes forward thinking about the ways in which qualifications systems can influence participation in lifelong learning…

Affirmative action remains one of the most controversial of social policies in complex democracies. Altman and Promise (1995), in their article entitled "Affirmative Action: The Law of Unintended Consequences," focuses on the phenomenon that almost every action of government, no matter how well intentioned, has unexpected results. They suggest…

Public opinion regarding school-to-career programs was examined in two ways: a review of existing opinion data compiled by various national organizations and state and local school-to-career initiatives and a national survey of the attitudes of 1,200 registered voters. Although few people were familiar with the school-to-career concept, those who…

This study examined what faculty, alumni, and current students at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho thought about the core curriculum and how well it met stated goals. 0n addition, comparisons are offered between BSU students and students at a sample of other four-year institutions. Faculty, alumni, and student surveys were conducted in 1996…

A common call is for education in emerging as well as settled democracies to educate young and not so young learners to become responsible, participatory, and reflective citizens. These calls are based on the assumption that education can play a significant role in educating the youth for citizenship. In this manner education can contribute to the…

These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Head Start Act given on June 9, 1998, before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. The testimony focused on the efficacy of specific programs and activities funded by the Head Start Act, successes and failures, and future needs and directions the…

This short book gives an overview of a curriculum plan, a plan to develop the kind of learners that young children should become. The purpose of this self-directed learner curriculum is to help parents and educators guide young learners so they become capable, purposeful, responsible citizens. It provides an outline of the steps needed to develop…