Data from an earlier study, a survey of 215 adults that identified six factors deterring participation in adult education, were reanalyzed. The resulting typology describes 5 types of nonparticipants: people deterred by personal problems, lack of confidence, educational costs, lack of interest in formal education, and lack of interest in available…

Suggests that "relevance education"--vocational agricultural education designed for rural communities in developing nations--has failed not only because rural parents hope their children will advance in employment, but also because parents value education for its own sake. Reviews the literature and a Sri Lankan study. Contains 27…

Discusses the U.S. Department of Education's role as "America's best teacher," with the responsibility to provide national leadership and expertise on educational issues. Suggests that the department must support national education initiatives, such as the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, at the state and local level to help teachers,…

Argues that teachers of children and adolescents with deafness, especially prelingual deafness, need to put greater emphasis on their students' English language skills. Students with deafness need to be fully literate in English so that they can succeed in their academic and vocational endeavors. (MDM)

Analysis of studies on predictors of people's attitudes toward gifted education reveals that about 50 variables have been examined as potential sources of differences, but not a single variable emerges as a substantial explanatory factor. Major methodological problems in the studies are identified and proposals for future research are offered.…

This article demonstrates that colleges and universities can conduct effective market research using in-house resources, using a recent market research study conducted by the admissions department of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Institutions often avoid market research when embarking on a marketing program because of perceived…

A study analyzed constructs surrounding 45 Nepalese master's students' approaches to and conceptions of learning. Interviews indicated that few students had more than a low level of insight into their learning processes, most used surface learning strategies, and most achieved low-level learning outcomes. Findings cast doubt on the construct…

Calls for careful but unemotional criticism of "The Bell Curve." Notes that: three chapters that deal with the IQ-race relationship have received most critical attention; genetically based racial categories do not exist; disadvantaged minority-group students have achieved success in Catholic schools with high expectations of students;…

Discusses social and cultural factors affecting the educational attitudes and performance of immigrant students in Europe (e.g., sociocultural environment, home standard of living, family's migration history, and history of the individual). Explores the inability of the school system in French-speaking Belgium to manage ethnic and social plurality…

Two primary school teachers discuss their efforts to develop portfolios that can become everyday classroom tools. They note, among other things, that teachers need to be flexible about what is included in the portfolios, develop appropriate benchmarks for different grade levels, model portfolio instructions, and discuss the portfolios with…

Questioned 182 Malaysian high school students about the role of English in Malaysian society. Results found that English for academic functions, such as further education abroad and improving one's knowledge, received the highest support, while social functions, such as using English to communicate with one's family and friends, received the…

Critiques the idea that standard British or American English is the only model for second language instruction, arguing that successful English language teaching in nonnative contexts, such as in India, must address the relationship between the forms that English manifests and its speakers' perception of reality and the nature of their cultural…

Examines the views of U.S. teacher education students and teacher educators regarding the broad goals of schooling. Uses data from "The Study of the Education of Educators" regarding 2,947 teacher candidates and 1,217 teacher educators nationwide. Finds progressive/liberal views the most popular, though teachers were less conservative…

Despite its relatively recent introduction as part of a liberal arts curriculum, dance education is beginning to be recognized as a serious discipline that fosters a more diversely developed mind and the ability to look critically at cultural symbols. (MSE)

Analysis of literature concerning approaches to studying in higher education suggests that these vary systematically from one culture to another. Two common orientations are distinguished: comprehension of meaning of learning materials, and reproduction of them. The former is consistent and coherent, the latter fragmented and variable according to…