Taking as its starting point a critique of policy for inclusion which I published 6 years ago after the publication of the Green Paper "Excellence for All Children; Meeting Special Educational Needs" (DfEE, 1997), the present paper presents a critical analysis of subsequent policy relating to the inclusion of children with Special…

In technologically advanced countries, there is a general concern over the recruitment and retention to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In the UK, there are much commented upon shortages of qualified STEM secondary teachers. In an effort to produce change, Gatsby Technical Education Projects (GTEP) was set up specifically…

Children's perceptions of the developmental opportunities afforded by school and afterschool were studied. The data support prior research showing that inequitable patterns exist, across gender, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status, in children's perceptions of the opportunities provided by school. Afterschool programs, conversely, are faring…

This article features several educators whose classroom, school, and district-wide projects offered this year's most inventive and successful examples of bringing technology-based learning to K-12 students. A middle school teacher used grant money to fund a weekly student news broadcast. A technology director created video booths to reveal to…

This paper is basically the "story" of the Sloan Semester. It is written in a journalistic/case-study style. The Sloan Semester was a vibrant and vitally important undertaking that required the immediate attention of a group of dedicated educators. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, though its sponsorship of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C),…

As the United States prepared to enter the Second World War and during the early years of the conflict, Music Educators National Conference (MENC) focused attention on how music educators could support the war effort. The association worked with the federal government and other agencies on a number of national programs. Through its publication,…

With the current pressures on teachers to increase academic achievement for all students, high-quality teacher training is more important than ever. Elementary teachers are faced with high expectations for their students to achieve literacy proficiency, and these expectations became law with the No Child Left Behind Act. With or without this…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact which military service has on the adolescent male in order to help him plan his future. (Author)

Author discussed equality of opportunity for women in sport as well as the responses to the issues involved. (RK)

This paper examined the problems of the consequences of education. (Author/RK)

From a philosophical vantage point, the utility of the concepts of equality and justice is assessed in two particular areas; the claim that everyone has an equal right to an equal opportunity for education and the claim for equality between different participants (teachers, pupils) in the educational process itself. (EH)