Reports on creation of a common secondary school experience in France. Results show that the same educational opportunities are not afforded to all students, but French educational reform is a qualified success and emphasis on quality remains. (BK)

Many social and fraternal organizations achieve their objectives through educational programs. Among the purposes of those ventures are (1) leadership training and personal development; (2) financial assistance such as grants and scholarships; (3) public awareness; and (4) advocacy in public policy issues. (SK)

Suggests that the authors of the Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing seek standards as an essential tool to work for just and fair educational opportunities and outcomes. Argues that that faith is misplaced because standards, rules, or laws cannot change biased minds. (RS)

Adult correctional education in New South Wales has shifted from the "medical" model to the educational opportunities model. Offerings include general education, vocational training, physical fitness and recreation, and life skills. (SK)

Adults need access to information about educational opportunities that are available, access to places where information and courses are, and access to support to overcome the barriers that hinder them from taking advantage of learning opportunities. (SK)

States that, internationally, Professional Technical Education emerges as a method of providing educational solutions for poor sectors of the population. Cites University of Chalmer (Sweden) and University of Bio-Bio (Chile) as institutions transformed into technological universities. Discusses what is productive knowledge and conditions under…

European reports on prison education advocate a wide concept of education that offers a variety of learning opportunities for the needs of the whole person. The quality of what is offered can be enhanced by using adult education principles and the best educational practices outside prisons that are used with client groups similar to prisoners. (SK)

Using primary literature is an effective tool for promoting active learning and critical thinking in science classes. However, it can be challenging to use primary literature in large classes and in classes for nonscience majors. We describe the development and implementation of an online tutorial for helping nonscience majors learn to read…

Afghanistan suffered another blow to its campaign to rebuild its ravaged school system last week when a rocket exploded on the grounds of a school in Asadabad, killing six children. The spate of recent attacks on schools, teachers, and students has not threatened plans to open up educational opportunities for all children, especially girls,…

By means of documentary evidence and a small number of qualitative interviews, this article traces the development of education for partially sighted children from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1960s. The article shows how for much of this period, and in different educational settings, partially sighted children were prevented from…

The lifelong learning agenda maintains a pivotal role in educational discourse. It reflects government policy that as a conceptual framework it is shaping a new model of learning. Moreover, it reinforces the view that the establishment of a learning society is vital to meet the growing diversity of economic and social imperatives. This paper…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

Fewer employees, shorter hours, diminished collection budgets, reduced programs and services--all at a time of record library usage. In this book, library expert Carol Smallwood demonstrates that despite the obvious downsides, the necessity of doing business differently can be positive, leading to partnering, sharing, and innovating. This…

The powerful, reciprocal connection between school and housing segregation has long been recognized. The housing-school link was a key element in both the 1968 Kerner Commission Report and in the legislative history of the Fair Housing Act. The relation of school and housing segregation was also explored in a series of school desegregation cases…