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Article presented a plea for mandatory legislation with the proper financial support that would provide quality special educational services to all children who need them. (Editor/RK)

Article discussed the trend toward consumer mathematics and its meaning and importance for high school students. (RK)

Until transition classes were added to the general education curriculum in 1983-84, few alternative programs directly addressed student's developmental and remedial needs. The Nashville metropolitan schools' transition program, a welcome alternative to grade retention, provides, during the transition-1 (T-1) program, additional time for the…

One of the most significant educational reforms in Western Europe during the last two decades has been the attempt to create a system of comprehensive secondary schools. The traditional approach to secondary education was characterized by a highly stratified formal system in which students were allocated to academic, commercial, or vocational…

To understand the problems that urban schools encounter educating Puerto Rican students, teachers must understand the history and culture of Puerto Rico, which has been a melting pot of many different cultures. North American culture became prevalent after the Spanish-American War (1898) and the passage of the Jones Act (1917), which gave U.S.…

The relationship between higher education and the division of labor was studied. The objective was to evaluate whether the establishment of affiliated universities has had the intended effects in terms of efficiency and equality. A main focus of "established educational research" has been the relationship between education and…

This report was prepared in compliance with Chapter 4, Article 2.3 of the California Education Code. Section 48644.3 directs the State Department of Education to evaluate the increase in availability of opportunity classes and programs in grades 7 through 9. The report has four sections. Section I, Introduction, chronicles events prior to…

In the past, educators have proceeded from the assumption that every child can learn, though not all children learn in the same way or at the same rate. Despite the naysayers, this old-fashioned idea that children can be taught still represents the most practical as well as the most soundly based element of the educator's creed. (Author/WM)

Considered the role of the school and how diversity in educational policy and social outlook influence educational practice. (RK)

Article presented an analytical summary of some of the main features of lifelong education (and the process of lifelong learning which it presumably facilitates), together with some critical review. (Author/RK)

Author described the background to the present discontent and the changes the students want in Japan. (Editor/RK)

Evaluates and updates Abassi's article on Arab education in Israel. (JM)

Discusses the effects of shrinking enrollments in higher education: teacher surpluses, rising costs, grade inflation, certification and dropping standards. (PG)

An attempt to improve the quality of teaching and learning was made by offering three distinct options to 695 students enrolled in two large classes. The students in nonconventional options tended to have high personality need scores for cognitive structure, achievement, autonomy, and understanding. (Editor/PG)