There is a cross-national trend towards unified curriculum and qualifications frameworks in upper secondary education, but such reforms face epistemological, political and institutional barriers and "unification" remains a contested issue in many countries, including England. This article examines the experience of the Scottish Higher…

In this article, the authors discuss the importance of building a technological infrastructure and of creating educational opportunities for Native Americans that focus on information sciences in order for them to keep up with quickly changing technologies and to close the information gap, and present a research that focuses on the specific…

Characteristics were examined of participants in and services provided through the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) programs in 1992. National data concerning 1992 JOBS program participants that had been collected by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) were analyzed along…

This paper uses Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a case study to explore the education field and the impact on civil rights legislation dealing with gender. The U.S. record in gender-equity legislation has been mixed, no doubt due in part to the fact that female representation in U.S. legislative bodies has been among the lowest in…

A number of respected school systems are now seeking alternatives to tracking and ability grouping, alternatives that will ensure a better education for all students whatever their abilities. This handbook introduces practitioners to educators around the United States who are developing alternatives to harmful grouping practices. After a brief…

This publication describes issues in the policy debate about opportunity-to-learn (OTL) standards. OTL standards are designed to represent what schools and teachers should do if the new curriculum and achievement standards, as outlined by National Education Goal 3, are to be met. Goal 3 calls for competency in challenging subject matter for all…

This brief makes the case for reform that addresses multiple parts of an educational system, and increases the access, retention, and achievement of students from all subgroups in high quality science and mathematics education programs. It is recommended that those who evaluate these programs develop guideposts comprised of an equity metric, a way…

The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), established as a result of the America 2000 strategy proposed by President Bush in 1991, stressed the importance of helping all students develop competence in the following areas: resources, interpersonal, information, systems, and technology. The three-part foundation identified by…

This publication presents information regarding higher education opportunities for minorities and women, progressing from general to specific information. All information is sequenced in an alphabetical order by title or description of the listing. Section I contains general information about books, brochures, lists, and publications that describe…

This report reviews adult education policies within the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). It asserts that human resources and their impact on the economy depend on the kind of education and training the labor force receives. The main features of governance and finance, participation patterns, and present concerns are discussed. An appendix…

Concludes that quality and equality educational legislation are a reality, the laws are on the books, and the implementation of that legislation long overdue. The corrective to this situation demands a new imperative: a coalition for progress. (Author/AM)

In terms of the need to take special populations and special groups into account, the author suggests for educators and employees a framework including specific definitions of critical terms, statements of mutual rights and responsibilities, open debate and analysis of values, and organizational mechanisms to reduce the exercise of adversary…

On the assumption that student learning is the principal outcome of higher education, the author presents a model of individual choice (as opposed to a methodological approach that assumes some exogeneously determined goal), which incorporates the student in his role as consumer and producer of knowledge and the complementary faculty role. (JT)

Author argued that existing educational policies are failing to meet the needs of young children and parents from ethnic minority groups. (Editor/RK)