Lessons learned by teaching a curriculum and implementation course at a Jamaican college include awareness that the rhythm of academic life, locus of curriculum decision-making power, autonomy, and needed knowledge and skill vary across settings. The influence of more industrialized countries on vocational education in lesser developed countries…

The article presents international comparisons of educational spending, focusing on developed nations that are comparable to the United States. Information deals respectively with differences in expenditures, selected outputs produced by the expenditures, and uncertainties that foster controversies regarding the meaning of expenditures and…

Coombs' book provides comparative educators with current cross-national statistics on various key topics and presents the (somewhat pessimistic) views of an experienced policymaker on future worldwide educational challenges related to financial problems, scarcity of resources, demography, failures of previous reform efforts, and language of…

Describes Australia's program of educational assistance to developing countries, indicating that over three-quarters of the assistance is for higher education. Suggests that the program's bias is driven by commercial considerations. Advocates increased assistance to basic education programs because of their greater relevance to developing…

The political context of evaluation is compared for the United States and developing countries, and a framework is proposed for discussing the political context of evaluation. Significant differences are the role that international donor agencies play in developing countries and the emphasis on stakeholder evaluation in the United States. (SLD)

Describes the development of satellite television and information access in Australia, principally within Australian higher education institutions. Client groups and basic technologies are overviewed as well as the role of the library in the provision of satellite services. (Six references) (Author/CLB)

Argues that the key to understanding the relationship between gender parity in educational attainment and in the labor market lies in the different distributions of women and men across fields within higher education. Reports analyses for a range of countries from 1965 through 1990 discussing the findings in detail. (Contains references.) (CMK)

Focuses on the level of American interest in French culture and civilization. The article maintains that French Civilization courses are more popular among American college students primarily due to the economic role of France in the United States. Teaching French-related courses that present a refurbished image of France as a modern viable…

This article reports on inclusive education in Bangladesh for children with special needs. Bangladesh is not behind other developed countries in enacting laws and declarations in favour of inclusive education, but a lack of resources is the main barrier in implementing inclusive education. Special education and integrated education models exist in…

The current preoccupation in the United States with test-based accountability is founded on a set of faulty assumptions--about education practices elsewhere in the world, about international test score comparisons, and about the extent to which test scores are valid indicators of the quality of education or the state of the economy. For example,…

This volume contains 11 papers on the under-representation of women in higher education management in Bahrain, Finland, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, the United States and Canada, the South Pacific and the West Indies. All papers were written by women vice-chancellors, presidents and senior managers of universities in those…

This publication highlights the similarities and differences found in education systems among many of the world's developed nations. The report seeks to show how different nations govern their education systems, how they set and implement standards, who their students are, how the students perform on achievement tests, and what reforms are being…

This monograph takes the perspective that increased awareness of how active labor market programs operate in other nations can substantially improve the way in which the United States deals with worker displacement. Chapter 1 considers the costs of worker displacement and how government programs designed to reduce these costs are evaluated.…

A British survey of employers examined the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities (PWDs). Telephone interviews were conducted with two samples of employers: a random sample of 1,250 and a sample of 250 registered users of the Employment Service's "Disability Symbol," which sets a good practice standard for the employment…

This report, in both English and Spanish versions, aims to highlight the Bernard van Leer Foundation's identity, objectives, and major activities, as well as the work undertaken by the projects the foundation supports. The review features articles on the Foundation's work on advocacy, supporting families living in disadvantaged circumstances,…