Speeches and small group working sessions were the major components of this sex equity seminar. Speeches given by Annika Thelin (Sweden) and Gaby Weiner (United Kingdom) presented an historical and analytical approach to equal opportunities, focusing on the often slow progress towards sex equality in the education of children in Sweden and the…

Maintains that education should be democratic and develop people's ability to manage their lives. Looks at examples of democratic education in Western European countries. Concentrating on adult education, critiques current educational practices and discusses the relationship between education, cultural democracy, democratization of the work place,…

Two sets of opinion exist regarding the control of schools. The first pertains to the freedom of parental choice in education and the right of individuals and associations to run private schools subject to minimal government controls. The second stresses the overriding need to promote greater equality of opportunity in the form of publicly…

This volume evaluates the effects of contemporary issues and technological trends upon the nature of Western society's educational systems and its ability to cope with changes in employment. The work is a translation from Italian. Three chapters emphasize higher education and compulsory education's relationship to a future society of quality…