Discusses the restructuring of vocational schools in the Soviet Union before its dissolution. Concludes that restructuring had become a reality as processes of democratization increased. Notes that the Soviet Union had focused on quantity rather than quality in technical education. Compares the Soviet program with those of other developed…

Addresses the question of social change as it affects the lives of children and their opportunities for learning. Describes the diversity of lifestyles that social change has brought. Argues that schools must accommodate inequality among children as regards their family experience as well as more traditional inequalities of aptitude, status, or…

Discusses family school cooperation in Western Europe historically and today. Stresses the importance of cooperation especially at the primary school level. Attributes the swing toward parental involvement in the 1970s to social unrest linked with demands for participatory democracy, new research results revealing family influences on…