Identifies the problems associated with the use of dry laboratories in science education, presents design considerations for the use of such practicals in science education, and presents examples of innovative nontraditional practicals. Contains 23 references. (DDR)

Critiques comparative empirical research on the effects of public policy. Provides a framework for the analysis of comparative research. (JDH)

The financial support system for scientific research in the Netherlands and University of Leiden are described. Methods for funding teaching and research separately are examined, and faculty response to these methods are discussed. The funding changes are intended to link funding more directly to institutional and national science policy. (MSE)

Argues that the political aspect of the Fulbright Exchange Program for college faculty has enhanced its academic effectiveness. The program's context, history, and method are described, and the Netherlands program is discussed in detail, noting particularly its transformation since 1947. Repoliticization of the Fulbright program in coordinated…

The five papers in this pre-conference reader were intended to stimulate discussion about the impact of technology on society and on education in general, and to provide some insights into the opinions of Dutch and Flemish researchers working in the field. In the first paper, "Information Technology in Education," Tjeerd Plomp addresses…

This article explores a number of the problems associated with the use of the concept of "need" in social welfare provisions in general and adult education in particular. A number of general patterns in the use of the need concept are indicated on the basis of a review of the adult education literature. A distinction is made between…

Describes the origins and sources of the sociology of education in the Netherlands, the institutional context in which it is embedded, and the fields of research and theory that it covers. The realization of expected trends of the field is examined. (AM)

Summarizes public opinion on perceived threats to peace, the means considered most effective to preserve and strengthen peace, and attitudes toward military resistance, nuclear weapons, and defense spending. The data presented span several years and are often reported for individual West European nations. (JDH)

Discusses contributions to the sciences by women. Contends that, even though women were excluded from higher education in the nineteenth century, they participated in noninstitutional forms of higher learning. Describes encyclopedias developed by women during this period that indicate a high level of science understanding. (CFR)

Based on the experience of reorganization of adult education departments in Dutch universities, the notion of adult education as a distinct discipline is rejected in favor of a pluralistic use of social sciences theories. It is argued that discipline-based, fundamental research can contribute more to the development of a knowledge base than…

Delineates some of the important difficulties that the reform of chemical education faces in Europe. Focuses on student perceptions of chemistry, the chemistry curriculum, and teacher training. (DDR)

Highlights the need to reinvigorate chemistry education by means of the visual-spatial approach, an approach wholly in conformance with the way modern chemistry is thought about and practiced. Discusses the changing world, multiple intelligences, imagery, chemistry's pictorial language, and perceptions in chemistry. Presents suggestions on how to…

Policy considerations that affect immigrant ethnic minorities in the Netherlands are addressed by the articles in this volume. The articles cover the following topics: (1) the recent history of migration and general outline of government policy toward immigrant groups; (2) housing and the concentration or dispersal of ethnic group populations; (3)…

This publication contains a sampling of conference papers delivered at the first European Economic Community (E.E.C.) Working Conference on Economics Education held at St. Ignatius University, Antwerp in September, 1976. Invited representative participants from the nine E.E.C. countries met to discuss common problems relating to economics in upper…

The Dutch binary system of higher education and trends toward increased vocationalism are discussed. The article notes the governmental policy to encourage the technical and natural sciences and explores new relationships between the university and higher vocational education sectors. A policy of parity in resources with clear distinction of the…