Focusing on the Netherlands, Belgium/Flanders, and Germany, explores whether higher education policies of European Union (EU) member states are converging, diverging, or not changing at all, and whether such developments are a consequence of the policies of the EU or of other factors (e.g., the globalization of the market or of institutions…

Purpose: This paper sets out to review how the business of libraries in higher education has changed with the impact of the digital library during the latest decade of Program, in which the content of the journal swung decisively from being primarily about library management systems to primarily being about digital library issues.…

The main question addressed in this article is how, in light of the multiethnic composition of its population, Dutch education is and should be educating its citizens. Popular politicians and mainstream media advocate discipline-oriented approaches. The authors argue that citizenship education seems to be taking a one-sided turn in Dutch…

This article sets out the Dutch approach to the multicultural question. It focuses on how national policies, schools, teachers and teacher educators are addressing and making sense of questions of cultural and religious diversity. The article shows how the Netherlands has partly accommodated itself to greater cultural diversity through compulsory…

Policy makers and educators in the U.S. have recently shown considerable interest in the concept of weighted student funding (WSF) as a means of financing primary and secondary schools. WSF appeals both to conservatives, who see it as a way to promote parental choice and school autonomy, and to progressives, who are attracted by the call of extra…

Deals with the various forms of educational planning in the Netherlands, with special emphasis on secondary education. Provides insight into the links between planning forms, functions, objects, and levels. (Author/JDH)

The Dutch Post-Primary Education Act, passed on February 14, 1963, and implemented on August 1, 1968, is now in full force. Since both the names and traditional structure of many secondary school programs have been changed, this schematic drawing with explanatory notes may be useful. (Editor)

Presents the text of "The Unity and Diversity of Higher Education," the ninth advisory report from the Commission for the Development of Higher Education in the Netherlands. The future of higher education in terms of government policy, matters concerning higher education as a whole, and policy are discussed. (SR)

Interviews with 17 Dutch higher education stakeholders found that, although lifelong learning is increasingly important in policy, government and institutional initiatives do not seem informed by strategic understanding of social, economic, and cultural changes. Adult learning experiences and trajectories are not considered. The needs of part-time…

This article examines the extent to which higher education policy in the Netherlands is becoming Europeanised. This issue is explored through the case of the Bologna Process and the impact of -Master's (BAMA) Programmes on Dutch higher education policy. Changes in higher education, such as increasing competitiveness and decentralisation, have…

Both in the Netherlands and Flanders, the lack of efficiency in the supply of programmes in the university sectors was considered a policy problem in the late 1980s and beginning of the 1990s. This article explores how the institutional context of the university sector (including the governmental steering model and the conflicting interests…

The paper reviews special education provisions (specifically regarding individualized education programs-IEPs) in Holland. Regular and special education operate fairly independently. Policy changes regarding IEPs are noted. IEPs are formulated to be both initial planning and instructional tools. Interviews and surveys were completed by 84 teachers…

Describes six major functions pertinent to the university and its role in the developmental process; contrasts the "ideal African university" with that of the university in the Netherlands comparing academic standing, research priorities, intellectual leadership, manpower development, and the processes of economic and social development;…

Reprinted from Higher Education and Research in the Netherlands,'' 1971, Bulletin 4, v15 p37. (Editor)

Netherlands study of the views of secondary school students regarding teacher effectiveness; presents theoretical background, a description of the research design and implementation, and findings. Develops tools and procedures for involving students in efforts to improve teacher effectiveness. (Contains 21 references.) (PKP)