Students (n=210) and alumni (n=1,933) who took entrepreneurship electives indicated that 75% of students intended to start businesses; 9.3% of alumni were business owners and 2.9% were starting businesses. Over one-third of alumni were business majors, over one-quarter engineering majors. The student sample included a higher proportion of…

A survey of 133 British college students serving as tutors in local schools found that for most the primary motive was to improve job prospects. A small cohort was primarily motivated by community service. (SK)

The graded test movement is currently attracting interest in the United Kingdom as a possible alternative to existing public examinations. Three key features of graded tests are: (1) emphasis on student success; (2) a progressive sequence of levels; and (3) tasks to be mastered by candidates being clearly specified. (LMO)

This paper discusses the broad educational context of the 21st century, focusing on the prevailing language landscape. It examines language use around the world, particularly the place of English as the preeminent international language, which challenges foreign language education in English-speaking countries. The paper discusses possible…

Surveys of 408 British students at the beginning and 425 at the end of university studies explored tensions between "graduateness" (effect of college degrees on knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and employability. Evidence suggests economic motivations are more important than pursuit of knowledge and employability is an increasing…

A small-scale study in the United Kingdom is reported that affirmed some important contextual preconditions for teachers to consider when setting up small-group talk. The conditions relate to pupils' expectations about their audience and purpose. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/LB)

This paper describes a small-scale writing project in which a class of KS 2 primary pupils were invited to import their own narrative interests into a task designed by their teacher and the researcher within the constraints of the National Literacy Strategy. By employing an adventure genre, based on problem and puzzle solving, pupils were…

Exercise has an important role to play in the prevention of child and adolescent obesity. Recent school-based interventions have struggled to achieve meaningful and lasting changes to exercise levels. Theorists have suggested that this may, in part, be due to the failure to incorporate psychosocial mediators as they relate to behaviour change.…

Evidence indicates that the anticipated Information Technology (IT) revolution in United Kingdom (UK) schools has not occurred. The ImpacT study evaluated the effect of IT on children's achievements in UK primary and secondary schools. The research revealed that IT can make significant contributions to teaching and learning, but a variety of…

An examination of the history of student dissent in British universities reveals recurring tensions involving social change and higher education. It is possible to perceive some similarities in the social dynamics of the various instances of dissent which have occurred over the last 700 years. A review of the research concerning the relationship…

Describes a program established by the Polytechnic of North London to encourage a range of pupils to continue their studies in science, mathematics, and engineering. Highlights the approach taken in two physics sessions and provides an assessment of the program's impact on students and teachers. (ML)

Discusses the development and use of negotiated written contracts between Ph.D. degree students and faculty supervisors to alleviate many of the problems inherent in the student-adviser relationship. Interviews with 89 supervisors indicated that the most fundamental problem encountered by them was students who displayed inadequate motivation to…

A study examined the impact of four objectives of work-related curriculum for British 14-16 year olds: knowledge of the world of work, skill development, motivation, and career planning. Effectiveness depended on full integration of work-related curriculum into the general curriculum, appropriate progression, and school-business collaboration. (SK)

Suggests that there are far more identified children with autistic spectrum disorders in mainstream secondary schools and colleges than there were a decade ago. Offers research-based educational strategies for developing language and communication skills, social and affective information processing, social communication skills, and motivation for…

How might exemplary practice be represented by teachers' narratives? How might such representations be analyzed? How might theory and practice be related? "Analyzing Exemplary Science Teaching" is a text that seeks to combine educational theory and practice through analysis of a series of teachers' descriptions of "exemplary"…