This book offers an innovative framework and set of pedagogical pathways for deepening college student learning through critical engagement with place. Though the "what" and "how" of teaching and learning rightly take center stage in research of best practices, this book argues that the "where" of education deserves…

Common objectives of Australian and American higher education institutions are noted, particularly emphasis on access and inclusion and the promotion of higher quality education. It is proposed that more extensive use of new information technology is a key to meeting these objectives more effectively and efficiently. (MSE)

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…