This article presents a review of the development of platform network models that rely on partnership contracts to implement comprehensive school reform. The literature from the previous three decades of development of school networks, emerging largely from the United States of America, is reviewed. The recent development of similar network models…

Proposes Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) as an effective basis for bridging educational gaps and promoting cross-cultural co-existence and integration. A series of controlled studies in South Africa developed and tested programs based on MLE. Studies suggest the potential value of MLE-based intervention programs in helping transform the South…