Analyzes higher education in Scotland in terms of its history and administrative structure and in light of the myths and beliefs about the traditional Scottish university. Differences from English universities are stressed. Journal available from Editor, Gabriel Fragniere, Institute of Education, 60 rue de la Concorde, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium.…

Examines the changing role of comparative education in the USSR from Western perspectives, particularly those of West and East Germany. Discusses some topics of comparative education research by and about the USSR in recent years, with emphasis on problems related to educational reforms inspired by perestroika. Contains 24 references. (SV)

Currently, nursing education in Australia and New Zealand is entirely at the baccalaureate level. The United Kingdom is in transition to university-based diploma or degree programs. The majority of U.S. nurses graduate from two-year associate degree programs, although the American Nursing Association advocates the bachelor's degree as the…

Early research on distance education compared it to face to face, invariably finding no significant differences. Recent research, grounded in the theory of transactional distance, uses such methods as discourse analysis and in-depth interviews to bypass limitations of other approaches, revealing the complexity of distance education. (SK)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe research into the requirements, practice and prospects for the field of learning design and provide the findings of this study to date alongside early recommendations for furthering the profession in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the findings of a review of the literature…

This monograph reviews literature on school and class size for its relevance to the concerns of CREATE [Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity]. It estimates the numbers of small schools and numbers of children learning in small schools worldwide. It assesses the implications of school size, large and small, for…

In the mainstream discourse on child development and education, 'school readiness' has been conceptualized as the skills and knowledge that children need when they enter school in order to learn effectively in the school environment. However, school readiness is an idea which is entwined with our beliefs about child development and child needs (E.…

The author presents an overview of early childhood and special education programs in Western Europe and Great Britian noting forces for change and changing concepts of early childhood education. Brief summaries are presented of programing in Germany, England, France, Italy, and Switzerland. (Author/CL)

Examines the status of regional geography in Canadian elementary and secondary schools. How the geography of Canada is presented in textbooks is also examined. (RM)

The first public Hungarian preschool, modeled after Great Britain's, was opened in 1828. Between 1849 and 1891 there was a decline in the infant school movement. The 1891 Preschool Education Act made kindergarten obligatory. Since the Hungarian liberation (1945) the state has supervised and maintained higher standards for preschool education. (RM)

Reviews the literature advocating tolerance in moral education as a response to an increasingly pluralistic British society. The author analyzes the relationship between tolerance and pluralism. (AM)

Describes the impact of the British government's Negro Education Grant on the activities of evangelical missionaries in the British West Indies between 1835-45. The grant was given to help establish missionaries as permanent teachers and ministers on the islands. However, British missionary societies did not support their missionaries' expanded…

Uses examples from seventeenth century English literature to illustrate the ideal master-apprentice relationship and discusses the factors which made the real relationships different. London apprentices were usually literate and they had their own thriving subculture. Literacy weakened the master's traditional authority, and the subculture…

Israel's main strategies for managing conflict in its educational policymaking system include ignoring or veiling differences, deferring decisions, and exchanging financial resources for political consensus. Among the costs of consensus are rigid fixation on consensual ideas, concealment of conflicts and disagreements on behavioral and operational…

Compares British economic policies toward schools with policies of the United States government under President Reagan. Effects of funding cuts are discussed in various areas, including books and equipment, salaries of teaching and support staff, facilities, and curriculum. Future scenarios are offered for the educational systems of the two…