On May 4, 2006, French and German cultural ministers announced the publication of "Histoire/Geschichte", the world's first secondary school history textbook produced jointly by two countries. Authored by a team of French and German historians and published simultaneously in both languages, the book's release drew considerable public…

Since the late 1990s there has been a fundamental shift in the way schooling and even education as a whole is evaluated. From this new perspective the education system would seem to be interpreted as a sub-system of the economic system and thus subservient to it. Decisions on education matters seem to have become determinant for individual…

Traces the origins of the dual track education system and the unit-trade training model of vocational education in Taiwan. Posits that the German system of separate control was the source system in the 1930s and explores forces and events underlying the unit-trade training model. (Author)

Discusses the Hessian General Guidelines for Social Education and the Guidelines for Political Education of North Rhine-Westphalia which have led to curricular innovations since the mid-1970s. Also discusses advantages and limitations of integration of history, politics, and geography or history, politics, and social sciences. (KC)

This article is based on information about the status of guidance and counseling in German education acquired by the author during his summer Fulbright Fellowship to the Federal Republic of Germany. The author identifies points of comparison regarding the roles of guidance and counseling in the American and German education systems. (Author)

Discusses Germany's apprenticeship program, examines the emerging concept of cognitive apprenticeship, and proposes an integration of the cognitive and traditional apprenticeship methods. (SR)

Reviews the status of educational choice in a number of countries, including the newly independent states of Eastern Europe and the newly united Germany. Sets forth the requirements for inclusion in a choice program if it is to be effective and equitable. (SR)

Discusses eight examples of the conditions of learning deemed necessary for effective education. Maintains that schools should be places where students can ask about the meaning of things, obtain a sense of community, and enjoy what they are doing. (GEA)

The contributions that Professor Erwin Stein has made to German education are discussed. For example, he played a crucial role in the founding of the School for International Pedagogical Research. (RM)

Both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. This 50th anniversary issue contains articles analyzing the two men, and the different political, social, moral, and artistic directions taken by the United States and Germany in the 1930's. American youth have much to learn from what occurred. (CS)

Raises questions about the Germanic foundations of American art education. The need for translations of the original writings of German art education theorists is stressed. Examples of connections between American and German art education are cited. (Author/AM)

Discusses opposite findings of researchers concerning the amount of time given to the study of Hitler and the Third Reich in German Secondary Schools. Considers the relationship among scholarly work on the Nazi era, influences of the work on secondary school teachers, impact of curriculum reform, and effects of government educational…

Describes the educational system in Germany with emphasis on the dual system of vocational training--work-based and school-based education. Provides examples and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the system. (JOW)

Reports on an elementary school in Tokyo, Japan; an apprenticeship program in Germany; and a magnet school in Evanston, Illinois. Suggests some lessons U.S educators might learn from these nations in the areas of national curriculum, length of school year, tracking, and school-to-work transition. (MLF)

In many countries throughout the world, efforts to articulate the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of workers have translated into the development of organizations with the specific charter to establish industry-based skill standards with attendant new and/or expanded forms of certification of competencies. The new emphasis on skill…