Article comments on contributions to an issue of Educational Policy that focuses on glocal politics of education in multiple national and international arenas. Commentary offered considers the ways in which the set of articles in this issue of EP require readers to take scalar leaps across the semiotic landscape of the local into the global. The…

While all comparisons are difficult, a consideration of the English national curriculum may offer some insights about the Australian version. In this paper, I suggest that there are some important similarities between the two approaches. I query the stated purposes of the Australian national curriculum and its adoption of a notion of equity which…

Examines the opposition to the 1902 Education Act in England and discusses its history and political and educational consequences. The Act provided national secondary education and supported the voluntary schools. Distinctive denominational teaching was permitted in voluntary schools. (RM)

The National curriculum assessment (NCA) in Wales has evolved from common foundations into a system that is now distinct from that in England. The influence of the political and social milieu of Wales can be seen both in the distinctive features that have been in place from the outset and in the more radical changes introduced since 2002. In this…

Examines the notion of coherence as a criterion of curriculum planning in England. Logically necessary links and educationally desirable links are discussed. One particular set of links--that between mathematics and certain other subjects in years three through five of secondary schooling--is examined in detail. (RM)

Examines influence of Francis Galton and the Eugenics Education Society in the intelligence testing movement in England (early 1900s). For eugenicists, the central issue confronting society was the problem of racial deterioration. They responded with modification of the Binet-Simon tests and developed tests to examine the whole ability range.…

Discusses how problems in handwriting legibility can be solved by introducing italic-based handwriting instruction into the early grades. Art educators can reinforce handwriting skills in classroom arts activities. Five American and British italics instruction systems are briefly described. (AM)

Dewey's ideas were slower to be accepted in Britain than elsewhere, due to pedagogical, epistemological, social and political factors. Only the pedagogical ideas elicited even minor support in the first half of the century. Developments after 1960 led to widespread implementation of Dewey's principles mainly in the primary education sector.(PGS)

A British principal and a teacher who spent a year in American schools compare the differences between British and American elementary education. They point out that the pace in American elementary schools is faster than in England. (MD)

Reviews the development of the new structure of art in England, France, and the United States. Examines how twentieth century changes in technology and science have created such artistic tools as photography and the computer. Explores how man's relationship with nature has changed in this period. (BSR)

Compares the development and current status of art education and art education research in England and the United States. The author argues that, despite educators' claims about the value of affective and expressive education, art education in both countries has failed to achieve equal status with cognitively oriented studies in the curriculum.…

Describes the political and social atmosphere at Oxford from 1823-1914. Concludes that the suspicion of student politics in the 1820s was transformed into confidence, in part because of the social homogeneity at Oxford and the administration's assumption that the undergraduates possessed responsible political views. (Author/KC)

Traces the resistance toward establishing an economics curriculum at Cambridge University from 1776 to 1860. Complex reasons include inertia, low intellectual standards, fear of being considered partisan, and avoidance of change during good times. The eventual introduction of economics was achieved only when wholesale reforms were enacted within…

Viewing the Robbins Report from a European perspective, Neave states that it was unique among contemporary educational reforms. Argues that, by strengthening the private life of British academia, maintaining quality, and preventing deterioration of staff-student ratios, Robbins allowed for greater flexibility in Britain while higher education…

Examines the implications of decreasing pupil populations on educational standards, humanpower use, building policy, and curriculum in England and Wales. The government's use of declining enrollments to justify cuts in education expenditures is discussed. The author advocates giving more attention to long-term planning to improve educational…