Reports on research that shows that people with nerve or limb injuries may one day be able to command wheelchairs, prosthetics, and even paralyzed arms and legs by "thinking them through" the motions. (Author/MM)

Provides a definition of policy research in education. Identifies categories of policy makers and researchers, reviews models and content of policy research, and proposes a mechanism for setting policy research agendas. (JDH)

Reviews the school reform efforts that took place in Sweden between the mid 1940s and late 1960s. Draws four conclusions regarding school reform efforts, among them that: (1) reforms must be conceived in a wider socio-economic context and may not substitute for social and economic changes, and (2) reforms must take into consideration educators'…

Despite the development of a common mathematics course, and the raising of the school leaving age, Scotland's mathematics curriculum is still designed for specialization. A general education perspective suggests that the curriculum should enable students to relate mathematics to everyday life (f=fiche number). (Author/CP)

The premise of "A Quest for Common Learning," which questioned the value of distribution requirements in 95 percent of U.S. colleges, is challenged. It is suggested that the varied academic disciplines demonstrate the pursuit of truth, and general education must immerse the student in a number of disciplines. (MLW)

The entire higher education program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay focuses upon problems associated with people and the environment. This article describes the program's goals, implementation and benefits. (WB)

The author discusses a specific innovative partnership that meets the changing needs of employers, students, and educational institutions. Issues include executive education, recruitment activities in connection with graduates of area colleges, consulting and research projects, faculty and educational staff development, remediation, and general…

Contrasts feminist pedagogy, which recognizes the power and creative potential of heterogeneity and which transfers authority to the students, to traditional, hierarchical methods used in general education programs. Argues that general education reforms based on feminist pedagogy can lead to networks of learning experiences for participants. (DMM)

Provides a policy statement for the education of migrants in Europe. Covered are: definition of migrant population, general policy goals, curriculum structure, teacher qualifications, education of adult migrants, recommended research directions, and the provision of information to potential migrants prior to their arrival in the host country. (JDH)

Interdisciplinary studies are not only desirable but possible in the fiscal, ideological, and organizational context of the 1980s. Interdisciplinary studies are defined as inquiries that draw critically upon two or more disciplines and that lead to an integration of disciplinary insights. (MLW)

The economics of educational television has been disappointing. Higher education can make use of television commercials and their techniques to: (1) teach specifics such as facts, pointers, or principles that would help people improve their lives; (2) attract interest for more involved study; and (3) inform people about higher education. (MLW)

The issues involving the role and impact of specialists and generalists in society are critically examined in this paper. Currently held views on specialization are analyzed and challenged. Perspectives on this dilemma are developed in the following areas: (1) limitations of experts (casts doubt on the assumption that ordinary citizens are…

Although the nation's two-year college movement has been largely successful in providing higher education to a broad range of people, new barriers are emerging to the performance of this function. The problem is evident in the fact that increasing numbers of students neither enter nor leave the educational system with the competencies necessary…

Argues that philosophical, programmatic, and curricular features of gifted education programs can and should "spill over" to improve general education; outlines means of preparing for and initiating such "spillovers." (MCG)

The social context of the debate over liberal education is discussed in terms of the pressures on deans to phase out underpopulated fields of study, the pressures on educators to produce measurably competent graduates for an ever more technological economy, and a general questioning of liberal and humanistic values. (MLW)