The authors highlight three important areas in which changes significant for American education are likely to occur in the 1980s. They discuss the implications of shifts in the American population, emerging developments in educational technology, and the federal role in education. (Author/SJL)

Educational changes in Australia in the 1980s are unlikely to differ much from those occurring elsewhere in the industrialized world. Against the backdrop of declining enrollment, important educational issues are likely to be the national economy, school financing, community involvement, multiculturalism, basic skills, public examinations, and…

A more objective assessment of British colonial education policy calls for a deeper appreciation of the nature and limitations of colonial government, the difficulties associated with interpreting the trusteeship principle, and the influence of local conditions in determining educational policy and practice. (Author)

Examines neoliberal educational policies in England and New Zealand related to school autonomy, school choice, private sector involvement, privatization, and accountability mechanisms. Argues that the rhetoric of neoliberal schooling policies is far removed from their reality, as governments confront the classic tension between fiscal imperatives…

Discusses educational development in China, examining two divergent educational systems: education for the disabled and education that promotes athleticism. Examines social and political context within which educational policy is formed and enacted. Analyzes new boundaries of educational specialization and diversification. Observes trend toward…

Describes and comments on rationale for moral education under socialism in Soviet Union. Discusses current Soviet children's literature as attempt to systematize and coordinate moral education and political socialization in elementary and secondary schools. Cites evidence of reconstructionist ideology in curriculum and planned educational…

Examines adult education models and the perceptions of 442 adult learners and 160 teachers in Canada, Mexico, and Tanzania. Despite major economic and political differences between countries, the Canadian "therapeutic model," Mexican "recruitment model," and Tanzanian "forced modernization model" of adult education…

Argues that the development of science education policy in postapartheid South Africa requires understanding of the links between science- and technology-based development strategies and investment in science education. Analyzes innovations in production technology (post-Fordist production methods and flexible specialization) that may have…

Describes recent educational changes in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary, from total uniformity under former totalitarian regimes to ideological pluralism, free selection of curriculum and textbooks, elimination of the state monopoly in elementary and secondary education, loosening of the uniform school structure, and reduction of…

Argues that social exclusion, as evidenced by unemployment and educational failure, is a persistent structural feature in European countries. Suggests that multicultural education and other educational strategies should provide global awareness of the world's major problems and the solidarity of mankind and training in nonviolent democratic…

Compares Canadian and British models of the provision and practice of part-time forms of higher education. Examines historical context, part-time enrollments, institutional organization, funding, course characteristics, and student characteristics. Contrasts these two systems with those in western European countries, the United States, and…

Explores the manner in which ideology and hidden assumptions, educational policy perspectives, and reform proposals are interrelated in current education reform discussions in Papua New Guinea. Discusses reforms aimed at improving access and retention in primary schools and at restructuring secondary education, and contradictory principles related…

Examines difficulties and complexities in researching issues of discrimination in education across European countries as a first step in devising intercultural curricula. Discusses cross-national differences in terminology, in the ways in which research issues related to racism and interculturalism are formulated, and in the educational experience…

Contrasts the logic of globalization with that of internationalism (global pursuit of interest through unfettered capitalism versus promotion of global peace and well-being through international structures). Uses these frameworks to explore the policies of key international organizations in education (UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank). Contains 39…

Examines the persistence of academic exam-oriented curricula and teaching styles of colonial origin in Lesotho and Zimbabwe despite differences in colonial history and current ideological and economic systems. Discusses the lack of reform policy implementation, ruling class interests, popular pressures and conservative educational attitudes, and…