The advent of comprehensive education implies a search for a common culture, or a common treatment of culture, across the whole school population. This article reviews the present stage in this search, attempting to define a suitable treatment of culture by secondary schools. (Author)

The rationale underlying the emphasis of current UNESCO programs on renovation and reorientation of formal and nonformal systems of education in rural areas introduces a series of papers which emphasize the need for coordinated, long-term planning for rural development. (SM)

The 19th-century mutual education for boys and girls was introduced in Britain from France. It is discussed in the context of economic development, social divisions, and historical traditions. (ND)

This article traces the history of the progressive education movement and its impact on traditional schools and discusses the complex problems involved with arriving at a satisfactory educational balance between the different concepts. (JD)

Article considers the merits of the writing of one professor H. H. Milman, who stated the theoretical solution to the basic problem posed by the religious question in England in the mid-nineteenth century, that is, the need for state schools. (Author/RK)

Article is taken from an interview conducted by Gordon J. Klopf, Provost and Dean of Faculty of the Bank Street College of Education, on September 7, 1971. (MB)

Purpose: The paper sought to clarify the concept of learning organisation/community; to identify the barriers that are perceived to obstruct the creation of learning communities out of traditional schools; to identify how principals go about the task of converting their schools; and the special characteristics of leadership required to transform…

In answer to economic needs and social demands, a structural innovation was introduced in secondary education in most West European countries, mainly in the 1960s. Contrary to the traditional schools, organized in vertical categories, the so-called comprehensive schools brought together all branches in one school. There was protest against this…

An outmoded university system, geared along aristocratic lines, causes growing unrest among university rectors, faculty, industrial and business leaders, and students. The Italian university provides training in law, economics, commerce and philosophy within a rigid structure which permits entrance only to a select few, yet Italy's expanding…

What students learn in school is determined more by the hidden curriculum of rigid classroom structures and power relationships than formal curriculum. A less alienating classroom environment must replace these traditional structures, such as tracking, grading, and student powerlessness, if education is really to be reformed. (SJL)

Introduces the five papers on the transition to mass higher education in European universities which appear in this issue and specifies the major issues that are discussed in each article. (Author/DB)

Article describes how the Amish resist modern education for a religious reason and fear the loss of their cohesive spiritual tradition, but the government wishes to impose compulsory high school education upon them. (Author/MM)

Reflects on seminar presentations within four major themes: (1) the acceleration of change in higher education owing mostly to information and communication technologies; (2) complementarity and contrast between virtual and classical universities; (3) institutional responses to change; and (4) quality issues. Proposes various agendas for further…

The ninth recommendation in ACTE's high school reform position statement is to move beyond "seat-time" and narrowly defined knowledge and skills. United States high schools operate on a well-established set of expectations for size, time of day and seasons of the year that programs and classes are offered, how instructional material is…

This paper describes the educational movement toward alternative schools and suggests further sources of information concerning this change in American education. Following an analytical comparison of open and traditional schools, the author discusses some of the most important perceived problems related to open schools. Problems noted are…