The development of the new French universities is traced from 1968 to 1978. Chapter One examines the state of French higher education prior to 1968, including such aspects as access to education and student life. Chapter Two focuses on the student revolt at the Sorbonne on May 3, 1968. In the next four chapters, the emergence of the Faure law with…

This report is described as a detailed account of the history and development of the Metropolitan Applied Research Center (MARC) Academic Achievement Plan (AAP), describing the process and events which lead to its failure. The AAP is described as a blueprint for a system of educational changes to be developed and implemented by the Board of…

Brief case studies are examined to show that change can be motivated by almost any part of the educational organization and that the degree of the change's success or failure depends to a large extent on the political environment existing within the school and the school district. Some recent examples in pertinent literature are examined, and some…

The role of Fudan University as a key institution in China's overall plan for educational, economic, and technological development is outlined. (MSE)

There has been much discussion about the role of foreign languages, particularly French, in Netherlands secondary education reform. Any attempt to redefine objectives and learning approaches must consider social, political, educational, and linguistic influences. Most weight should be given to affective factors but new trends must be approached…

Serious problems in education in Latin America arising from political, economic, and social change periodically put in question the status, objectives, and manner of French second-language instruction. A number of solutions to general and specific pedagogical problems are proposed. (MSE)

Scientific and technological research in Spain has been hindered more by lack of organization than by lack of funds. The 1983 Universty Reform Act to restructure the curriculum and improve research quality represents a major step in bringing Spanish research up to the levels of other modern university systems and to promote economic development.…

In British higher education, the period since 1979 has been characterized by severe external pressure, loss of political support, reduced budgets, and a demographically-driven enrollment decline. Underneath the public discussion of these issues are emerging new structures and ideas for change, accelerating a long-dormant reform process. (MSE)

This book examines charter-school legislation in the United States, as well as charter-school operations in Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Georgia. It reviews the legislative process in these four states, focusing on the compromises forged as lawmakers worked for adoption. It describes whether the states' resulting programs provide…

As the basis for his doctoral dissertation, Taylor explored some of the conjectures advanced by Halpin and Croft relative to the possible directional changes in the organizational climate of schools over time. Taylor limited his study to elementary school based upon the question raised by Watkins in his dissertation relative to the validity of the…

Presents the most recent developments in education in Korea. (RK)

Resumption and development of graduate education since 1976 are described, with attention to admissions, examinations, stress on science and engineering, institution types, curriculum, dissertations, the new degree system, and teaching and research employment patterns. Interrelationships of graduate study and the educational and political debate,…

John Dewey's influence on educational thought and practice was felt on six continents and brought about in three ways: (1) Dewey's visits to foreign countries; (2) translations of Dewey's books into languages; and (3) the thousands of foreign students who studied Dewey's philosophy and returned to their countries to become leaders in education.…

The initiation of a national examination system in the People's Republic of China has had a marked impact upon educational policies. An historical overview of the Chinese educational system, the nature of the national examination, and implications of curricular change are used to support the assumption that curricular change can have profound…

The example of the Republic of Ireland has been used to illustrate the argument that policies and ideologies operating in and transforming institutions at the nation-state level cannot be understood solely by reference to forces confined within nation-state boundaries. (Author/KC)