A Maine state senator's 17-day tour of educational facilities in Poland and Romania gave him unexpected insights, especially in the relationship between education and work. (Editor/LBH)

Recognizes universities encounter difficulties responding to human resource needs. Indicates meeting human resource challenges requires university coordination with other agencies, proper allocation of resources, and recognition of the role of liberal arts in the education of highly qualified workers. Concludes that university response should…

Schools cannot be held responsible for the state of the Canadian economy and have limited ability to affect labor market outcomes. Some would argue that schools should not focus on preparation for work but on learning about work. (JOW)

In its modern sense, adult education in Japan began after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Until 1945, adult education functioned as an agent to indoctrinate the nationalistic and military ideology. Since World War II, Japan has adopted the democratic social system and has become a capitalist society like the West. In Japan, social education is the…

The nature, causes, and values of the methods of governing higher educational institutions in Great Britain and the United States are discussed. Types of governing bodies are considered in terms of hierarchical rank and membership, along with the external institutions, groups, and individuals influencing the decisions made by academic governors.…

Educational malpractice developments in America may affect legal accountability of Australian teachers and educational institutions. This paper discusses significant American cases and commentators' observations in the context of the Australian legal system. Teachers should embrace their widening legal responsibility in order to advance…

Lists the nine theses of the Bonn Forum "The Courage to Educate" (1978) together with opposing positions taken by an ad hoc group of educators and social scientists during the Tubingen Congress of the German Society for Educational Science. (CK)

A White Paper published by Great Britain's Department of Education and Science titled "Education and Training for the 21st Century" is summarized, and recommendations are offered for post-16 education and training of young people with special needs. Recommendations focus on rights guarantees, funding, program quality, and representation…

This booklet and accompanying news release provide information about Alberta, Canada's new School Act, 1988. Particular attention is given in the booklet to these topics: guarantees for severely handicapped children, parent involvement in schools, provincial responsibility and local autonomy, equity in education funding, provision for public and…

Notes that Soviet youth must be educated about Soviet law and their obligations as citizens to work, respect labor discipline, and defend the motherland. Lists functions of Soviet law as (1) shaping, mediating for, and protecting the middle class, (2) reinforcing socialist principles and the emancipation of women, and (3) guaranteeing…

Deals with some of the problems (and reasons for the problems) which school-leavers and young workers encounter in their search for jobs or training places. Measures taken or envisaged in a number of countries to alleviate the problems are also reviewed. (SH)

Through education, substantial gains in village development can be expected if national and local efforts can harness (1) the constructive forces of social, economic, and technological change, (2) individual and group incentives, and (3) applications of the community principle to the problems of the people. (SH)

The role of higher education in the community in India is examined with special emphasis on the need for adult education and direct social involvement. Reasons for social involvement are addressed, along with the role education should play in promoting justice, and the need for new educational methods. (LBH)

The place of research in modern society at large is examined along with its role as a producer of highly trained manpower. The relationship between research and teaching in Sweden is discussed with regard to the 1975 university reform based on the report of the U68 Commission. (LBH)

The effect of education and rural development in India is assessed from the standpoint of: farmers' education; out-of-school and college education of youth and women; university education; and school education. The general conclusion is that nonformal education has a direct and important contribution for rural development. (LBH)