Characteristics of apprenticeship in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands are closer to Germany's social partnerships model than Britain's deregulated market in terms of statutory governance, educational requirements, administration, and funding. The experience of these countries may not be helpful in reviving British apprenticeship…

The integration of television into a digital framework makes possible the merger of television and computers. Development of a digital system will permit the consumer to receive television and computer images on the same screen at a quality approaching 35mm film. If fiber optic telecommunications lines are linked to the home and standards are…

Current efforts of curriculum reform within the federal systems of Australia and the Federal Republic of Germany are examined in this paper. The hypothesis is that the federal systems of government, in which the allocation of powers is granted to subnational governments, create independent authorities and prevent the development of national…