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Matley, Bruce – Theatre Journal, 1980
Describes the West German system of state theaters and public acting schools and compares their system with the fragmented American actor training provided by college and university drama departments. (JMF)
Descriptors: Acting, Dramatics, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Birch, I. K. F.; Herman, G. S. – 1975
This paper examines the relationship between constitutional courts and educational policy in Australia, the United States, and West Germany in an attempt to formulate a statement describing the relative impact of state and federal governments on educational policy in countries with a federal system of government. Much of the paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Heinz, Walter R. – 1986
Traditionally, the road to good jobs for young persons in West Germany has been the "dual system" of vocational education and training (VET), similar to apprenticeships in the United States, but practiced on a much wider scale. A large percentage of West German youth usually enter such programs after high school in order to prepare for…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Problems
Miller, Tami; Baugh, Bob – 1990
A German Marshall Fund tour of education and training systems in Denmark, Sweden, and West Germany generated ideas that Oregon could use to evaluate and improve its own educational systems and programs. Four principles define the European model: (1) government policy and programs promote employment; (2) business and labor are powerful partners in…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
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Weiler, Hans N. – 1981
In recent years, arguments have been advanced from a number of theoretical perspectives in social science that the modern state faces a crisis of legitimacy in its relationship to its society and its citizens. Much governmental behavior in the area of educational policy can be interpreted as a strategy of "compensatory…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Court Role, Early Childhood Education
Clark, Burton R., Ed. – 1985
The relation between secondary and higher education is considered by 10 different authors in 10 country/area profiles: United States, England and Wales, France, West Germany, Sweden, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Latin America, and Africa. The systems of secondary and higher education are detailed for each country. The question of how the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Attendance
National Commission for the International Year of Disabled Persons, Bonn (West Germany). – 1983
The report presents recommendations resulting from a national reassessment of rehabilitation for the disabled in the Federal Republic of Germany. Described is the purpose of the reassessment, which was initiated by West Germany in response to the United Nations' goal of obtaining reports on the status of the disabled from member nations for the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis
Stake, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1974
Ten brief case studies illustrate the types of arrangements which have been made between commissions and evaluators, and describe some of the subsequent problems. Each of the cases is a major evaluative study of a large-scale educational development or school operation. For the collection as a whole, the purpose was to illustrate how the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Habeck, Rochelle V., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This volume contains the following presentations: "An Overview of Policy Issues," by Donald Galvin; "Policies for the Employment of Disabled People,' by Norman Acton; "A Corporate Perspective," by Jane Belau; "The Future of Work for People with Disabilities--A View from Great Britain," by Paul Cornes; "A…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs