Noting the need for different approaches to teaching science in developing and developed countries, the author discusses preparation of African science teachers under three headings: academic excellence (science knowledge), professional training, and inservice education. (JT)

The problem of primary education has existed for some time in both the western and eastern regions of the United Republic of Cameroon in Africa. It was generally accepted that the main reason for the poor performance of the education system was the insufficient training of the vast majority of primary school teachers. From the beginning, ENIR…

This section of the journal presents state-of-the-art surveys of training in different countries in China, Africa, the Arab States, Eastern Europe, West Europe, Nordic Region, Caribbean, North America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. (CT)

Papers include: "Another Dimension of Readiness To Learn in the Second Language"; "Medium of Instruction in Black Education in Southern Africa"'; "Language Across the Curriculum"; "Die milieu binne die skool" ("The Environment Inside the School"); "Language in Black Education: The Environment…