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Sharp, Caroline – Research Papers in Education, 1988
Comparison of Great Britain's and other countries' school admission policies suggested that, while Great Britain already has one of the lowest statutory admission ages in Europe and the United States, there is a trend in England and Wales to admit children to school at an even younger age. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Compulsory Education, Early Admission, Educational Policy
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Church, Robert L.; And Others – History of Education Quarterly, 1989
Presents comments concerning Lawrence A. Cremin's, "American Education: The Metropolitan Experience, 1876-1980." Robert Church characterizes this volume as providing further evidence for distrusting mass schooling. Michael B. Katz notes that the work provides insight into Cremin's political stance while Harold Silver discusses its…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Education
Karelis, Charles – College Board Review, 1995
Arguing in favor of the Jeffersonian ideal, this article proposes raising the point at which universal education ends and discretionary education begins. A 13-plus-3-year configuration similar to the European model might replace the current 12-plus-4 American model, perhaps with some modification. It is proposed that substantial savings could be…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Compulsory Education, Costs
Robinson, Sandra L.; Lyon, Christopher – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
Most U.S. children have opportunity to participate in one year of publicly supported schooling prior to first grade. Children's school-entry age differs by as much as 18 months. Hours of participation varies widely, as do teachers' academic backgrounds. Rarely are teachers assisted by aides or principals with early childhood education training. To…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
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Walford, Geoffrey – Oxford Review of Education, 1997
Critiques arguments by Harry Brighouse for ignoring the social and political contexts that generate policies concerned with compulsory schooling and school choice. Proposes changes in educational policy that would develop structures and procedures designed to prevent already disadvantaged children from suffering further from increased school…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Richardson, John G. – American Educational Research Journal, 1994
Proposes that the formalization of common schooling in the United States derives from the sequence of institutional formation beginning with the state asylum, moving to the reformatory, and then moving to compulsory attendance. Shows the integration of delinquent and special youth in the U.S. educational system. Contains 112 references. (SLD)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Delinquency, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
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Baskin, Colin; Williams, Michelle – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
The case for more technology in schools is compelling. The leverage for a school based solution is traceable to the "Common and Agreed National Goals for Schooling" (AEC, 1989), namely that students will develop skills in "information processing and computing". Schools have wrestled with this "integration challenge"…
Descriptors: Regional Schools, Compulsory Education, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Chinese Education and Society, 2006
At the State Council News Office press conference of November 10 the "National Report on Universal Education in China" [Zhongguo quanmin jiaoyu guojia baogao] was made public. Zhang Xinsheng, vice minister of education, presided over the conference and briefed those present on the background of the report. The report provides a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Vocational Education, Compulsory Education
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Meuret, Denis – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
In this article, the author discusses the issues concerning selection of educational policy that leans towards educational efficiency or educational equity. The author examines whether it would be necessary to choose between the two and compares the advantages and disadvantages of these policy orientations. The author believes that equity is part…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Compulsory Education
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Zeng, Tianshan, Deng, Youchao; Yang, Runyong; Zuo, Xiaomei; Chu, Zhaohui; Li, Xiejing – Frontiers of Education in China, 2007
Balanced development of compulsory education is not only the cornerstone of education equity, but also the fundamental part for realizing a harmonious society. There have been several achievements in balancing the development of compulsory education in China, such as narrowing the gaps in compulsory education between rural, urban, and other areas.…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Urban Schools, Compulsory Education, Foreign Countries
Harte, Austin J. – 1995
This document provides an overview of the student absentee problem in Canada. It extrapolates the principles and components from the vast range of intervention strategies and projects, and offers a strategy for improving school attendance. Literature on absenteeism written after 1985 demonstrates a shift of focus from the student as truant to the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Compulsory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1998
This information memorandum describes Wisconsin laws relating to compulsory school attendance and truancy. It outlines school-attendance requirements, exceptions, and alternatives; the written attendance policy; key definitions regarding truancy and school-attendance enforcement; and information on the truancy-planning committee and truancy plan.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Officers, Compulsory Education, Delinquency
Pusci, Lucio, Ed. – 1990
This publication presents information on the primary education systems of the 10 countries that make up the UNESCO subregional network for South and Southeast Europe, which is called Cooperation in Research and Development for Innovation in Education in South and Southeast Europe (CODIESEE). An introductory section discusses: (1) the sociocultural…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Compulsory Education, Cooperation, Curriculum Development
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Moskowitz, Joel S. – Washington Law Review, 1975
Regarding the balance of state and parental control over the education of children, the author argues that control is being returned to the parents, parental prerogative now being manifested on a constitutional rather than a statute basis. Cases discussed deal with compulsory secondary education, school violence, objection to school practices. (JT)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational Responsibility
Africa Leadership Forum. – 1988
This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on education for development in Nigeria. Education is recognized as the key to developing a people's ability to manage and induce change. An improved elementary/secondary school curriculum should include the following objectives: (1) appreciation of cultural traditions while…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compulsory Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
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