Describes activities and philosophy of the Russians' international education programs. (LN)

Suggests an educationally sound approach for creating programs of minimal essentials for which a school can be held accountable. The program is teachable and reasonably limited. (IRT)

Russian attempts at on-the-job training ended in 1964 due to high cost, lack of teacher commitment, increased student dropouts, and philosophical discord among educators. (DW)

Attempts to analyze what happened to the high hopes for ESEA Title III and how its original direction can be modified to achieve its original goal of promoting beneficial change in American education while lessening the time between development of new teaching practices and their adoption in the classroom. Considers the specific impact of ESEA…

Reporting a demonstration environmental education program in Corvallis, Oregon, schools. (Author)

A proposal to increase accountability in education through the use of performance contracting. (RA)

Gives brief overviews of such programs as New Brunswick's Criterion-Referenced Testing Program, Alberta's Education North project to develop educational programs better attuned to the needs of students in isolated communities, and a study of how and why parents choose between public and independent schools. (IRT)

Describes some of the most successful prepackaged'' systems for individualizing instruction and a procedure for deciding whether they fit the philosophy and special needs of a particular school or situation. (Author/DN)

Assesses the activities of educational cooperation in Latin America through multinational projects sponsored through the Organization of American States and the Alliance for Progress. (LN)

The Federal Government could upgrade proprietary school accreditation by improving its internal systems, coordinating federal programs, establishing an information clearinghouse and technical assistance institute, and supporting a change to a time-limited licensing system. (Author/DW)

Describes what has happened and what may happen to the bilingual education movement. Explains how Congress, the courts, State governments, and education associations are wrestling with the problem. (Author/DN)

Briefly describes some programs that provide training and other support for women aspiring to become administrators. (IRT)

Recounts the background and results of different educational programs that either sent American students or professors abroad and/or brought host-country professors and students to the U.S. (MF)