Summarizes the 1996 National Education Summit at Palisades, New York. Contents: (1) "A New Initiative in the Battle for Standards"; (2) "Perspectives and Observations on the Summit" from participating governors, chief executive officers, educators, standards writers, and textbook publishers; and (3) "Clearinghouse 'Entity'…

This two-part report, through the analysis of a number of experimental attempts to answer two basic questions: What form has the change in the teacher's role taken? What policy should be adopted to foster this change? Part 1 is a general report that covers the major themes which emerged from the case studies outlined in part 2 and from discussions…

Of the three change strategies for educational improvement which are currently being supported with substantial sums of money, only the most recent, research-based development, can bring about real national improvement in educational practice. "Local innovation," although it will always be our best source of new ideas, fails as an effective…

This article reviews the various course content improvement programs in science and mathematics that have been supported by the National Science Foundation over the last fifteen years. Data concerning institute programs supported by NSF are included. The impact of these national programs is assessed, and present educational needs and future…

Provides a 20-year retrospective view of the development of Cuban education; examines the broader aspects of the system and details its accomplishments as well as some of its problems. (AEA)

Describes Cuba's literacy crusade of 1961 and provides examples of materials and methods used. (AEA)

Examines the effects of globalization on Finland and changes in educational policy in the context of the European Union. Identifies a radical policy shift involving such concepts as marketization and parental choice. Suggests that the change is more profound in Finland than elsewhere. (SK)

This paper explores personalised learning, which is a "new" teaching and learning style in the Five Year Strategy for Children and Learners launched by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) for England in 2004. The research was based on semi-structured interviews with 13 teachers mainly in charge of Key Stage 3 at two 11-18…

This three-part sourcebook identifies school restructuring initiatives with a national scope and presents comprehensive information about them. Part 1 identifies and describes national restructuring programs (e.g., Coalition of Essential Schools, Learning Tomorrow, Success for All). Each program description provides an overview of the program as…

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate issued a conference report on the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. The act is designed to improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for educational reform and to promote other changes in education and federal programs. The conference committee agreed that this report replaced an…

The development of lifelong education in England has been slow due to the dualist educational philosophy characteristic of the English middle and upper classes. The two governing characteristics of British adult education have been its predominant concentration of provision for the working classes and its preoccupation with the liberalizing role…

Author is a member of the James Committee which authored the James Report in Educational Planning Paper No. 1, Teacher Education and Training" and Paper No. 2, Student Numbers in Higher Education in England and Wales." (MB)

International schools are abandoning national curricula and tests in favor of the single international baccalaureate. (Editor)

Significant developments in Spanish vocational education are National Program of Vocational Education and Training; 1992 National Agreement on Continuing Training by employers and unions, which established mechanisms for public funding of training; and a second agreement in 1996, which extended the beneficiaries of training and promoted…

The Iraqi National Literacy Campaign is described. Early efforts and reform actions taken since 1968 by the Baath Socialist Party are covered. Special attention is given to administrative structures involved. Reasons for the relative success of the program are highlighted. (TJH)