This study examined the extent to which students fully embrace sloyd activities. Sloyd is a form of adventurous education in Sweden where school students take more control of the content and methods of learning as part of their weekly education. Hands on activities are often part of the adventure and it sometimes takes place outdoors. The study…

This study focuses on the recent adoption of "international education" (IE) by US public schools. Theoretically, it conceptualises this phenomenon as a social movement and a dynamic arena of knowledge construction and contestation. Methodologically, it combines fieldwork, interviews and critical discourse analysis. The central finding is…

The level of educational development in Pakistan is low. A decentralisation reform was introduced in 2000 to improve the delivery of basic education by designating the local government body with primary responsibility for administering it. A qualitative field study on local education administration at the North West Frontier Province found…

The present study is an attempt to examine the intricacies of the growth of Private School industry in the North-Eastern Indian State of Nagaland. The study was carried out in Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland State. Data were obtained from field studies as well as from published reports of the Government. The main objective of the study was to…

This paper focuses on the educational opportunities available to rural migrant children in Beijing. On the basis of fieldwork conducted in migrant communities in 2004-2005, I conclude that administrative and financial barriers, as well as discrimination, prevent migrant children from entering state schools. I discuss the quality of education…

This study examined the extent that a scholarship program operating in Sierra Leone and Djibouti was successful in increasing girls' persistence in basic education. Results of field studies indicated that scholarships could be appropriately targeted and delivered in ways that appear to minimize misappropriation of funds. However, the scholarships…

This training program was designed to serve as the first part of a two-stage concentrated course leading to the doctorate in educational research, and to train personnel for intermediate responsibility in national, state, and local educational research. Twenty young teachers, selected for dynamic personality, high intellectual caliber, and…

A research study demonstrates that making revisions suggested by developmental testing of an Open University music course resulted in more effective learning, reduced study time, and fewer learning difficulties for students. (Author/STS)

Examines the issue of community involvement in reformulating educational systems. Historical perspectives on community involvement in schools are reviewed; the roles of community members in educational settings and in educational systems design settings are discussed; and experiences from fieldwork observing community participation are related.…

Phase I of this project for the development of educational materials to teach the use of the computer (1) as an aid to management and decision making, or (2) as an instructional tool, included expansion of background technical reports, completion of computer programs, printing of field test versions of materials, commercial publisher interaction,…

This paper presents the findings of a field study designed to examine the management information system (MIS) of an urban school district to determine the role it plays in bringing about educational change in the classroom. The MIS as a type of "guidance system" for change is made up of three specific information loops and a control mechanism…

A historical survey of the origins of formative evaluation techniques for film and television reveals that: (1) most of the methodologies for formative evaluation of film and television that are in use today had appeared in one form or another by 1940; (2) before 1940, evaluation was generally understood as qualitative judgement of the worth of an…

This study reports results of an internal assessment of theory and practice in five open education elementary classrooms. The study aims to display how the Open Corridor-Workshop Center program provides an educational environment which gives students opportunity for an integrated understanding of curriculum materials. Specifically, the study…

During the 1972-1973 school year the Intercultural Social Studies Project for Secondary Schools created and maintained a culture studies network involving 103 teachers and their students. More than 50 "Fieldstaff Perspectives" were designed in booklet, photograph, map, and simulation-games formats for field testing within the project network.…

Since the mid-1970s, participatory research (PR) has provided an alternative approach to those development systems that rely on outside experts and implement predetermined solutions. PR empowers disadvantaged people by recognizing them as co-researchers working together to gather information and implement solutions to their problems. This paper…