In October 2005, the Maltese Government embarked on a new phase of its national educational reform, which focuses on state compulsory primary and secondary schooling. A central part of this reform was the creation of state-maintained colleges. By February 2008 all state primary and secondary schools on the Maltese Islands were clustered into ten…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to introduce the overall situation of online teacher training in China, and then to analyze some typical state level e-training projects; second, to describe the problems that most teacher training agencies (TTAs) have. Also, this article presents the background, process and achievement of a…

With the onset of the Education for All (EFA) agenda in 1990, the international development community has seen new forms of international cooperation forming around the pledge for EFA. This paper analyzes a case study of activities and challenges of a civil society coalition, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), in pursuing the…

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…

In 2004 UNAIDS and its development partners first introduced the Three-Ones Principles. Since then, many governments have developed national strategic frameworks and guiding policy documents to help coordinate more effective national responses in the battle to overcome AIDS. In this article, I outline how essential it is for government agencies,…

This study discusses innovation in the inservice education and training of teachers (INSET) in Sweden. Section I presents some information regarding background and the present situation of INSET in Sweden. Section II examines five case studies. These are: coordination of INSET and policy-oriented educational research and development; study days…

This study discusses innovation in the inservice education and training of teachers (INSET) in Australia. Section I discusses the background of the structure of the Australian school system, the role INSET plays in the educational system, national, state, and local policy and structuring, and various other aspects of Australian education. Section…

Problems of differentiation and uniformity of educational provisions are products of the era of emphasis on equality of educational opportunity. Three typical national solutions are dealt with in this paper: the American comprehensive model, the Western European elitist model, and the Eastern European model of a unitary school. (Author)

Nigeria's oil revenues are financing a variety of development projects including those in education. The current plan for the education system is highlighted along with the implications for American higher education. Commentaries by Raymond A. Ehrle, Jenny K. Johnson, and Ezra A. Naughton are included. (JMF)

The teacher supply policy implemented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 1971 has three goals: to supply enough teachers, to employ more national teachers, and to raise teaching force quality. Sufficient numbers of teachers and more national teachers have resulted. However, expatriate teachers dominate UAE classrooms, and there are serious…

As the ubiquitous force of globalization further erodes the nation-state and political activity increasingly focuses on global issues, there is renewed attention to models of global education. Within this global context, human rights education emerges as a response to the demands of global education. One of the main objectives of the United…

This study evaluated the implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum in primary schools, based on case studies of seven schools. The schools ranged in size from grade 1 up to and including Grade 5, and included schools in rural and urban areas and provincial towns. Data were collected through a series of semi-structured interviews with the…

This theme issue is devoted to discussions of early childhood policy issues. "Creating a Shared Vision: How Policy Affects Early Childhood Care and Development" (Judith L. Evans) defines policy, discusses the motivation for changing or creating national policy and the process for changing such policies, and provides a sample design for…

This combination report/guide summarizes practical "how-to" information on the development and operation of national training boards that was gathered in a series of case studies of the effectiveness of national training boards in Canada, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and in studies of training boards in Australia, Brazil,…

Workplace training strategies in selected foreign countries were examined from the standpoint of their relevance to development of a national training policy in the United States. Case studies of the following were conducted: apprenticeship training in Germany, enterprise-based training in Japan, stimulation of training by training taxes in France…