Regionality as a formative characteristic of religion-related education in Germany, Switzerland and Austria is the focus of the current project 'Models of Religious Education and the topic of Islam' ('MORE'). The project compares four different regional variants of religion-related education that are assigned to two competing models,…

Based on two case studies of Third Sector Organizations (TSOs) working with schools and parents in Catalonia and London, this paper aims to discuss some of the implications of "participative" programmes aimed at involving those migrant families seen by schools as "hard to reach". First, we describe how an ambiguous notion of…

Because the relationship between computer use and achievement is still puzzling, there is a need to prepare and analyze good quality datasets on computer use and achievement. Such a dataset can be derived from TIMSS data. This paper describes how this dataset can be prepared. It also gives an example of how the dataset may be analyzed. The…

Drawing from two international measures, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS) and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), this brief provides a snapshot comparison of the United States to other education systems. Specifically, this brief addresses how the U.S. compares to other countries in overall…

Many articles and reports have reviewed, researched, and commented on international assessments from the perspective of exploring what is relevant for the United States' education systems. Researchers make claims about whether the top-performing systems have transferable practices or policies that could be applied to the United States. However,…

This article by the Council of Europe shows that between the 100th and 200th meetings of the Conference of Ministers of Education, the organization has solved many problems. There are still a number of problems which need to be solved. (AM)

Educational programs and courses in Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Malta, Norway, and the Philippines are described. (DE)

Analyzes the processes used to evaluate School-centered Innovation programs (SCI) in the United Kingdom. A review of the literature revealed that accounts of most of the programs are not evaluative but mostly anecdotal and descriptive. Limitations of the research on SCI are discussed. (AM)

The role of the teacher in improving Russian language instruction is emphasized. (DE)

Russian language instruction in the Soviet province of Uzbek is described. (DE)

Russian language instruction in the non-Russian schools of the Soviet Union is described. (DE)

Russian language instruction in the Soviet province of Armenia is described. (DE)

The National curriculum assessment (NCA) in Wales has evolved from common foundations into a system that is now distinct from that in England. The influence of the political and social milieu of Wales can be seen both in the distinctive features that have been in place from the outset and in the more radical changes introduced since 2002. In this…

Fifty-one educational research projects completed or in progress during 1971 through 1972 in Denmark are described. As part of the Third European Survey of Educational Research, the project descriptions cover all areas of research at every educational level. Described are research studies on a variety of topics such as teaching methods, teaching…

The fourth International Intervisitation Program will be held in Canada May 5-25, 1978. Its purpose is to enable leading practitioners and scholars of educational administration from many countries to exchange information and ideas and to enable these visitors to examine closely the educational systems in the host country. (Author/IRT)