Parents in New Zealand often are presented with an array of contradictory recommendations for meeting needs of nine gifted children. Parents and teachers should understand motives underlying different viewpoints, clarify their aims, and, thereby, better use their limited freedom of choice for requesting appropriate provisions for gifted children.…

Describes an experimental effort in in-service administrator education that evolved from the literature on change and developed to meet the particular needs of the Swedish educational system. (Author/IRT)

The author reviews the development of a parents' group at the Bradford Grange School (Manchester, United Kingdom) for ESN (educationally subnormal) children. Problems with the initial parents' group are pointed out, successful approaches are considered, and the importance of parent involvement is stressed. (SBH)

Provides an overview of the development of university library and information science degree programs in English-speaking countries in Africa, highlighting early programs in Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria; 70s programs in Zambia, Nigeria, and Botswana; 80s programs in Nigeria and Kenya; and 90s programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia.…

Responses from 45% of 696 British midwives and interviews with 17 indicated that they identify their continuing education needs most frequently through interaction with colleagues. Their greatest needs were for professional issues and management topics; there is a demand for part-time and distance learning. (SK)

Analyzes the role of networking in the creation of local management knowledge in the Republic of Moldova. Discusses Moldovian involvement with the International Institute of Management, including development of the country's first MBA program. (EV)

Describes the establishment of Switzerland's Accreditation and Quality Assurance Board for higher education. Its advantages include that it focuses not only on fulfilling minimum standards through accreditation, but also on implementation of quality assurance mechanisms. (EV)

The coordinator of gifted child education in 200 preprimary, primary, and high schools in South Africa describes parameters of giftedness and the four area enrichment model which offers a continuum of services from enrichment in the regular class to team development of special programing for the potential genius. (DB)

This paper discusses the incidence of hearing impairment in Bangladesh, the struggle to achieve appropriate services for this population, the establishment of the National Centre for Hearing and Speech of Children, and future plans. (JDD)

Notes that, although many convicted drinking driver programs use knowledge acquisition as their main objective, many convicted drinking drivers already have great deal of knowledge about effects of alcohol. Describes level of knowledge of 100 convicted drinking drivers and gives recommendations for more relevant programs and programs that have a…

Looks at the issues surrounding technology education and discusses its impact in the United Kingdom. Considers the need to understand the nature of technological processes and content, deals with representing teamwork in schools, and clarifies the learning issues that current practice reveals. (Author/JOW)

Discusses how new technologies and an emerging international preference for "original" American or British business qualifications threatens Australian programs. Concludes that programs should develop a specialized "antipodean" or uniquely Australian business education, allowing differentiation of Australian business programs…

The Total Literacy Project of Ernakulam District, India, sought to improve the skills of nearly 190,000 low-literate people through a mass campaign with 20,000 trained volunteers and thousands of local literacy centers. Its success was due to cooperation of government, nongovernment, and local agencies. (SK)

Embarking upon a programme of distance study can be bewildering for students and the experience compounded by apprehension and uncertainties. Induction is a way of easing the transition and helping students to become effective distance learners so that they can progress successfully through their studies. The purpose of this research was to enable…

It is essential for teacher training institutions to reflect continually on changes in education policy with the view of ensuring that teacher training programmes that take the present needs and policies into account are in place. This article describes a four-year process through which a particular faculty of education went in search of an…