Comprehensive universities, which came into existence in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1970, combine the aims of a number of traditional types of institutions of higher education, particularly universities, colleges of education, and higher vocational and technical colleges. The development of the concept of the comprehensive university and…

The comprehensive university, or "Gesamthochschule" described in this article is an attempt in Germany to solve the crisis of higher education caused by massive secondary education and lack of mobility within the tertiary level of education. (JH)

This newsletter consists of two parts, the first dealing with issues common to many European countries, and the second with reports from twelve individual countries. Ten of the fourteen articles are written in English and the remainder in French. The first section consists of reports on two conferences of European educational administrators. Among…

High schools and teacher training institutions in the United States exhibit different characteristics than those exhibited by similar schools in other countries. These differences are rooted in America's history and help explain why secondary education and higher education in America are not coordinated in ways that consistently promote…