This article suggests a program of vocational education as early as the primary grades with an accurate orientation to the worth of all work and expand with a gradual, long-haul exposure to occupations. (Editor)

Articulation is possible but the vocational objective of the student must be paramount, the means of achieving articulation secondary. (Editor)

A scientific framework to a global and comprehensive approach to functional literacy includes a situational analysis as a foundation for goal-setting and program elaboration. The four dimensions of the situation are: existing societal organizations, value system, human needs and resources, and new change factors. (EB)

Ohio State Director of Vocational Education suggests standards for a top-quality T and I Program. (Editor)

After considering the objectives of higher education and its role in the socioeconomic development of a country, the author analyzes the relationship between the world of work and the higher education system, exploring alternative higher education structures. (Author/MP)

Presents a case study of innovative program development in early childhood education at an American university. Program history, organizational structure, and goals are outlined as they relate to social and economic demands. (BJD)

Designed for non-Muslim pupils, moral education is being phased into the state-approved curriculum in Malaysia. The objective is the development of a morally mature person who will be able to make independent judgments in a moral conflict situation. The moral education program development is described. (Author/RM)

The case is presented for uniformity in academic programs of pharmacy, based on the need for mastery of a common core of knowledge and practice skills to provide a consistent level of practice competence and a basis for communication among practitioners. (Author/MSE)

Rigorous professional standards and review procedures, appropriateness of program goals and activities, and use of mutually reinforcing pedagogical strategies are seen as typical of experiential learning in established graduate education programs. Twelve programs using experiential learning in graduate and professional education are examined.…

The zero-based budgeting approach is designed to achieve the greatest benefit with the fewest undesirable consequences. Seven basic steps make up the zero-based decision-making process: (1) identifying program goals, (2) classifying goals, (3) identifying resources, (4) reviewing consequences, (5) developing decision packages, (6) implementing a…

In an open letter, this college supervisor gives his views on the means for successfully realizing the potentials possessed by his preservice teachers. (MB)

Summarizes the main landmarks in the development of the Unesco Institute for Education, how it has adapted to changing conditions and its present role in the educational world. (Author/RK)

Discusses the contribution Dutch universities can make to development cooperation through collaboration in the fields of higher education and research with partners from Third World countries. (Author/RK)

Explores how quality in early childhood services is defined and examines the implications of working within the inclusionary approach. Argues that the choice of paradigm for working with quality is of the greatest importance for early childhood services. Concludes by noting that an inclusionary approach to quality fits best with the concept of…