Discusses theories, beliefs, and practices which educational literature suggests were widely accepted at one time or another during the century and the strong countertrends which changed elementary schools in a significant manner. (Author/RK)

A report on the condition of education in Europe in which the author considers country by country developments. (RK)

Discusses the relationships between cultural characteristics and cognitive styles of learners and notes the resulting identification of a society's place on the global-articulated dimension. (Author/RK)

This essay seeks to identify the limitations of language as the primary basis for communication and to suggest a workable solution to meet our educational needs. (Author/RK)

Discusses the West German free school movement and the influence it has for stimulating reassessment in our own educational practices. (Author/RK)

This essay proposes an historical overview of educational experience in the United States. (Author/RK)

Article emphasizes the need for educators to turn their attention to the future needs of students and the educational system as it may be in the future. (RK)

Traces the post-war evolution of the German school system and the political influences that marked that development. (Author/RK)

Proposes that schools offer alternatives in curriculum, methodology, environment, and administrative practices. (Author)

Presented at the twelfth assembly of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, Washington, D. C. (MS)

Discusses the development and use of a workbook for teaching spatial data analysis at Canberra College of Advanced Education in Australia. The article addresses itself to the pedagogic questions of what statistical methods to teach, how these methods should be taught, and why data analysis should be taught. (AM)

The view that poverty and riches are caused by two distinct personality traits is perpetuated through educational materials. Examples drawn from secondary social studies texts and adult education programs in India illustrate how an educational system is a medium of cultural dissemination and political control. (AM)

The Pakistani Adult Functional Literacy Project (AFL) produced educational television programs which were shown at community viewing centers. Evaluation results are encouraging. (AM)