The decision to establish equivalencies between vocational training diplomas in France and Germany is a legal act subject to publication in the official gazettes of both countries. The procedure for establishing the equivalence and forms of implementation is defined in arrangements adopted by the committee of Franco-German experts in application…

This publication charts and analyzes vocational education and training (VET) funding in Sweden in 1997 with some comparisons back to the late 1980s. Description of the Swedish system for vocational education and training (VET) is complicated, since there is no natural distinction between VET and general education. All initial vocational training…

This discussion paper is from the Adult Learners Week National Seminar on Lifelong Learning Policy (Canberra, Australia, September 1999) that identified a number of ideas about how to foster national policy development on lifelong learning. It consists of three sections. Part 1 contains "A National Lifelong Learning Policy for…

This paper provides a summary of four projects currently funded through Australia's National Center for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), including what they propose to achieve and their preliminary findings to date. After an introduction, an overview of preliminary findings from the four projects is presented. The following barriers to…

This paper shows that, although a digital divide exists between developed and developing countries, the development of information technology (IT) and the Internet has had a profound political, social, and economic impact on developing countries. IT and the Internet revolution are shaping the world into new polarized entities due to the uneven…

Noting that foster care is in a state of flux and that existing systems of foster care are under pressure in many parts of the world, this report extracts lessons regarding the practice of foster care from a range of countries at various stages of economic and social development. The report examines foster care in the context of the family, social…

This paper describes how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are creating the knowledge society, which will impact on developing and transitional economies as well as developed nations. It argues that librarians have an important role to play in overcoming the digital divide and makes reference to the Global Knowledge Partnership.…

Bibliographic survey reviews major studies of careers and mobility of librarians in three countries. Studies in the United States focus on library school students or graduates; librarianship as a career; public, academic, and special libraries; and more than one type of librarian. British and Nigerian studies are more briefly reviewed. (EJS)

This group of articles studies the effects of microelectronics technologies on the world of work and on the social and economic life in general. These studies are related to several industrial nations and are also concerned with the international division of labor. (SSH)

As adult educators, we need to be aware that we are representatives of the fact that there are individuals with the knowledge and skills to accelerate authentic development. Our contribution can be through an educational process which will prepare for social action. Such action, assisted by adult education, has taken place successfully in the…

Contends that as long as the structural location of schooling in less developed societies is related to the effects of foreign penetration, the educational achievement process whereby this learning is improved will differ from that found in the developed societies. (BRR)

Examines socio-economic factors which have influenced educational trends in developed nations since 1960. Recent reductions in worldwide economic growth, demographic shifts, and changing attitudes about the purpose of education will alter the future of education. (AM)

Investigates relationship between higher education subsidy and inequality of access to schooling using 1974 data for a cross-section of 61 countries. Using a more complete specification indicates the disequalizing effect of public subsidy to higher education almost disappears for low-income countries. (NEC)

The author argues the case for regarding education as an investment vital to Britain's economy and hence refutes the monetarist view which justifies cuts in expenditure on the education service. (Editor/SJL)