ISDED, designed as an international classification system but adaptable to national systems, is an inter-departmental project of Unesco administered by the Office of Statistics. A three stage, five digit system by level, field and programme, ISCED consists of over 450 categories of education with their respective definitions. (JB)

Results indicated that Ss demonstrating a high degree of clustering recalled more than Ss demonstrating a low degree of clustering. (Authors)

Patents are clustered by similar cited-by" patterns using MacQueen's algorithm. The clusters are enriched by the addition of citing patents. These maximally connected clusters, or cliques, form the classification. (27 references) (Author)

A method is described for bifurcating a matrix of objects into two submatrices such that the sum of average deviations of the members from the central tendencies of the two submatrices is minimized. Illustrations of the procedure are included. (DG)

The results of a questionnaire suggested that therapists and patients do not view therapy within the same frame of reference. (CK)

Addresses the application of automatic classification methods to the problems associated with computerized document retrieval. Different kinds of classifications are described, and both document and term clustering methods are discussed. References and notes are provided. (Author/JD)

Extension faculty in Adams, Brown, and Highland Counties (Ohio) work as a cluster group to enhance interdisciplinary program delivery and develop specialized skills. Clustering also increases networking among clientele and enhances extension's public image. (SK)

Discusses the problem of processing fuzzy queries in databases and information retrieval systems and presents a prototype of a fuzzy query processing system for databases that is based on data clustering and uses Pascal programing language. Clustering schemes are explained, and the system architecture that uses natural language is described. (14…

Proposes and analyzes a method for servicing keyword queries expressed in a digital library. Topics include efficiency via the concept of customers and producers; grouping queries into clusters of similar concepts; information density of the library; query delay; query priorities; and fuzzy decision-making. (Author/LRW)

Background: Incentives have been proposed as a method to improve attendance in adult literacy classes. In the UK, several areas have piloted the use of incentives to promote attendance at adult literacy classes. To date no rigorous evaluation of this policy has been undertaken. This paper describes (as far as we are aware) the "only"…

As part of the "face" a university projects to the world, student service staff play a key role in constructing an institution's external identity. Yet, there have been few studies of who are the general staff providing these services, and how they define their role within their institutions. Although there have been several excellent studies…

The present paper tackles the issue of the higher education funding system in Slovenia. Its main attribute is that institutions are classified into study groups according to their fields of education, and funds granted by the state are based on their weights or study group factors (SGF). Analysis conducted using data envelopment analysis tested…

Gary and Tall (2001) recently suggested that mathematics can be split up into "three worlds": the embodied, the proceptual and the axiomatic. They claim that objects from each of these worlds are formed, and reasoned about, in significantly different ways. During the course of this article the author considers the three world's theory…