The main objective of this workshop in Malaysia was to provide training experience to key personnel involved in functional literacy and non-formal education for youth and adults in the development, production, utilization, and adaptation of literacy materials for the use of this group. The first of three sections summarizes the proceedings of the…

This second volume of stories written by teachers concerns the individuality of children, and classrooms in which every member, including the teacher, is an integral part of a dynamic whole. Each story has a different perspective. The first story describes inclusionary strategies used with a particular child. The second examines curriculum…

This report attempts to show how government and markets can interact most effectively to promote rapid economic development and benefit all people. The world economy is reviewed and an assessment is made of the impact of external factors on development. Alternative scenarios, optimistic and pessimistic, for the 1990s are considered. Four…

Transformations in the French metalworking industries have given rise to numerous studies on employment and job content in metallurgy over the past decade. One study related technical transformations to changes in the skills content of certain categories of workers. Although automation results in the elimination of certain know-how belonging to an…

Offices are places in which information is generated and processed. According to the classic theories of labor organization, human activities can be roughly divided into two main families: manual and intellectual. Each family can be broken down into three basic stages: planning, performance, and supervision. The families and basic stages can be…

This is the first report of a longitudinal study of trainees preparing to teach in New Zealand primary and intermediate schools. The purpose of the study is to record attitudes and perceptions at the time of selection for teacher training at the end of l988 and the response of a smaller sample of students halfway through the first year of the…

The Japanese specialization of the University of South Carolina's (USC) Master of International Business Studies (MIBS) program includes a 6-month internship at a foreign or Japanese company in Japan. While foreign companies in Japan are receptive to the assistance American student interns provide, promoting such internships to Japanese companies…

A study was conducted to identify the literacy requirements of 10 college vocational training programs and their corresponding occupations. Following a review of 5 years of student records at an eastern Ontario community college, the 10 major vocational programs studied were categorized as follows: motor vehicle mechanic, engineering technician,…

This report of the proceedings of a conference on graduate education contains papers from plenary and concurrent sessions, information on awards presentations, information on the Council of Graduate Schools' (CGS) business meeting, copies of the CGS constitution and bylaws, and a CGS list of member institutions. constitution and bylaws, and a CGS…

This paper describes social and political education in the Netherlands ("maatschappijleer") since the introduction of the subject in 1968. Points discussed include historical developments, the national curriculum project for "maatschappijleer," goals and content, government educational policy, and the position of East-West…

Beliefs about the causes of success and failure in academic achievement were compared for students in the United States and Israel. The following 11 attributions were placed randomly in a questionnaire format: (1) mood; (2) skill; (3) knowledge; (4) chance; (5) effort; (6) competence; (7) help; (8) ability; (9) task; (10) bias; and (11) luck. Each…

The eight articles in this theme issue of CEDEFOP's twice-yearly multi-lingual bulletin focus on continuing education to maintain and upgrade the workforce. "Force--The Community's Action Programme for the Continuing Training in the 1990s" describes the objectives of this new program to improve the skill levels of the European…

The Finnish Foreign Language Diploma for Professional Purposes, which tests English language skills, is described. The examination is intended for both individuals desiring certification of their knowledge and ability to use English in a professional context and for employers wanting independent evaluation for selection purposes. It measures…

Designed to provide a concise description of traditional instructional techniques, as well as more recent technology-based techniques, this 11-part guidebook includes the following sections: (1) "The Value of Planning"; (2) "Aids to Effective Instruction," reviewing the reasons for employing learning objectives, Bloom's taxonomy of objectives for…

This document contains three intern "profiles" that are used to record the progress of students through the coursework of the Kw'atindee Bino Community Teacher Education Program. The interns (student teachers) learn their teaching knowledge, skills, and attitudes while engaged in classroom teaching. The profiles outline the material to…