This paper focuses on the educational opportunities available to rural migrant children in Beijing. On the basis of fieldwork conducted in migrant communities in 2004-2005, I conclude that administrative and financial barriers, as well as discrimination, prevent migrant children from entering state schools. I discuss the quality of education…

This article presents an overview of the e-learning in India. It describes the historical developments of e-learning and identifies major stakeholders and institutions that have initiated e-learning programs after the creation of the National Task Force on Information Technology and Software Development constituted by the Prime Minister of India…

Distance Education has globally become one of the important solutions for increasing admission into the universities, decongesting campuses and efficient utilization of time and space. To ensure the sustainability of the programmes' noble objectives calls for periodic re-evaluation of its modus operandi including the assessment of the perception…

The Fountain Central High School's planning and development process for a five-year technology plan is outlined as a guide for other schools to consult in the development of their own technology plan. Following a checklist of criteria used by the Indiana Department of Education for reviewing technology plans, the four main sections are: (1)…

Improvement of primary school education in Indonesia has been sought since a national standardized curriculum was established in 1976. Curriculum reform centered on requirements for teaching and learning materials, libraries and library books, and other learning equipment. School management and teacher performance have also been emphasized. The…

This book is a guide to the present academic systems of twenty Asian countries and political units. Data provided in each chapter include a historical overview, description of the current system, funding support, enrollment rates, and overall organization of higher education. The chapters include: (1) "Bangladesh" (Kowsar P. Chowdhury);…

To remain competitive in the international marketplace, the United States will have to recommit to a new era of educational reform. Students must be pushed to reach higher expectations, and the U.S. educational system must find an efficient and centralized mechanism to measure national progress in education reform. This document describes the…

This paper describes one strand of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) project aimed at developing a set of international education indicators. This strand is concerned with attitudes and expectations of elementary and secondary schools held by parents, teachers, the public, employers, and students. The network of…

Article described the work of the International Bureau of Education, which provides information and documents on education on the international level by working in close cooperation with UNESCO, and that of the International Educational Reporting Service, which provides information on innovations to educational decision-makers and practitioners.…

Of relatively minor concern in State capitols not so long ago, education is now the very heart of much legislative action. (Editor)

Author described the attempt of an early-twentieth-century immigrant from Yugoslavia to understand, to write about, and finally to influence American thinking and institutions. (Editor/RK)

A look at the prospect of joining the capabilities of communications satellites and the purposes of public telecommunications. (Author)

The focus of this discussion on educational changes in Hungary was on questions raised and solved at the national level of decision making. (Author/RK)

Author wrote of the difficulties in bringing about the spirit of change

This article examines the forces aligned against Mann's crusade for the creation of a public school philosophy and is especially concerned with his "secularization" of the schools. (Editor)