Today Sweden has a highly developed comprehensive system of public elementary and secondary schools, along with universities and other institutions of higher education. Most of the actual administration of educational matters is the responsibility of three appointed national government agencies operating under the overall jurisdiction of the…

Over the years, Japan has revamped her education system a number of times. With the coming of the U. S. Education Mission in 1946, she turned her schools toward democratization. The major aims of this reform program in education were: 1) the elimination of militarism and ultranationalism; 2) democratization; 3) modernization; and, 4)…

This booklet offers an historical view of the educational system in Czechoslovakia as it has been affected by the major political events in this century. The three sections, "School System: 1918-1948,""School System: 1948-1960," and "School Reform of 1960" discuss preschool, elementary, secondary, and higher…

The purpose of this study was to determine occupational qualifications of trainees in a pre-employment program provided by the Center for Adult Education at Ohio State University and the Columbus Urban League and to investigate the relationship between these qualifications and successful completion of on-the-job training. Seventy-five Columbus,…

A brief review of Indian education focuses on special problems caused by overcrowded schools, insufficient funding, and the status of education itself in the Indian social structure. Language instruction in India, a complex issue due largely to the numerous official languages currently spoken, is commented on with special reference to the problem…

The Wingspread Conference on the Social Studies, sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools in June 1968, has offered important leadership in bringing history and social science education into the 20th century. A significant departure from other innovative efforts within the profession was the heavy involvement of classroom…

Two speeches from the 1970 Wisconsin Elementary Language Arts Conference are included in this document. In "The Changing World of Language Arts," William Jenkins characterizes language as man's most important possession, and the study of it as possibly the student's most crucial undertaking. He also suggests that the modern language arts program…

This 767-item bibliography provides language teachers with an enumerated, subject-classified, selected body of reference and research materials. Largely drawn from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the items are listed with the ERIC accession number. Sixty-three subject classifications range from advanced placement to testing…

A major project of research and development in education for a multiracial society running from April 1973 to December 1976 is designed to produce materials in support of the education of all pupils for life in a multiracial Britain. The project has the further aim of offering supporting materials to teachers in multiracial schools. However, at…

The topics of particular importance in contemporary sociology are inequality of educational opportunity (IEO) and mechanisms of social mobility (or immobility). IEO refers to the differences in level of educational attainment according to social background. Social mobility means the differences in social achievement according to social background.…

In analyzing past and present conditions of external degree programs, it is apparent there is emerging support for lifelong learning. There has been an increase of American interest in the external degree program, particularly during 1970. There are five external degree-related developments which contribute to increasing lifelong learning…

The publication, a training manual for rural advisory school boards, was developed by the Alaska State-Operated School System (ASOSS) and the Center for Northern Educational Research. It is a tangible demonstration that educational officials and policy makers at the State level are actively seeking ways to encourage local village residents to…

New York State schools have adopted a variety of alternative schools and programs. The schools and programs include free schools, community schools, open education schools, street academies, schools without walls, minischools within schools, minicourses in the curriculum, and alternative programs that bridge the gap between schools and colleges,…

This final task force report contains a study of education and training needs of existing and future minority entrepreneurs and makes specific recommendations for the national effort to expand business ownership by minority persons. Ten chapters detail findings and recommendations; education and training: key to minority enterprise survival; the…

The introduction which precedes the two major sections of this position paper discusses the baseline and causes of educational change and some policy alternatives for Federal support of dissemination activities. Following this, part I of the body of the paper offers a statement describing the National Institute of Education's (NIE) program thrust…