The training of secondary school teachers of native language in Africa must provide them with suitable linguistic skills, contextual information about the cultural milieu of the target language, and appropriate attitudinal orientation as well as professional skills. (JMF)

After explaining the anti-science impact of the "Gang of Four," the author reports on the National Science Policy Conference held in Peking in March, 1978. In summarizing major speeches and the proposed eight-year development plan, he emphasizes the renewed feelings of liberalism and confidence among Chinese scientists. (SJL)

Twenty percent of all Soviet citizens have completed secondary and higher education through evening schools; among older people, the percentage is even higher. A detailed history is given of the development of varied and flexible forms of adult education in the Soviet Union, including policies, statistics, instructional methods, and sample…

The history of Americans' concern with how youth are prepared to enter the working force is recounted briefly, with emphasis upon contemporary vocational education legislation. One major recent development is cited: Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE), which USOE has chosen to demonstrate nationally via the Vocational Education Act, Part D.…

An Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) moves from the "hot house" to the field, a number of strategies for program implementation will be tried and examined. These are recounted, as are continuing research and development efforts. Responsibility for long-term institutionalization may reside with the State Agencies of Education.…

Maryland's implementation of a career education program which resulted in its participation in a national project (conducted in 1971) are discussed. The State's major achievements in career education, including innovative career education activities and programs, are also outlined. (TA)

Describes Nigeria's present vocational programs in agricultural education at the secondary and postsecondary levels and expresses the need for a more vocationally oriented approach rather than an academically oriented approach in the future development of such programs. (HD)

Reviews problems with the current movement to use national standards and performance assessment to reform education and the impact of the standards on students with disabilities. The characteristics of standards, as they are currently being employed, are discussed, along with issues related to measurement, reliability, and validity. (Author/CR)

Based on a pilot project at Exeter University (Devon, England) a software audit, comparing number of copies of software installed with number of license agreements, is described. Discussion includes auditing budgets, workstation questionnaires, the scanner program which detects the hardware configuration and staff training, analysis and…

Analyzes access behavior of Algerian users of information and documentation, focusing on the imbalance between user demand and quality of library access. Topics include Internet connectivity problems; national bibliographic catalogs and databases; creating digital collections to improve access, especially scientific information; and advantages of…

This book summarizes the evaluation by the Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) of the National Research Council of the U.S. Employment Service's use of the GATB. The book serves professional users, policymakers, and students of psychometrics because of its clear and concise review of important issues. (SLD)

A survey of governmental support of school-university collaborations, both national and international, is reported. Examples are viewed within the models of J. I. Goodland (1988) and P. C. Schlechty and B. Whitford (1988) and reviewed in terms of the implications for educational intracommunications and development of lifelong learning strategies.…

Reviews recent trends in scholarly micropublishing and preservation microfilming and discusses prospects for the rest of the twentieth century. Areas discussed include the impact of economics and government policies, recent changes in the scholarly micropublishing industry, recent developments in bibliographic control, the national preservation…

Exploration of major causes underlying the growing amount of classified national security information examines both recent and perennial tendencies. The consequences of this growth for public access, constitutional checks and balances, and changes in the classification system and product are assessed, and corrective measures available to Congress…

The need for reform of the national health care system is particularly evident when viewed from an intergenerational standpoint. None of the generations is currently adequately protected against catastrophic illness or the costs of long-term care. The National Health Care Campaign is sponsoring an initiative for comprehensive intergenerational…