This three-part sourcebook identifies school restructuring initiatives with a national scope and presents comprehensive information about them. Part 1 identifies and describes national restructuring programs (e.g., Coalition of Essential Schools, Learning Tomorrow, Success for All). Each program description provides an overview of the program as…

This leaflet explains the school curriculum in England. Topics addressed include: (1) Which subjects do pupils have to study? (2) How does the National Curriculum work? (3) How is each pupil's progress assessed? (4) Do pupils have to sit national tests and examinations? (5) How can parents find out how their children are doing? (6) What choices…

The print version of the first issue of an electronic journal, this document consists of an article by Samuel Simpson, Managua Regional Director of Adult Education in Nicaragua. Simpson's visit to the United States was sponsored by Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Rutgers University, and the Syracuse University Kellogg…

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate issued a conference report on the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. The act is designed to improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for educational reform and to promote other changes in education and federal programs. The conference committee agreed that this report replaced an…

This report provides outlines of the reports, comments, and recommendations which emanated from the 3-day Tennessee Library and Information Services Taskforce conference. Representing the first and second general sessions, and included in this report, are the opening remarks; reports from Washington, D.C. on the status of plans for the second…

Describes the scientific observations of a seminar group of science educators that toured an island of Hawaii. (LS)

Recounts the difficulties of bringing together state and regional programs in a nationwide system. (Author)

The National Service Scheme in India provides work experience based on social services as an integral part of education. The author presents ideas for national service based on agricultural improvement. (Author/PG)

The article discusses the evaluation and findings of studies on various literacy projects in India. (BP)

Materials developed by the BO-CEC project for the three stages of career development are described. (AG)

All but two of the states are in the process of implementing some form of mandatory teacher testing, if they have not already done so. However, the limitations of state procedures, i.e., different standards, approaches, and requirements, combined with significant improvement in evaluation techniques, have led to the call for a system of national…

This monograph analyzes the Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a Profession's recommendations for a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, focusing upon the development and management of the proposed Board, and the assessment approaches used to implement the idea of national certification. While the task force recommends two levels of…

A definition of illiteracy is the inability to read and compute at the standard needed by an adult within a chosen social context. While statistics may vary depending upon the study, women make up the majority of the illiterates nationally and internationally. Three factors that contribute to illiteracy among women are social acculturation and…

A study examined American newspaper coverage of the Harvard Medicare Project proposal of 1986, a major health policy proposal calling for comprehensive reforms in the national health program. Using Burrelle's news clipping service which includes every daily newspaper (over 1500) in the United States, all 75 newspaper articles on the project from…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an ongoing effort to obtain comprehensive and dependable data on national educational achievement. Reports and related assessment materials, such as assessment objectives and items used to measure achievement, have been developed to meet the needs and interests of educators. Several…