The expansion of the Italian university system is described with particular reference to the laws of 1961 and 1969 that liberalized access. The effects of these reforms are discussed and it is argued that despite the expansion, the system remains an elite one. Social implications are considered. (Author/LBH)

Outlines objectives of public education in the Soviet Union and suggests that educational policy should concentrate on training specialists for those new branches of science and technology where the need for workers is greatest. (Author/DB)

Some of the problems surrounding lifelong learning are discussed from the personal viewpoint of a chairman of a state 1202 planning commission. Included are problems in definition (continuing education, adult education, community education), student goals, and location of courses. (LBH)

The status of American higher education is examined in this essay, with focus on such issues as institutional autonomy, the role of advanced education in society, access, and accountability. (LBH)

Discusses the plight of primary level science in Australian schools and examines possible solutions to the difficulties. (SL)

A tentative structure for a survey concerned with assessing the whole range of outcomes of school mathematics education is outlined. The structure provides for surveying content categories, process categories, and attitudes, utilizing practical manipulative problems. (MN)

Approximately 14,000 sixth grade students, representing the 10 major regions of Indonesia, were tested in mathematics, science, social studies, and Bahasa Indonesia, the offical language. Results showed that rural children learn much less than city children, and that lack of Bahasa Indonesia in the home is not a serious disadvantage. (Author/MV)

Attempts to explain the basis for criticisms of comparative education and to demonstrate some valuable progress toward meeting them. Describes the efforts of the I.E.A. project to compare educational achievement in different countries. (Author/RK)

An education reporter who took a leave of absence to observe competency-based education writes about his findings, which include both support and criticism of competency-based programs. (MF)

Analyzes the effects of quantity of schooling on achievement. The author concludes that, contrary to earlier findings, quantity of schooling is not of great practical importance for achievement. Additional research is called for. (Author/DB)

Recognition of various abilities and skills in university degree work, and the development of an appropriate range of assessment modes to test these abilities, presupposes that students will perform differently under the various forms of assessment. The limited data available to test this supposition are reviewed and analysis of one geography…

Analyzes five studies that evaluated vocational education research and development conducted during the past three years and makes recommendations for future evaluations in this area. A table of comparison factors for the five studies supplements the text. (MF)

This article describes an effective method for evaluating counseling efforts. It applies a modification of goal-attainment scaling to the school counseling setting. (Author)

Intended for rehabilitation teachers, the article explains the importance of the first meeting with a visually handicapped student and discusses how to use activities of daily living skills as a means of evaluating the student. (Author/IM)

Presents an inventory instrument designed to facilitate conversation, communication, and assessment of programs and goals in secondary science teacher education. (SL)