Explores John Dewey's contributions to the recent debate over the role of the classics in the college curriculum. Argues a "modified Deweyan solution" advocating flexibility in the selection and study of classic texts. (FMW)

Examines the impact that public examinations of students has upon teaching. The four-year study raises questions about the current assumption that public examinations cause fact-transmission teaching. Uses timings of teacher and pupil talk to examine teaching on a range of different types of courses. (GEA)

Traces the development of Australian art education through three main phases: (1) the hand-eye training period; (2) the creativity period; and (3) the studio discipline period. Identifies overseas influences for these developments. Suggests that at present a variety of factors have precipitated favorable circumstances for growth of visual arts…

This paper reviews the education system of Swaziland, as its democratization results in unprecedented expansion of services. The paper focuses on types of schools, educational developments from 1970 to the present, issues and concerns, movement towards finding solutions, the need for practical skills in the curriculum, and special education…

The article examines benefits and methods of evaluating short inservice training courses in special educational needs through a description of Project Impact, a British government funded project. A vignette of changed practice by two teachers as a result of a short counseling course is offered. (DB)

Suggests that bureaucratic practice can best be understood from within the Fordist framework, and that the distinction between machine and bureaucracy is no longer as significant as the distinction between bureaucracy and postbureaucracy. Notes the significance of these issues in distance education and open learning policies and practices.…

The reunification process in Germany and its effect on distance education policies and practices in the East provide an occasion to test the relevance of the Fordist framework. Discussion includes characteristics of a neo- or post-Fordist distance education system, the failure of Fordism as a theory of industrialized society, and the Fordism…

Compares pedagogical practices in an eighth-grade middle school classroom with those a of one-room Amish school studied in an earlier work. Taken together, the two settings suggest that one must seek "the present status and performance of the U.S. education system" not in the usual indicators, but in the contradictory beliefs and…

Based on a study that compared four day nurseries in Italy with four in Spain and four in the United Kingdom, this paper examines one aspect of the comparison, the broad differences between the three countries in their approach to learning in day nurseries. Gives some practical examples about how concepts of education have been interpreted in the…

This paper reviews the historical development of special education for gifted students in Taiwan; provides an overview of three chronological stages in the development of programming; describes educational opportunities and problems; and proposes recommendations for program development. (JDD)

This article identifies trends and pressures operating in special education in the United Kingdom and presents case studies of three mainstream secondary schools. More general issues are then discussed, such as the possible effects of delegating funding of support services to schools and the impact of the Code of Practice. (JDD)

This article describes how teachers at a Kentucky elementary school are addressing the issue of inclusive education. Four themes emerged from interviews with regular and special education teachers: lack of a specific model to implement, flexibility, shared beliefs about learners, and an enjoyment in learning together. (JDD)

Describes the notion of second chances and its application to education. Presents a framework for evaluating second-chance programs based on accessibility and selection, adjustability of applicants, adjusted educational methods, productivity, accreditation, and acknowledgement. Examines possible illusions and rituals preventing a genuine second…

Three brief articles by teachers in Foxfire's East Tennessee Teachers' Network discuss developmentally appropriate practices for high school students and young adults, and describe the use of group work in a high school English class and class projects concerned with local history and wetlands ecology. (SV)

Inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education in the United Kingdom calls for matching diversity of learning need with diversity of educational approach for all students. A three-dimensional matrix relating varied teaching approaches, types and levels of expertise, and grouping of pupils is proposed. (DB)