The stimulus for this colloquium was the convergence of several significant developments bearing on the construct validation of standardized tests and other assessment methods. Of these developments, some were fundamental to psychology as a science; others reflected socio-political pressures on measurement in education and employment. The ten…

This paper consists of the working document and the final report of an international panel which met in Paris in 1980 to discuss the future development of education in Unesco countries. There are four major sections to the working document which comprises the bulk of the paper. The topic of the first section is significant trends in the recent…

This report is the product of a study of educational development policy in Barbados from independence in 1966 to 1979. Data for the study came from a number of sources such as documentary materials, interviews with selected individuals in key positions in education in Barbados, literature on educational planning, policy and development, and files…

A study was undertaken to discover the impact of strategies devised by the California Coalition for Sex Equity (CCSE) on reducing sex bias in schools. The strategies (referred to as power-based strategies) were based on identifying key decision makers in school districts and enlisting their support in helping staff identify and reduce gender bias…

This issue of Educational Research in Norway is the fourth in a series of biannual surveys. It covers 144 projects conducted in 1977 and 1978. Projects are grouped and cross-referenced according to the facits and subfacits of the EUDISED Thesaurus (European Documentation and Information System for Education). Serial numbers are followed by project…

The purpose of this study was to examine theories of reading comprehension and instruction as they relate to instructional practices in the middle grades. Following an extensive review of literature in the theoretical areas upon which reading programs are normally based--reading, language, learning, and teaching--specific characteristics within…

A total of 107 Arkansas kindergarten teachers responded to a questionnaire designed to identify their attitudes and practices. The questionnaire elicited information concerning the teachers' experiential background, the methods and materials they used to teach reading skills, the prereading and reading skills taught, and their opinions about…

The processes used by State Education Agencies (SEAs) to develop capacity for gaining access to information resources and for linking such resources to the needs of educators are described by studying SEAs that have received capacity building grants. Included are an overview of the evaluation, purposes of the study, framework, evaluation…

As evidenced by official documents of state superintendents, Protestantism and Bible-reading ceased to comprise the foundation for moral education in the public schools of Wisconsin by 1890. Although the 1848 Wisconsin Constitution mandated against sectarian instruction in public schools, the "Annual Reports" and "Decision…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CORRELATION EXISTS BETWEEN PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION, CATTELL'S 16 P.F. QUESTIONNAIRE AND A THREE-PART SCALE ON INNOVATION WERE EMPLOYED TO GATHER DATA FROM 93 IDAHO SUPERINTENDENTS AND 71 SUPERINTENDENTS FROM 12 OTHER STATES WHO HAD BEEN…

FIVE MAJOR TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ARE IDENTIFIED BY S.D. SIEBER--(1) UNIVERSITY BASED, (2) REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES, (3) STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, (4) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND (5) PRIVATE TESTING AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS. FOUR PROBLEM AREAS RELATED TO EACH SETTING ARE DEALT WITH BY N.L.…

The document reviews the establishment and goals of kibbutzim in Israel and discusses the impact on the second generation of those born in the kibbutz. Israeli kibbutzim, established over 70 years ago, are voluntary, primarily agricultural, collective settlements of community owned property and collective economic production. The collective…

This course in language curriculum development has five units: (1) Language situations and policies in Africa; (2) Preparing objectives for language curriculum development; (3) Selecting and preparing materials for language curriculum development; (4) Implementing language curriculum programmes; and (5) Evaluation and renewing language curriculum…

This research study describes the educational system, practices, and problems in Kwazulu, South Africa. Emphasis is given to the causes of pupil repetition. The study is one of a series intended to provide guidelines for the future planning of the educational systems of developing countries. To gather data, questionnaires were sent to principals…

The document discusses limitations of the current practice of educational ethnography and suggests that ethnographers could best help teachers through more participation and less observation. Ethnography is the process of describing reality from the point of view of the participant through direct observation of social behavior. Some weaknesses…