The present status and emerging changes in special education services in South Africa are discussed. The effects of apartheid in providing inadequate services to Black children with handicaps and conceptually antiquated services to White children are stressed. Innovative solutions are encouraged to provide services to the large number of children…

Information about education and social services for Spain's disabled children and adults, with emphasis on the hearing-impaired population, is provided. An overview of Spain's demographic and historical background is followed by a broad discussion of policy, legislation, and health and welfare services. (Author/JDD)

The article focuses on the development of gifted behavior in children through nurturing the whole child, accommodating individual differences, and providing a wide range of educational experiences. A differentiated curriculum is recommended, which promotes higher cognitive processes, uses teaching strategies appropriate for able children, and…

Critical elements and best practices in school-to-work transition programs for disabled youth are identified. Noted are local factors, individual student choice, shared resources, vocational rehabilitation counselors in the schools, and school-business linkages. Best practices include individualized transition planning, community-based…

Racism and sexism have economic impacts in terms of pay differentials and occupational segregation. They affect educational outcomes in terms of achievement and the relationship between education and occupational outcomes. Racism and sexism are perpetuated through individual beliefs and behavior and institutional policies and practices. (SK)

Presents eight theses about contemporary Danish adult education: education is a consumer good; it serves triple social functions; instrumentalism dominates inner motivation; education serves nonessential and conventional needs; adults learn more from experience than from formal education; intellectual is separated from emotional; sectoral adult…

The executive director of the Council for Exceptional Children discusses the importance of collaborative action to achieve common goals, applies these principles to special education, and describes a collaborative effort with nine other national associations to identify and promote good practice principles for the planning and operation of…

Observes that immortality remains an important animating ideal for teaching and learning, despite being long neglected as theological or egoistic. Makes the case that the role of immortality in pedagogy has a long history in Western thought. Argues that individuals should recognize and address ways that longing for immortality shapes educators'…

Examines current academic-advising practices of distance-education programs, analyzing: advisor/student communication, delivery systems, support or reference materials, required occasions for academic advising, group advising, and evaluation. Frequently reported advising practices included communicating by telephone, using faculty advisors, and…

Based on an ethnographic project, this article examines ways that the Indian middle class, with its easy access to English, represents an inner circle of power and privilege that is inaccessible to particular groups of people in India. Certain institutional and teaching practices keep English out of reach of lower income and lower-caste groups and…

Interviews were conducted with three special and three general educators during the initial year of the return of students with moderate/severe disabilities to three rural schools. Teachers' perspectives were compared across the three schools, as well as to critical elements of successful inclusion identified in recent literature. Disparities…

Summarizes the findings and recommendations of a study about access to colleges of further education and universities by refugees in Sydney, Australia, and the experiences of these students. Identifies examples of institutional good practice. Concludes with a series of recommendations for improving access and support for students from refugee…

Focuses on girls' education through observations of two teachers believed to be moving toward creating a moral framework for structuring humane treatment, respectful social relations, and authentic learning for all students. Concludes with recommendations for how teachers can assume moral authority to create inclusive, caring, and participatory…

A survey of coordinators and tutors in 50 adult-literacy programs in western Canada examined program activities involving writing; amount and type of instruction devoted to writing; and staff attitudes about the value of writing in the program, their own writing skills, potential of writing as a self-development tool, and professional-development…

Responds to comments by Eisenberg (Anne F.) and Shepperd (Jerry W.) to the authors' arguments about student consumerism and postmodern society. Notes common ground among all four authors, and addresses points on which they differ: the importance of faculty adapting to students' expectations and the role of the academy as guardian of knowledge.…