Studies show that the use of the mother-tongue (Guarani) as a medium of instruction with students in Paraguay is the most significant determining factor in the acquisition of knowledge. The discrepancy between educational ideology and educational policies in Paraguay regarding the implementation of bilingual education programs negatively affects…

Advances in public education in the USSR have been impressive. Over a relatively short historical span, the country has seen not only the eradication of illiteracy but also the establishment of universal elementary and secondary education. Higher and secondary specialized education has expanded prodigiously. (RM)

Examples of how various countries participating in the Associated Schools Project are using an interdisciplinary approach to international education are provided. Also describes activities of schools around the world participating in the Associated Schools Project aimed at improving international peace and understanding. (RM)

A study of severely mentally retarded children in Great Britain attending regular schools led to a series of recommendations. These include the need for more information exchange between professionals about the students and teaching techniques, improvements in school organization and teacher quality, and a change in attitudes about retardation.…

Impressions regarding the teaching of history culled from classroom observations and implications for change that derive from these observations are discussed. Changes must include smaller classes, a reeducation of teachers to increase their knowledge and enthusiasm, and better teaching methods. (RM)

Reports on a survey of Australian English teachers in years 5, 7, 9, and 11 concerning their control over the English syllabus. (HTH)

Soviet schools are being charged with the responsibility to educate the current generation of young people to have more children than their parents. Discussed are how sex education should prepare students for family life, the psychological characteristics of females, and the content and objectives of sex and hygiene education. (RM)

The declining birth rate in the Soviet Union is affecting the educational system, its organizational features, the curriculum, and the teaching process. How the government is responding is examined. (RM)

Schwab's work in curriculum planning emphasizes the need for eclecticism and the legitimacy of an uncertain, practical orientation. This essay analyzes the effects of Schwab's theory and calls for a new language for education, to be formulated through practical contact with the processes of schooling. (MJL)

The World Bank loaned China $200 million in 1980 to help increase the output and quality of education and research in science and engineering. The effects of this program on the expansion of science and engineering enrollments, graduate programs, improvement of teacher and research quality, and educational management are discussed. (IS)

Art can make a contribution toward erasing ethnic stereotypes and cultural misunderstandings. Two multicultural art programs operating in British Columbia elementary schools are described. (RM)

In response to informal encounters and surveys which showed that secondary teachers in Alberta (Canada) needed primary source material and reference aids for their legal education courses, the Legal Resource Centre initiated many services, including a newsletter, reference lists, and workshop services. They also developed mock trial kits. (RM)

The integration of educational technologies has and will continue to change the nature of education. From the advent of the printed word to the current use of computer assisted teaching and learning, the use of technology is an integral part of modern day realities and approaches to education. The purpose of this paper is to review some of the…

Background: The Dakar Framework for Action calls on the world community to develop strategies for educating underserved groups and those children who live under difficult circumstances. To achieve this Education For All (EFA) goal, one approach is the use of boarding schools. Purpose: To document the advantages and disadvantages of how boarding…

In 1996 the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt initiated a basic education enhancement program to extend full coverage to vulnerable groups, especially girls, and to raise the quality of instruction. The basic education reform program was followed in 1998 by the government's secondary education reform program, supported by the World Bank. In…