Examines the extent to which the schooling experiences of working class girls and boys differed between 1800 and 1870. Focuses on the most apparent differences, such as access to schooling, curriculum, and standards of achievement. (GEA)

A bilingual special education inservice teacher training model is described which is targeted toward personnel working with handicapped and at-risk limited English proficient students. Participants share their own best practices in the organizational context of six training strands: networking, curriculum, assessment, parent involvement, language…

Explains background to development by the British Broadcasting Corporation of Inside Information, a course providing an introduction to information technology for adults, and its linking to the City and Guilds of London Institute's short-course program. Medium and long-term education scenarios are suggested based on the Inside Information model.…

In 1983, elementary and secondary teachers in West Germany were surveyed concerning the treatment of social themes in school curricula. As in a similar survey conducted in the United States, West German respondents indicated that every theme surveyed was important, with nuclear disarmament and environmental pollution clearly considered the most…

Traditional Nigerian education and its approach to moral education are analyzed. The epistemological underpinnings of traditional moral education as well as the social institutions supporting it are examined. It is argued that moral and religious education are different and independent. The aims of Nigerian moral education are discussed.…

While the short term trend in education emphasizes subjects, the long term emphasis will be on the competencies themselves. There will be many more options for the learner and a fundamental transition to a learning system with a life-span curriculum in school and non-school settings. (DCS)

China was one of the first countries to use radio and television for higher education purposes. Today there are approximately 29 radio and television universities throughout the country. Examined are the teaching methods, staff and students, achievements and limitations, and plans for expansion. (RM)

Schools in Oxfordshire (England) are gradually moving toward integrating special needs students into regular classrooms and relying on a resource room model to provide extra services. While evolutionary change has minimized certain problems, the lack of overall policy direction has led to some problems for local education authorities. (IS)

Geography can contribute to an informed world view and thus to a favorable international climate for the peaceful settlement of disputes and for productive measures to ameliorate many world problems. What the focus of geography instruction in the development of international understanding should be is discussed. (RM)

Although some educational progress at grassroot level was made by the Dutch Reformed Church Mission (DRCM) in African Malawi, the DCRM system contributed mostly to underdevelopment. Most Malawians were introduced to semi-literacy under thousands of semi-qualified teachers, and very few Africans who passed through the system later distinguished…

Discusses the results of a national survey of secondary school principals in Ireland undertaken to determine (1) what curriculum developments have taken place at central and local levels, and (2) what variables might best explain and predict involvement in school-based or decentralized approach to curriculum development. (RM)

Nigeria needs to develop a social studies curriculum which will emphasize the issues that unite rather than divide the nation and that will develop responsible citizens who will preserve and continue to advance efforts toward a just and humane society. Difficulties in achieving these goals are also discussed. (IS)

This is the second in a series of reports that examines the role of coaches in facilitating school change. The report explains that as coaching, or external facilitation of school change, becomes a more widespread strategy for helping schools undergo comprehensive restructuring to create more professional collaborative cultures and to increase…

Turning Points is a New American Schools design for comprehensive middle school reform coordinated by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE) in Boston Massachusetts. It focuses on creating a professional collaborative culture and using data-based inquiry to improve teaching and learning for all students. Turning Points seeks to create…

Looking collaboratively at student and teacher work is a process in which teachers primarily, but also administrators, parents, students, and members of the community, look at student and/or teacher work with the goal of improving student learning. To structure the process and create a safe, caring environment, teachers use a protocol to…