America's tax-supported colleges and universities are currently enmeshed in a crisis. Legislatures are demanding more productivity--as measured by accelerated graduation rates--while students, for a whole host of reasons, are not progressing through their course work as quickly as they once did. Completing a degree in four years is now rare, and…

American working class organizations' efforts since World War I to establish and control their own educational programs flourished during the 1920s and 1930s with the appearance of over 300 worker controlled colleges. An important forerunner of this movement was the Work People's College, created by socialist Finnish immigrants in Duluth,…

The document presents the text of a speech comparing American and German attitudes toward history, followed by a discussion of issues raised in the speech by conference participants. The first part of the speech identifies aspects of American and German history which are of importance to citizens of each country. American history is characterized…

A project entitled "A Study of Bridging Courses for Women" investigated the curriculum and the context of courses within the further education sector that act as bridging courses for women and explored the needs of and difficulties faced by women who are reentering the labor force. After selecting 12 separate bridging courses as case…

This study compares the administrative styles of principals of junior high schools with those of middle school principals. It also examines the school climates of these schools and analyzes the relationships between climate and administrative style. The population for the study consisted of 77 teachers from 19 middle schools and 69 teachers from…

The Research and Development Exchange (RDx) is a network of regional educational laboratories and university-based research and development centers working to support state and local school improvement efforts. Initiated by the National Institute of Education in 1976, the RDx is composed of eight Regional Exchanges and four central support…

Ninety-one English language annotations are presented of newspaper articles and government publications about education in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Most of the entries were published during the period October-December 1976. Organized by country, the references cover topics of philosophy and theory of education, teacher training,…

This annotated bibliography contains 166 English language annotations of newspaper, journal, and government publications from Egypt on the topic of education. All items were published in 1979. The items are categorized by subject areas including: adult education, art education; basic education; child care, education and psychology; demographic…

This annotated bibliography identifies 136 selected educational materials from Egypt published in 1978. The materials are drawn from Egyptian newspapers, journals, government publications, and university research reports. Entries are organized into 69 categories, including Arabic languages, basic education, child education, child psychology,…

The booklet presents transcripts of six radio programs dealing with education in China. Part of the National Public Radio's series entitled "Options in Education," the programs are based on a two-week tour of Chinese schools, colleges, libraries, and day care facilities by one of the radio show hosts. The first program offers insights…

The overview of West Germany's educational system emphasizes administration, organization, admission criteria, objectives, and career training programs. The document is presented in five chapters. Chapter I focuses on various aspects of planning for and administering elementary, secondary, and higher education, with particular attention to (1)…

A survey of 156 institutions using television and other educational media was conducted to determine the extent and nature of contracts or specific policies defining the rights and responsibilities of teachers using educational media. The survey aimed at both discovering present trends in policies and practices and forming a compendium of…

A 123-item bibliography with English abstracts of books and articles in English and Indic languages comprises this volume produced to provide information on various aspects of education in Pakistan. Significant emphasis is placed on the sections treating (1) languages and medium of instruction and (2) educational goals, developments, methods,…

The paper describes the educational system of Malta which is regulated by the 1964 constitution, a 1974 Education Act, and a Malta Development Plan for the period 1973-80. These documents state that education in Malta will be free to all students, compulsory from ages six to 16, administered by a Minister of Education and a Commission for the…

This report, stressing India's National Policy on Education (1968), discusses the structure and content of India's educational system. This policy promotes education as a powerful instrument of social and economic change. It provides for the implementation of universal and free compulsory education; agricultural, technical, and adult education;…