Proceedings from a conference on the economics of higher education are presented. Following an introduction by Henry Wasser and opening remarks by Mina Rees, a paper by Gareth Williams is presented. In "The Buffer Under Pressure: An Examination of the British System of Financing Higher Education in Periods of Affluence and Stringency,"…

Papers and summaries of discussions from an international seminar on higher education in Southeast Asia in the next decade are presented. The seminar had the following three principal objectives: (1) to critically examine the state of higher education in Southeast Asia against socioeconomic and political realities; (2) to discuss problems and…

Part of an international project undertaken by the members of the Council of Europe, this document is the second volume in a serial of biannual surveys which focus upon educational research in Norway. This volume covers 82 projects, whose fields of concentration comprise early childhood education, special education, languages, mathematics, social…

A case study of the correspondence and open studies unit of the University of Lagos, an Open University school, is presented. Areas of discussion include characteristics of the country, the educational system in Nigeria, and the correspondence and open studies unit. Specific topics include: the physical setting of Nigeria; the population; the…

The Austrian educational system was the subject of a series of three examinations conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development from 1968 to 1979. This document on the third and last of these examinations, conducted during 1977 and 1978, reports on that portion of the educational system under the jurisdiction of the…

This paper examines how the careers and research activities of university scientists in India, Nigeria, and Kenya are influenced by factors related to practicing science in developing nations. Data are derived from interviews with engineers, physicists, mathematicians, and zoologists in Indian, Kenyan, and Nigerian universities. Estimates are that…

This annotated bibliography contains 90 citations of journals, newspapers, and government publications from Pakistan published between January and March 1979. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author in 29 categories which include: administration, organization, and financing of education; adult education; agricultural education; curriculum;…

A LIST OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT PERIODICALS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, WHICH ARE IN THE COLLECTION AT THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. AMONG THE PUBLICATION TOPICS ARE--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL, MANAGEMENT, AND LABOR EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, ADULT…

This annotated bibliography contains 91 citations of journals, newspaper articles, and government publications from Pakistan published between April and June 1979. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author in 25 categories which include: administration, organization and financing of education, agricultural education, curriculum, development of…

Part 1 of this paper reviews major research findings on the relationship of teacher characteristics to student achievement. Of the 16 teacher variables analyzed, those identified as important to student performance are teacher certification, ability and achievement, experience, inservice training, expectations for students, and methods. Policy…

Seven papers on experimental research topics in education, written by educators of various nationalities, are compiled in this volume. The first paper, written in French with an English summary, explores the ability of the teacher to exercise an indirect influence over student behavior and the systematic training of certain teacher behaviors to…

This study of educational provisions in Western Australia, an area of 2.5 million square kilometers with a mere 1.2 million inhabitants, provides a broad picture of the complex, difficult, and expensive undertaking of providing education to a small, widely-spread population which differs in demographic, economic, and cultural characteristics. The…

The results of an evaluation of an educational home visiting (EHV) program in Scotland that utilized home visitors (attached to nursery schools) to promote parents' involvement in their children's educational development are presented in this report. Two assessment strategies were employed. One strategy (S1) was used to investigate the practical…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics, including: (1) persuasive messages and the hearing impaired; (2) the judicial speeches of Cicero; (3) the rhetoric of employment interviews; (4) doctor/patient communication; (5) black…

This profile of the English language teaching situation in Bangladesh discusses the role of English in the community and within the educational system. The amount of time devoted to English is discussed, as well as the syllabus used, the teaching staff, teacher training, and teaching materials. English instruction outside the educational system is…