Discusses education for the 21st century, focusing on educational leadership, educational functions, the transition into the 21st century, transitions in higher education, the mission of education, lifelong learning, and the human development role of education. (BL)

Describes the positive effects of collaborative teacher teams. Such team efforts can produce good research, provide professional development, and encourage greater collegial interaction. Includes reference list. (MD)

Described is the City-Wide Learning Community program, a "school without walls" project that involves students at Cincinnati's Hughes High School in teleconference question-and-answer sessions with prominent persons throughout the United States. The students are now planning a half-hour international teleconference with young people in…

The role of technology in rural Alaskan education is described in relation to seven problems: remoteness; limited curricula; small, multigraded classes; imbedded cultural traditions; dispersed management structures; inadequate training opportunities; and high cost. The issues of control, standardization, and scale are also discussed. (PB)

The Business Education Council (BEC) is a national curriculum agency in England established to plan and administer nondegree courses in business education. Reported here are findings of a case-study investigation into the implementation of BEC national certificate courses at a further educational college. (RM)

Describes a study of chief state school officers on their opinions of accountability in public education. Findings are examined concerning their responses to questions about funding, professionalism, teaching, innovations, certification, and quality control. (CT)

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a national conference, regional conferences, and small seed-money incentives used to encourage diffusion of the Career Facilitation Program. The mini-grant program was most effective, though institutions that were rejected also completed a large number of science-related programs. The national conference…

Three school recognition and award programs are described and contrasted: the Ford Program, the Secretary of Education's Program, and the For Character Program in Chicago. The general implications of the award approach as an incentive system for innovation are considered. (BW)

The prospects and problems confronting Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) higher education are examined. The socioeconomic context, access issues, diversification, curriculum and instructional issues, student radicalism, governance, and regional cooperation are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Interdisciplinary studies are not only desirable but possible in the fiscal, ideological, and organizational context of the 1980s. Interdisciplinary studies are defined as inquiries that draw critically upon two or more disciplines and that lead to an integration of disciplinary insights. (MLW)

In an undergraduate course in international economics, students are required to answer all questions on examinations and to assign weights to the questions to be used in calculating grades. Seventy-three percent of the students like this format. One surprising result is that poorer students have a much better perception of their knowledge level…

Reports on personal observations of students using computers and concludes that computers can, indeed, revolutionize learning in the classroom. (FL)

Article summarizes an extended study carried out by Oberlin College, Ohio. Bright thirteen-year old black pupils were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Comparisons between the two groups showed that nearly all students--from backgrounds where completing secondary school and attending college are both unexpected--entered…

Discussed is a method of peer teaching among children which consists of the following four stages: planning and orientation meetings with the teacher and prospective peer teachers, the teaching sessions, post-teaching or evaluation critiques, and further training and planning sessions. Topics discussed include targeting trouble spots, teaching…

One of /I/D/E/A/'s major contributions is the creation and implementation of a comprehensive program of teacher education involving teaching methodology, school organization, and professional improvement processes. (MM)