The purpose of this article has been to set the record straight as to the extent to which education of the mind and hands was prevalent in the United States prior to the 1880s. This effort is necessary since the proponents of the manual training curriculum that surfaced in the United States in the 1880s created a misperception that no prior form…

The study examined variations in district performance in KCPE national examination in Kenya between 2001 and 2007. The individual change model revealed that district poverty rate was not a significant predictor of either the initial district performance (2001) or the rate of change over the seven-year period. The regional context of North Eastern…

In 2000, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) launched the programme "Learning Regions--Providing Support for Networks'" in cooperation with the Lander. It was co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). Some 90 regions were selected and financially supported. After one year, 71 regions continued to build-up…

In adapting to change, both agents and clients have some obligations. Both agent and client must be patient enough to postpone final judgment until the operation is completed. (RC)

A look at how a media library was developed in Hungary. (HB)

This paper reconsidered the effect of the utilitarians, James and John Stuart Mill, on English policy towards Indian educational institutions in the 1820s and 30s. (Editor/RK)

A brief look at how CATV is being used to combat the teacher shortage in Japan. (HB)

A critique of "Programmed Instruction 1954-1974," by James Hartley. (Author)

A general discussion of the past and future developments of Italian radio in its cultural tasks. (HB)

This booklet contains four addresses: (1) "Toward the Year 2000: Teacher Education" by William Van Til, Coffman Distinguished Professor in Education, Indiana State University. It includes projections regarding American society, American education, and teacher education for the next third century. (This address is available separately as ED 028…

Instructional technology has dramatized the need for a complete overhaul of educational systems; tacking on "innovations" will not do. The grip of dead tradition on education must be pried loose. Process, rather than content, should be stressed in learning. The challenge for instructional technology, as for education in general, is to devise an…

The study evaluates the Army General Educational Development Program (GED) in the light of current and future Army requirements under an All Volunteer Armed Forces concept. It includes analysis of education service plans, recommends new concepts to redirect the program toward attracting and meeting needs of potential recruits, evaluates reporting…

This handbook was prepared to assist directors in administering their EPDA projects in the following areas: TTT, basic studies, vocational and technical education, special education, early childhood, school personnel utilization, educational administration, media specialists, and pupil personnel services. The subjects covered include 1) publicity;…