Looks at the "schools map" of facility distribution used as a tool in French educational planning and at criticisms of this technique. (SJL)

Examines certain statements of principle and certain formal administrative structures pertaining to parent and student involvement in the school systems of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Ireland. Presents findings of attitude surveys on involvement and on teacher-parent and teacher-pupil relations in these two systems.…

Looks at the problem in the Federal Republic of Germany over the past two decades of regulating access to higher education in the face of a growing demand for admission. (SJL)

This comparative study of Indian and contemporary Western views on moral education reveals that the Indian view differs in its conception, objectives, content and methodology, and the interpretation of the role of the teacher. "Doing," rather than "knowing," feeling, rather than reason, play the central role. (Author/SJL)

Examines eight factors in Hausa Moslem society, expecially views on women's role and marriage, which tend to cause parents to limit their daughters' schooling. (SJL)

The author updates his 1973 comparative study of the "rate of return" literature with 13 new country cases, revised figures for most of the original 32 countries, and further interpretation. He also discusses a series of controversial arguments associated with the rate of return literature of the 1970s. (Author/SJL)

The author introduces and synthesizes the papers in this theme issue on world education in the 1980s, highlighting the contrast between today's pessimism and the optimism of earlier decades. He cites the need for more comparative study of such worldwide educational problems as accountability, access, and the education/work relationship. (SJL)

The authors highlight three important areas in which changes significant for American education are likely to occur in the 1980s. They discuss the implications of shifts in the American population, emerging developments in educational technology, and the federal role in education. (Author/SJL)

Educational changes in Australia in the 1980s are unlikely to differ much from those occurring elsewhere in the industrialized world. Against the backdrop of declining enrollment, important educational issues are likely to be the national economy, school financing, community involvement, multiculturalism, basic skills, public examinations, and…

The author reviews recent structural changes in the West German educational system and examines some of the social changes and some of the debates between reformist and traditionalist educators which may be indicative of future trends. (SJL)

The rationale behind the traditional grade organization pattern of pre-primary, primary, secondary, and tertiary is discussed, as is the trend to extend compulsory schooling later into the teenage years. The impact of these divisions and of compulsory schooling itself on equal educational opportunity is considered. (SJL)

In the 1980s, English and Welsh schools face two major problems: declining enrollment and financial stringency. These may be exacerbated by the countries' uniquely decentralized educational power structure in which conflicts may be generated by political differences between local and national levels and by national accountability and testing…

This paper falls into three parts: a description of the current French educational system and the groups influencing it; presentation of the more pressing educational problems of the 1980s; and a draft of developmental modifications likely to occur if liberals or, alternatively, socialists win political power in the early 1980s. (Author/SJL)

If we consider the political, social, and economic factors on which the Spanish educational system rests, short-term prospects cannot be optimistic. Futurological studies are lacking. Projections for the 1980s must take account of four issues: the crisis in social values, energy problems, political change, and the regional autonomy question.…

The most important aims of educational policy must reflect the needs of a developed socialist society. These aims include: recruitment and training of teachers; the development of parallel and lifelong education; the achievement of an "educative society" by linking educational with economic, social and cultural policy; and equal educational…