Examines the limited communication between educational theorists and researchers, on the one hand, and policy makers and practitioners, on the other. Discounts the "two cultures" thesis for explaining the communication gap, arguing that the groups are heterogeneous and overlap. Discusses six approaches to closing the communication gap, and…

Reports a study of concepts of professionalism among secondary-school teachers in India and England. Suggests the meaning of "professionalism" in India may not necessarily involve the same notions of autonomy or power that it does in England. Proposes this is a residue of the Indian colonial experience. (DHP)

A theoretical analysis of how nonformal education by radio represents a less expensive/more effective strategy for transmitting skills, knowledge, and values, increasingly likely to be adopted and directed toward adults in rural areas of developing countries. Illustrated with material from fieldwork in Huayacocotla, a village in Veracruz, Mexico.…

Argues that education has an inherent political dimension. Provides illustrations from various historical periods and societies of the ways in which educators can be considered political actors. Focuses on curriculum decision making, classroom techniques, teacher-student relations, student evaluation, research, institutional politics, unions, and…

Models explaining timing and focus of educational reform incorporate theories of either social equilibrium or conflict at national or world-system level. The resulting four general approaches differ in basic assumptions about how education functions in political, economic, and cultural contexts but are not mutually exclusive. Contains 77…