Statistical evidence, 1980-95, on Scottish secondary students' attainment, achievement, rates of staying on in postcompulsory education, and rates of entering higher education indicates sharp reductions in differences between advantaged and disadvantaged students. Improved access to expanded curricula has been supported by a deeply embedded social…

Examines the recent development of educational policy analysis as a research field within Scottish education. Discusses "inside" and "outside" approaches to policy analysis; the value of theoretical models for making sense of source material; the potential of discourse analysis, illustrated by reference to Foucault and Lyotard; and the need for…

Technology enthusiasts and politicians portray the Internet in unrealistic and misleading ways that inflate its suitability for school education. The Internet is not a library, "community," or panacea for difficult problems of teaching and learning. Determining the benefits and pitfalls for education requires extensive research and evaluation of…

In the early 1990s, the Quality Assurance Unit of Strathclyde (Scotland) Education Department involved parents in the school inspection process by surveying over 34,000 parents of school and preschool students. Survey responses concerning satisfaction with the parent-school relationship and educational quality are analyzed and interpreted in terms…

Argues that the definition of teaching content for imaginative writing in Scotland's national curriculum guidelines is problematic and that the definitions of process and context are not sufficiently coherent to provide a sound basis for planning and teaching story writing. Indicates how the writing criteria applied to national tests of writing…

Explores the impact of the nonstatutory Scottish Curriculum and Assessment Programme 5-14 and the extent to which it represents a national curriculum. Considers the increasing demand for significant representation of Scottish culture in the curriculum, the tension between national identity and multiculturalism, and difficulties in selecting…

Factor analysis of grades received by 314 primary teachers graduating from a Scottish institution in 1988 or 1996 found that in both years, course of study accounted for over 60% of variance among teacher competencies. The institution's two types of training produced teachers who were stronger either in assessment and subject content or in…

Case studies of women teachers in rural California, 1850-1950, explored the nature of knowledge, influence of language on social constructions of gender, and subjectivity in historical evidence. The study concluded that feminist history concerned with the constructed quality of evidence moves uneasily between historical narrative and…

Review of women's status in Eritrea before and since independence highlights significant advances in emancipation, with education playing a major role. The review identifies shortcomings and obstacles in the current political situation for women's rights and gender equity. (SK)

A critique of Barbara Miller Solomon's 1985 book "In the Company of Educated Women" identifies its ground-breaking contributions but shows how it limited women's educational history by overemphasizing access to higher education and neglecting wider influences such as economics, women's occupational choices, and women's status in society. (SK)

Examination of the experiences of over 500 African American women who attended Seven Sisters Colleges shows that some colleges admitted them readily, some only under great pressure. Reflecting the larger society, issues of discrimination in admissions, housing, and financial aid were influenced by and had an effect on the overall struggle for…

Reviews Native American education, including the Indian Education Reform Movement and the boarding school program of 1878-1928. Shows how Native American women empowered themselves through traditional learning, but Western-based education under government control worked to destroy their traditional power. (SK)

In the 1920s and the 1960s-1970s, educational reform movements in France attempted to democratize elitist selection for higher education. School restructuring was influenced by issues of class but not gender. Today, gender equity in schools remains hampered by the patriarchal nature of the educational bureaucracy. (SK)

Low educational participation and achievement among Hmong American women can be attributed to economic, racial, cultural, and structural barriers. Racism and welfare policies have limited their experience, despite a movement in the Hmong community to question traditional gender expectations. (SK)

Suggests three main reasons for incorporating a global dimension in teacher education. Provides and incorporates principles to inform the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in curriculum design, and illustrates ways in which teacher educators can proceed. Includes a creative project to facilitate preparing teachers'…