Covers various issues related to a move towards the creation of a new system of accrediting institutions of higher education in Great Britain, and the proposed change in emphasis from external to internal validation. Discusses the problems of defining academic quality, the role of government in education, and the future of the Council for National…

Considers the problems involved with the comparison of science performance of pupils attending single-sex and mixed schools, in which the former achieve higher test scores. Concludes that it is not sensible to attribute differences directly to separation of pupils in schools by sex. Suggests that factors such as preselection of students by ability…

Discussed are educational trends found in books reviewed in this journal issue which deal with the history of education, the philosophy of education, comparative and international education, education and the social sciences, educational policy studies, and educational issues. (RM)

The usual measure of achieved weight gives an exaggerated impression of the impact that removing a paper from an examination will have. A more accurate indicator of the influence of removing a paper is given by expressing its observed score variance as a proportion of the variance of the total. (Author/IS)

Occupational stress in teaching is now generally considered both an endemic and cross-cultural phenomena. This research found that sex, age, nature of school (primary or secondary), position held, and qualifications were significant factors in predicting stress among a sample of 493 Australian teachers. (Author/IS)

Describes a computer-aided tracking system for recording and analyzing the location pattern of teachers in the classroom. The technique will enable researchers to monitor teacher classroom mobility and to design correlational and time-series experiments. The results could lead to a better understanding of the nonverbal teaching-learning process.…

Educators have begun to consider the language used to address children in the mass media. Much of the language describing music is derived from spatial terminology, an area many children find difficult. This study found many incongruities and inconsistencies in how television and radio programs dealt with this problem. (Author/IS)

The crisis of meaning within the schools can be solved neither by more school of the old kind nor by programs of leisure education. States that the problems within the schools only reflect the problems of finding real work in a rapidly changing society where work and leisure have become meaningless. (IS)

Hirst's notion of liberal education is very popular because of its emphasis on developing personal autonomy. However, specialized education need not be confining if we accept the idea of a common moral outlook; such training does not exclude interest in other areas. (IS)

Pupils from different ethnic backgrounds at a British comprehensive school were studied to determine how they stereotyped different ethnic groups. Students from each ethnic background saw their own group most favorably. None rejected their own group, nor was there a tendency for non-White students to show solidarity against Whites. (IS)

A survey of elementary teachers in Great Britain showed that the behaviors that caused teachers most problems were talking, not paying attention, disobeying, and disturbing others. Boys were generally regarded as being more troublesome and disruptive than girls. (Author/RM)

The recession has resulted in many employers in Great Britain finding new employees through internal advertising and unsolicited applications. Some employers attribute the fact that they are receiving fewer applications to the psychology of student defeatism. The importance of students' examination scores in employee selection varied a great deal.…

The religious beliefs of ordinants in three different types of theological colleges and of postgraduate trainee teachers in a secular university education department in Great Britain were assessed, using a four-dimensional model which makes possible comparisons between levels of belief, agnosticism, dogmatic acceptance of belief, and dogmatic…

Parents and teachers in Great Britain have very different expectations and attitudes regarding education. A recent survey showed, for example, that parents believe that the major objective of schools is to help their children gain employment; teachers regard helping each child gain autonomy as the major school objective. (RM)

Conductive education is a system for educating motorically handicapped children (and adults) developed in Hungary during and since World War II by the late Andras Peto. How conductive education is being implemented in British schools in the Midlands and possible further developments are discussed. (RM)