Begins with a historical overview of 20th-century German educational policy and concludes with criticism concerning programs initiated during the 1960s. Argues that a policy of building and expansion ignores the core deficiencies of the current system. (MJP)

Presents an overview of pedagogical science in Western Germany and explores the role of pedagogical science in educational reform. Concludes that pedagogical policy decisions have tended to follow political trends within the power structure of political parties and other organized special interest groups. (Author/DB)

Broad political and policy outlines of ten years of educational reform in West Germany are provided. (DE)

Problems of the Conference of Ministers of Education (KMK) in Germany are discussed. Organized in 1948 to maintain a minimum of uniformity in the German educational system before the Federal Republic was founded, the KMK currently needs to coordinate efforts with the Lander's Ministers of Education. (KC)

The seventy-fifth birthday of Fritz Fischer, the Hamburg historian, provides an opportunity to recall his studies in educational history in the 1930s. (RM)

Many problems of educational policy are influenced by the distribution of tasks between the federal government and the Lander as prescribed by the German constitution. How the experiences of the Weimar Republic have affected education in the Federal Republic is shown through an analysis of constitutional history. (RM)