The author of this paper considers the influence of Paulo Freire's pedagogical philosophy on educational practice in three different geographical/political settings. She begins with reflections on her experience as a facilitator at Freire's seminar, held in Grenada in 1980 for teachers and community educators, on the integration of work…

In 2004, Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in African Universities (MESA) was formally launched by UNEP, UNESCO and the Association of African Universities. This paper sets the stage for a critical analysis of ESD by reviewing historical perspectives of conservation in Africa as a means of appreciating the need for African universities…

In 2003, a curriculum reform of education was initiated in mainland China to improve the quality of senior secondary education. The major purpose of this reform was to move from a teacher-centred to a student-centred approach in teaching. In order to find out how teachers coped with the challenges of the reform and how their work was affected, an…

Only recently have African nations begun to make their way towards establishing genuinely autonomous education systems incorporating elements of indigenous culture. The present study examines the historical development of curriculum in British West Africa in its links with the educational activities of the early Christian missionaries and the…

The secondary-education system in Ghana was reorganised in the early 1980s. The present study addresses one part of this reform: the attempt to introduce a more vocationally oriented curriculum in junior secondary schools. The findings on which this study is based are drawn from interviews at several levels as well as from documentary analysis and…

Describes a curriculum development pilot study in a rural village in India, designed to develop and test application of an ecological inventory approach to curriculum development integrating academic and functional skill training. Describes an Integrated Core Curriculum Structure as a guide for designing curricula based on ecological inventories.…

Britain is a multi-cultural society which now includes some 1 1/2 million people of Asian and Afro-caribbean origin, over 40 percent of whom were born in the U. K. This paper examines whether teacher training institutions have responded to this new situation and suggests as to how such training can be provided. (Editor)

This report focused on special education activity at three different levels in the educational establishment: teacher-handicapped child interaction, educator-handicapped child level, and policy maker-handicapped child interaction. (Author/RK)

Author considered the problem of education for the handicapped living in developing countries and made suggestions based on the projects under development in some African countries. (Editor/RK)

In 1976 African Ministers of Education proposed "basic education," defined as minimum learning needs, as the best method for mass education. Participation and integration are key elements in this strategy. A learning-needs approach to curriculum planning should concentrate on practical skills; implementation requires nontraditional methods.…

This paper reviews some of the acts, reports, and study council actions which have impacted on further (post-compulsory) education since 1944, especially the trend to integrate academic and vocational studies, coordinate core courses, and design innovative instructional packages. (SJL)

Concentrates on the attitudes, values and motives which would be needed by learners to make learning throughout life and in settings other than schools more effective and efficient. This is done by discussing the characteristics of "the lifelong learner". (Author)

A survey was conducted of primary schools and the communities they serve in the two anglophone provinces of Cameroon in 1974/75, as part of a program of research preceding curricular reform in that country. (Editor)

Discusses a number of intervening variables that influence the differences found between teachers familiar with and those who adopt new projects, such as relevance, facilitating and limiting influences, objectives and perceived effects of new projects in education. (Editor)

This paper offers a statistical and policy analysis of the movements of student enrollment in teacher training institutions in England and Wales. (MM)