It is assumed in this paper that the main trend in global education policies is based on an entrepreneurial model intended to submit school work to the same logic that prevails in economic systems at large. Thus, I try to recognise such a model in current educational changes in Portugal. Two paths for the entrepreneurialisation of school work were…

This article focuses on a historical series of education acts that impacted on education in Rhodesia. These Acts are the: (1) 1899 Education Ordinance; (2) 1903 Education Ordinance; (3) 1907 Education Ordinance; (4) 1929 Department of Native Development Act; (5) 1930 Compulsory Education Act; (6) 1959 African Education Act; (7) 1973 Education Act;…

Emphasizes the role of "dame schools" and the nature of the teachers in them. (IRT)

Discusses a study evaluating a program in which student teachers were supervised both by university teachers and "teacher tutors" (supervising teachers in the school). (IRT)

The organizational patterns of the European School system represent an amalgam of continental educational practices. The European School serves children from Belgium, France, Federal Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. (Author/IRT)

First part of an article examining the content of information flow; the amount of information released; the mechanism of the flow; the factors affecting the content, amount, and mechanism; and the corollaries of information flow and the characteristics of the school system. Includes the questions put to the teachers. (Author/IRT)

Describes a study of 185 California principals' perceptions concerning eight state-mandated tests. Principals generally lack strong opinions about these tests and seem to accept responsibility for implementing and interpreting them without complaint. Other U.S. states and western nations with more mandated testing experience might help define new…

Given the entrenchment of professional dominance and the decrease in lay influence, the establishment of School Site Councils in California will probably not radically alter the structure of educational governance. The author suggests that if professional power continues to grow unchecked, it will pose a threat to democratic principles. (Author/WD)

Because of increased government control over schools, a two-tier school administration has developed, including a rule-making tier for finance administration and a rule-implementing tier for personnel administration. Their evaluative role pressures school administrators into politically based decisions in both tiers in order to survive. (JW)

Recent literature has made little attempt to apply historical studies to the problems of contemporary educational administration or to use historical studies as the basis for analysis or prediction. This article examines the role of historical insights in relation to educational administration and proposes approaches that might enhance their…

A reexamination of the history of the attitudes of educators in the West Riding of Yorkshire toward the Revised Code of Education (originally promulgated in 1862) indicates that, contrary to established belief, teachers and administrators generally accepted the code's reforms, though with some reservations. (PGD)

Traces the complex history of higher grade schools in Great Britain during the late nineteenth century, concentrating on Sir John Gorst's intervention in these schools' affairs in 1900 and the subsequent abolition of their school boards. Gorst's actions significantly curtailed the educational and social activities of lower middle and working class…