Offers reviews of world-wide distance learning developments, including reports of international conferences and workshops. Focuses on the World Conference on Computers in Education held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001. (LRW)

Investigates children's perceptions of their success and failure in relation to mathematics, painting, reading, and getting on' with work. Discusses the categories of the children's responses to a series of questions in which effort, specific competence, and the role of teachers were cited the most as a reason for success/failure. (CMK)

Discusses the reform efforts in England for restructuring the post-16 curriculum. Relates the history of the Crowther Committee's agenda for specialization within the curriculum and addresses the two proposals by A. D. C. Peterson and B. W. M Young who each provided alternatives for broadening the curriculum in order to combat the proposal for…

Explains the criterion-referenced assessments in an educational context that aim to give information about valued educational outcomes. Traces the ways criterion referencing has been applied in the course of its 30 year history. Discusses a framework for the analysis of criterion-referenced approaches and applies the framework to the National…

Outlines the transmission theory of teaching explaining that the theory is criticized in terms of its implied acceptance of theory-free observation, learning by inductive process, and secure knowledge. Discusses Karl Popper's alternative theories of learning and the growth of knowledge and outlines some of the implications for educational…

Discusses the reasons for the rise in IQ scores over time. Demonstrates the effect of the decrease in age at levels of schooling on the rise in IQ scores utilizing the data from the 1936 and 1968 standardization of the Otis Intermediate Test of Mental Ability, Form A, in New Zealand. (CMK)

Investigates the levels of psychological health, stress, social attitudes, and the pattern of alcohol and drug consumption among the undergraduates in a single college within Oxford University (England). Reveals a high level of contentment with college life, a small minority of unhappy students, and no correlation between drug/alcohol use and…

Offers an overview of the revolutionary changes in education in England and Wales during the decade following the Education Reform Act of 1988. Concludes that the changes adopted by the Thatcher and Major governments during this revolution will not be reversed by their Labour successors but built upon for further reform. (CMK)

Discusses the impact of the education 'Revolution' on the work and role of the headteacher specifically investigating the introduction of the Local Management of Schools (LMS) and the Local Education Authority. Considers the future of education, such as increased student empowerment and financial resources, that also will affect the headmaster's…

Describes the difficulties facing local education authorities (LEA) during the revolutionary period in British education. Illustrates that the role of the LEA has changed by exploring various definitions of LEAs proposed by the Audit Commission, the Conservative Government's White Paper "Self Government for Schools," and the White Paper…

Addresses the development and problems associated with British teacher education programs particularly focusing on the practices that failed to prepare student teachers during the 1965-76 period. Argues that locating teacher education in the schools will not solve the problems in education but instead the program should remain in the university…

Analyzes 14-19 education and the legacy of Conservative policies concentrating on the changes in participation, organization and funding, and the National Qualifications Framework. Provides a framework for understanding the Conservative legacy by exploring the different periods of change. Considers the future of 14-19 education as an inclusive…

Discusses the changes that occurred in the English education system beginning with the Educational Reform Act of 1988 due to the policies of the Conservative government, such as market competition and the National Curriculum. Addresses the policies of the New Labour Party since the reign of the Conservatives has now ended. (CMK)

Examines the higher proportion of students from independent schools over state students being admitted into Oxford and Cambridge between 1972 and 1993. Identifies a method for establishing a fair balance between state and independent schools and men and women. Discusses the findings in detail. (CMK)

Investigates the reasons why teachers in Scotland engage in voluntary activities outside their professional world and the consequences that activism has on their professionalism. Finds that teachers were active in diverse organizations and reports that activism contributed to improving their professionalism. Discusses the influences on the…