Proposes a world systems approach to comparative education to overcome the limitations of mainstream case/country-study approaches and the omission of non-Western perspectives. The approach analyzes the existence worldwide of nation-state controlled education systems, which are structurally similar, yet socially differentiated and ideologically…

Examines stories preserved in the African oral tradition for their use as educational texts. Suggests that these stories can be useful within the framework of a multicultural education program due to their linguistic, narrative, and thematic richness. (MAB)

Argues that the use of biography in adult education is not a therapeutic process from learning to healing, but has the capacity to change in response to both the individual and the educational environment. Suggests that biographical approaches give learners control over material in a way that conventional education does not. (61 citations) (MAB)

Describes the use of life histories as a means for making sense of personal events and their application to education. Distinguishes three models for the use of life histories in education: the biographical model, the autobiographical model, and the dialectical model. (22 citations) (MAB)

Reviews the historical formation of the concept of lifelong learning, indicating that it preceded the school and can contribute to policies and strategies designed to increase educational access. Reviews the dynamic between politics and educational activities and argues that a global approach to education is necessary to achieve true educational…

Examines the emergence of lifelong education globally, addressing the changing relationship between initial education, adult education, and general learning environments. Discusses changing employment patterns and the disparity between the demand for education and institutional response. Describes the economy of lifelong learning as it relates to…

Discusses several models for lifelong learning, including permanent education, lifelong education, recurrent education, learning society, and deschooling society. Describes practices of lifelong education throughout the world. Includes a selected bibliography providing a chronological overview of works representing the lifelong education discourse…

Examines the concept of "basic needs" as applied to the context of personal development, focusing on the basic need for education. Discusses the validity of this need on the basis of results from studies of the relationship between education and employment and between education and productivity. (41 citations) (MAB)

Argues that traditional classroom education methods do not fit the museum setting, and in support describes a Montreal study examining psychological reactions of adults observing museum exhibits. Suggests that researchers rethink basic principles for the use of museums in adult basic education. (84 citations) (MAB)

Describes a study of the career stages of school principals, which used the "think aloud technique" to obtain 10 principals' reflections on their careers. Reveals two developmental trends--from management to leadership and from idealism to realism--and two topics of references--environmental influences and time perspectives. (DMM)

Surveys examples currently used to plan and conduct evaluations, perceiving a shift from rationalistic (logical positivist) to naturalistic (constructionist) evaluation. Presents a model of evaluation planning, implementation, and management incorporating both examples by calling for evaluative data undergirded by descriptive data generated by an…

Discusses the dynamics of education. Argues that lifelong education on such population topics as family, sexuality, sociodemography, and human rights has great potential, especially in rural and marginal urban areas for promoting human development. Examines planning and instructional considerations, and principles of a human development approach…

Suggests that population education should promote the ability to think and reason and should focus on (1) respect for others, especially persons of the other sex; (2) developing self-esteem; (3) the possibility and desirability of planning, especially of pregnancies; (4) the consequences of behavior; and (5) the ability to withstand peer pressure.…

Underscores the importance of population educators using specially developed instructional materials. Illustrates the evolution of population education teaching materials away from doctrinaire, sex-education-oriented materials toward materials that stimulate the active participation of students. Analyzes lessons from the Regional Programme in…

Examines the emergence and evolution of global concerns in recent decades and the particular interrelationships between population and environmental concerns. Considers the potential for population geography, with its emphasis on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, cultures, economies, politics, and environments, to link population and…