Educational Developments in the United Kingdom, 1982-87.

Overview & Synopsis

This document is a collection of articles about educational developments in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland during the period 1982-1987. The topics covered include corporal punishment, the examination system, curriculum revisions in mathematics and science, Scottish education issues, teacher education and training, technical education, dropouts, improving the quality of education, education for the disabled, Northern Ireland education issues, middle schools, minority education, higher education, industry--education partnership, teacher salaries, computers in the schools, vocational education, homework, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), foreign language performances, geography, job market for graduates, primary schools, drug education, and the views of the leading national political parties (the Alliance, the Labour Party, and the Conservation Party) on educational policy. Each article is reproduced with the bibliographic citation, footnotes, if any, and descriptors assigned by the Council of Europe's Documentation Centre for Education in Europe (EUDISED). (DJC)