Oxford Round Table
at Oxford, England
THE FACES OF EDUCATION:A WORLD VIEW
ARTICLES
SPECIAL ISSUE: THE OXFORD ROUND TABLE
FOREWORD
ADAPTING EDUCATION TO THE MODERN WORLD
John Abbott, Director of Education 2000, United Kingdom
MAKING SENSE OF THE REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING
OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Sir Christopher Ball, Higher Education Consultant and formerly
Warden of Kable College, Oxford University, United Kingdom
PURPOSE OF EDUCATION: PEACE, CAPITALISM AND
NATIONALISM
Kern Alexander, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, Virginia
INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND NATIONAL SUCCESS: THE HUMAN ELEMENT
Marc Tucker, President, National Center for Education and the
Economy, New York
THE REFORM OF EDUCATION IN RUSSIA AND STATE POLICY IN THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: BACKGROUND, GOALS, PRINCIPLES AND
STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION
Eduard D. Dneprov, Advisor for Education Policy and Humanitarian
Affairs, Cabinet of President Yeltsin, Russian Federation, Moscow
THE REFORM OF EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS:
ITS PROGRESS AND HOPES
Victor A. Gaisyonok, Minister of Education and Professor,
Republic of Belarus
MANAGING EDUCATION CHANGE IN ESTONIA: THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COORDINATION, COOPERATION AND CHOICE
Paul-Eerik Rummo, Minister of Culture and Education, Estonia
PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Naima Balic, Senior Advisor and First Deputy, Ministry of Culture
and Education, Croatia
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HUNGARIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: NEW
TRENDS AND REALITIES IN 1993
Sandor Toth, Chef de Cabinet of the Ministry of Culture and
Education, Hungary
A STUDY IN THE POLITICS OF BUSINESS/EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS:
THE BRITISH CITY TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE PROGRAMMES
Richard Margrave, Head of Press and Public Relations, Association
of Teachers and Lecturers, United Kingdom
CHALLENGES TO EDUCATION IN NORWAY: THE QUALITY OF EQUALITY
Gudmund Hernes, Minister of Education, Norway
CHANGING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE
NEW CENTURY
Per Unckel, Minister of Education and Science, Sweden
REFORM OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND RESPONSES TO THE NEW
SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN PORTUGAL
Josquim Azevedo, Undersecretary of State for Basic and Secondary
Education, Portugal
THE EDUCATION STRATEGY FOR PHILIPPINES 2000
Armand V. Fabella, Secretary of Department of Education, Culture
and Sports, Republic of the Philippines
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS, THE 1990'S IMPERATIVES:
JAMAICA, THE WEST INDIES
Burchell Whiteman, Minister of Education and Culture, Jamaica,
West Indies
THE QUALITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCE DILEMMA OF EDUCATION
IN THE CONGO
Naasson Loutete-Dangui, Minister of Education, Republic of the Congo
PRESENT AND FUTURE SCENARIOS FOR AN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
SOUTH AFRICA, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MOVE TOWARDS
DEMOCRACY
Pieter Marias, Minister of National Education, Republic of South Africa
EDUCATION AND GENDER EQUITY IN AFRICA: THE CASE OF ETHIOPIA
Gennet Zewide, Minister of Education , Ethiopia
EDUCATION IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETY: THE NEW YORK
RESPONSE
Charles D. Cook, State Senator, New York
PRIVATE RESOURCES AND THE U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Thomas W. Evans, Chairman of the Board, Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York, and founder National Symposium on
Partnerships in Education
BUSINESS - EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS: ASSESSING THE VALUE
Chris Marsden, Head of Community and Educational Relations,
British Petroleum Company, United Kingdom
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE CULTURALLY DIVERSE WORK
PLACE: THE CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAM OF HOME SAVINGS
OF AMERICA
Judy Morgan Phillips, Vice President Manager, Home Savings of
America, Care Awareness Program, California
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS: A PRESCHOOL THROUGH
HIGHER EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Richard Green, Director, Education Affairs, Honeywell, Inc., Minnesota
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: A KEY COMPONENT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION POLICY
Kate Torkington, Head of Training for the Bernard van Leer Foundation,
The Hague, The Netherlands
EDUCATION REFORM IN ARGENTINA
Miguel Jose Sole, Secretary of Technical and Operative Coordination,
Ministry of Culture and Education, Argentina
ALASKA 2000 - THE PROCESS OF CHANGE
Jerry Covey, Commissioner of Education, Alaska
THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE AND SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL
CHANGE
Barbara A. Perea-Casey, State Representative, New Mexico
COMMON COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION: PARADIGM FOR
A LEARNING SOCIETY
Mary Jane Guy, Associate Professor in Educational Leadership,
Winona State University, Minnesota
PROGRAMME OF THE 1993 OXFORD ROUND TABLE