updated 20 Nov. 2003
CHAPTERS
1 | The Media
2 | Technology
3 | Education
4 | Gender Roles
5 | United Kingdom?
6 | Politics GB
7 | Minorities GB
8 | Postcolonial Exp.
9 | Ireland
10 | Politics USA
11 | American Dream
12 | American Frontier
13 | New York / South
14 | Los Angeles
15 | Religion/USA
16 | Melting Pot
SPECIAL FEATURES
SF 1 | Music & the Arts
SF 2 | Young People
SF 3 | Britain - Europe
SF 4 | Class / GB
SF 5 | Health & Wealth
SF 6 | USA - World
SF 7 | Values USA
SF 8 | Civil Rights
SF 9 | Religion GB
Reference Library
Updates
Chapter 3: Education in Britain and the U.S.A.
The U.S. Department of Education
USGS Science for a changing world
The oft-debated Scholastic Aptitude Tests and the role they play in determining the academic future of high school graduates in the U.S.
An exam that has stood the test of time: A short article on the development of the Common Entrance exam in Great Britain (Weekly Telegraph) [R]
Keep Schools Safe: School Violence Prevention
Office of Safe and Drug-free Schools
"A Different Mirror: A Conversation with Ronald Takaki" (How can education reflect all voices in our history? - A discussion of "the power of a curriculum that mirrors many ethnic perspectives".)
Teacher Training Agency (GB)
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (GB)
Department for Education and Skills (GB)
The British Council in Germany
Eton College Homepage
The Power of the Internet for Learning: Final Report of Web-Based Education Commission (U.S.A.)
Impact of the Internet on Learning & Teaching
Disney's American Teacher Awards: "...developed to honor outstanding members of the teaching profession whose talent, commitment and creativity have a profound and lasting impact on our children and society"
Perspectives on Urban Education (Penn Graduate School of Education Journal) - offers feature articles on diverse educational topics
