This thesis is concerned with the nature and application of educational theory. In particular, it will examine the contribution social theories can make in guiding educational practices which are intended to achieve specific ...

Training mentally retarded people to use devices such as computers and video recorders gives them control over their learning and access to information and recreational activities. This study aimed to train four moderately ...

Three applications of inverse methods are considered, The theoretical bases of the major inverse scattering techniques used to the interior of penetrable bodies are reviewed X-ray crystallography is used to image the ...

This study looks at the position of women teachers in the primary service within the context of their access to power and decision-making. Use is made of socialist-feminist and labour market theories in order to develop ...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the suitability of reference tests for moderating internally assessed national qualifications at the upper secondary school level. In a secondary analysis, the relative ...

This study set out to investigate the quality of educational provisions for Children with Special Abilities in a rural area of New Zealand. The West Coast of the South Island is a relatively isolated area characterized ...

The present study was concerned with secondary school students’ expressed and actual preferences for counsellor sex and race. The influence of type of problem on these preferences was also investigated. A sample of 430 ...

An ecologically based longitudinal, interdisciplinary early intervention programme was set up for 11 D.S. infants and their families. Bronfenbrenner suggests that if early intervention is to be effective it must use the ...