Progress in Education

Eight contributions analyze some of the current ideas and programs in education. Topics covered include proficiency testing, market-based reforms of public schooling, teachers' perceptions of administrative change, dealing with constant demands for school change, tutoring, and high school grades as a signal of human capital. Coverage extends to the role of literacy and knowledge in the pursuit of popular empowerment and the educational implications of a multicultural psychology of human development. c. Book News Inc.