The World Yearbook of Education was first published by the Evans Brothers in 1965 in association with the University of London Institute of Education and Teachers College, Columbia University. Since then it has become established as one of the most important forums for work in comparative education in the world.

Introduction 1. General education and its relationship to vocational education: an Australian study 2. Transition from school to work in Western Europe 3. School to work in England and Wales 4. The Technical and Vocational Education Initiative and Scottish educational developments 5. Pressures on vocational training in the Federal Republic of Germany. 6. Learning a trade in the USSR 7. Information technology in Brazil 8. Technician education in East Asia: South Korea and Malaysia 9. Technician education in New Zealand 10. Higher vocational education in the Netherlands 11. Agricultural extension services in the anglophone countries of Southern Africa 12. Vocational education in the USA as a vehicle for the entrepreneurial spirit 13. The harambee approach to vocational education in Kenya 14. Updating and retraining initiatives in the UK 15. Marketing and education 16. Technical teacher training in the Western Region of India 17. The developing interaction between research and teacher training 18. Modular structures: their strengths and weaknesses 19. Qualifications and assessment of vocational education and training in the UK 20. A learning society: Japan through Australian eyes 21. Information technology: its impact on work, education and training