Introduction

International Review of Education -     

Digital Longevity: Policies on Electronic Records in the Netherlands

In an attempt to solve the current and future problems in electronic recordkeeping the Dutch government, namely the Minister of the Interior, and the Minister of Culture, established a nation wide program: Digital Longevity (Digitale Duurzaamheid). The program is run by a bureau, staffed by consultants from the ministry of the Interior, the National Archives, and a province. By various means the bureau creates awareness at the political and senior management levels, develops policies for electronic recordkeeping, and supports implementation. The program contributes to the developing of theories in the area, supports research, and cooperates in education and training. Via pilot projects the consultants keep in touch with record creating organizations. As an opus magnum the program works on a generic design of a recordkeeping system, including a structured definition of recordkeeping functional requirements.     

Conflict in Higher Education and Its Resolution

Universities are famous for their resilience and longevity. Yet, when serious disputes arise, as in the University College of Swansea in 1989, their structures can be tested to the limit. Taking those events as a case study, this paper examines critically the option of choosing private sector approaches. It then develops its central argument: the most robust systems will be those that marry together academic and managerial values.     

A Selected Complementary Information List of Flexible and Distance Learning Institutions Worldwide

This paper provides brief information on Internet, EUROSTEP, EUROPACE 2000, EADTU and the SOCRATES programme, the addresses of open universities and distance learning higher education institutions in Europe, as well as some chronological data concerning the foundation of other distance learning institutions in Africa, Asia, Australia, International, Israel, Latin America and the UK.