November/December 1998 Volume 11, Issue 6 CONTENTS REGIONAL NEWS Africa (cover page) Europe Newly Independent States The Americas HOW-TO How to Deal With High School Credentials From Ontario RESEARCH New Structure of Bulgarian Higher Education DIRECTORY Bulgarian Institutions of Higher Education eWENR & WES INFO Masthead: Learn more about eWENR and its editorial staff. Subscriptions: Don't miss future issues of eWENR. World Education Services: Learn more about the organization that brings you eWENR. Comments: eWENR's editor welcomes your comments. If you have story ideas, suggestions or feedback regarding eWENR, e-mail us with the details. WENR Archives: You can read WENR back issues from Summer 1995 through Fall 1996. WENR Index: Features an index of all WENR articles through Fall 1996.

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