Planning for the future of education calls for consideration of current knowledge, trends, and technological possibilities. This article offers suggestions that may help educators cope and adapt to the high-tech environment. (DF)

The enormous potential of computing in support of instruction in colleges and universities is tempered by rapid technological change, funding limitations, and organizational issues. There are some long-range strategies institutions can adopt including encouraging computing unit self-sufficiency. decentralization of support services, flatter…

An overview of alternative futurism and implications and applications for the elementary and secondary grades are provided in this article. The teacher's role is explored in a discussion of development of educational personnel. (DF)

The purpose of this document is to provide a context for the identification of issues that will be critical to the long-term future of public education in the United States and central to the long-term commitments and investments of the National Education Association. This paper is divided into three basic components. Part 1, "Inevitable Forces…

This paper is a report to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on the changing state of the Harvard College Library and the larger information environment of which it is a part. It is also a call for faculty participation in a strategic planning process designed to reposition the Library to serve an information age university in the twenty-first…

Discusses the need to encourage increasing numbers of persons to enter analytical chemistry, educate them thoroughly in basic chemical science, and expose them to the most modern methods and instrumentation. Examines some problems and several university's efforts to overcome them. (MVL)

One of the goals of the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993 is to expand the use of technology in Missouri's public schools by authorizing grants to help in the acquisition of new technology and by earmarking funds for professional development activities. The aim of this guide is to assist school districts that are in various stages of providing…

National and global trends in industry, technology, economics, short- vs. long-term planning, decentralization, cooperation vs. self-help, representative vs. participatory democracy, demography, alternatives for society, and youth vs. adult orientation and their implications for higher education are discussed. (MSE)

This guide is one in the "Exploration" series of curriculum guides intended to assist junior high and middle school industrial educators in helping their students explore diverse industrial situations and technologies used in industry. The lessons provided deal with exploring technology and the future (futurists, forecasting techniques, technology…

Designed as a resource and aid for faculty and administrators at Modesto Junior College (MJC), this report provides an assessment of the external environment of the college and of its mission and goals. Section I introduces the futurist perspective and assumptions serving as the basis for the report. Section II provides a summary of an extensive…