The U.S. cannot have an economy based on high levels of expertise without a labor force that is expert and broadly enough educated to move easily from challenge to challenge, from one area of expertise to another. A labor force is needed that is creative, knowledgeable, and flexible. (MLW)

Contrary to reports, high technology is not likely to add large numbers of jobs for highly educated and trained persons. A policy of recurrent education must be established so that individuals can move from the workplace to retraining programs and back. (MLW)

Proposals regarding education and work include: that education should train for adaptability; that education should create liaisons between industry and academics who can point to issues not being addressed, including women's needs; and that educational institutions must carry their services out into the field where the workers are. (JMD)

Economic changes since 1975 have resulted in a vastly different workplace where a college degree is only a "ticket to compete." Competition, productivity, and unemployment, educated and underemployed, unemployment, debt, the labor market, and vocational survival are discussed. (MLW)

Faced with declining enrollments and poor morale, U.S. higher education must address the fundamental issue of how a modern society organizes to develop its people. A new human learning system requires citizen awareness of self-development needs, a sense of the individual's place in society, and interinstitutional cooperation. Examples are…

The recent report of the Grant Foundation Commission on Youth and America's Future, "The Forgotten Half," concerning the high school graduates who do not go to college is discussed, focusing on the value society places on a college education. (MSE)

The predicted shortage of new scientists and engineers and the actual situation are compared, and the need to make changes in the training and flow of appropriately trained graduates is discussed. The scientific community is urged to reexamine how what it does fits into the complex of current and future social needs. (MSE)