Article focused on the business curriculum and what has been done to provide the student with a basic business and economic education and with occupational training. (Author/RK)

The author advocates strong commitment on the part of the school, the community, and the university toward excellence in science education. (Editor)

In this article two factors of student discontent, along with partial solutions, are brought to our attention. (Editor)

Article described a program designed to change administrative organization so that fewer staff members can be better utilized while gaining greater individual responsibility. (RK)

Industry has believed for years that adopting the metric system would be an advantage to U. S. economy both at home and abroad. The author explains how the metric conversion program is being organized, and how educators can get information about it. (Editor)

Education in Norway's far northlands is wonderfully diverse, even though local schools are governed by a national ministry of education. This article should shatter the myth that central control means bland homogenization. (Editor)

Author is convinced that organizational development is a valuable tool for improving the educational climate in schools. (GB)

In addition to defining the concepts of community education and the community school, the author covers the basic tenets as well as many of the misconceptions regarding the subject. (Editor)

The transformation of a high school to a learning community is a slow and challenging process. This study tracked the efforts of teacher and administrative leaders from six high schools who worked to develop professional learning communities. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of interviews with school leaders revealed that the early days of…

A Missouri inschool suspension program is described that attempts to improve the educational environment while allowing continuous instruction. (MD)

Two great goals of science instruction are discussed here: teaching students to learn on their own, and teaching students to acquire and process information rather than merely memorizing facts. (Editor)

Although rigid in their allegiance to tradition, urban schools are slowly making progress toward meeting society's changing needs, this principal says. But time is running out and change must become accelerated. (Editor/RK)

What's in it for you is the framework in which these authors describe the community school concept. They are careful not to claim community schools as the panacea to education's current problems, but they do have confidence in the future of the concept. (Editor)

Answers to the questions most commonly asked about Action Learning are beginning to be answered by a test project in Seattle. This article provides insight into what's happening. (Editor)

The self-fulfilling prophecy can play a dynamic role in the outcome of forecasts for educational futures. Points out that a situation defined as "real" or true in the present has "real" consequences for the future. (Editor/RK)