THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS--(1) TO PRESENT A RATIONALE AND A PLAN OF ACTION FOR A LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, (2) TO IDENTIFY THE DECISIONS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING CURRICULA FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION, (3) TO REFLECT THE ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND IMPLICATIONS CENTERING ABOUT THESE DECISIONS, AND (4) TO OFFER PROPOSALS FOR CHOICE AND ACTION. THE REPORT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL--(1) BACKGROUND OF THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, (2) THE CONCEPTS OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION, (3) PURPOSES OF THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, (4) IMPLICATIONS OF AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE AND CONTENT, (5) ALTERNATE CONCEPTIONS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION, AND (6) A PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION FOR RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ALL THE MATERIAL IN THE REPORT WAS GLEANED FROM INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH RESOURCE PEOPLE IN THE ARTS AND EDUCATION, FROM RECENT LITERATURE IN THE FIELD, AND FROM SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL REFERENCE GROUP (THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE CONFERENCE ON AESTHETIC EDUCATION HELD IN 1967). (RD)