To accept accountability, the author says, educators must know the dangers involved in misapplication of the concept. They must also know how to reduce these dangers by becoming involved in the pre-planning, implementing, evaluating, and follow-up stages. (Editor)

Discusses future needs of education based on the theories of Alvin Toffler's book, "The Third Wave." Cooperative education programs provide a system for educating a workforce that is well-grounded in practical experience and that is what Third Wave employers increasingly need. (JOW)

As governors confront the worst state fiscal environment in the past 25 years, long-term prospects for strong economic growth are hampered by an immense underlying problem: the high school dropout crisis. At least one student in five drops out of school, and nearly 5 million 18- to 24-year-olds lack a high school diploma. Annually, dropouts cost…

Article focused on the need for women to assume the tasks necessary to provide leadership in the educational world. (Author/RK)

Historically, man's educational system and preparation for a role in society has been based on a concept of stability. Our's is the first generation which must educate and reeducate to new dimensions of time and change. Today a person's role in society is determined almost exclusively by his work role. This concept leads to several conclusions:…

This paper examines the current inability to attain certain goals in higher education, then offers a few suggestions for increases in accountability and coordination. Emphasis is placed on education's social goals, socialization of the young, changes in higher education, autonomous campus units, lack of academic objectives and priorities for the…

Article describes a hypothetical formal educational system developed from a particular knowledge of the existing forms of formal education in the less developed nations of Africa and Latin America. (Author)

The challenge ahead for higher education is not to convert the new learners to traditional learners, but to convert traditional education to a new education that will serve us all better. (Author)

Author considers various strategies to upgrade education in individual school districts, and to implement recent innovations in education. (GB)

Presented is a discussion of what is wrong with schools and what is needed to overcome this; who is making educational decisions; and the need to remember to make decisions that are best for the children. (DS)

Michael John Demiashkevich believed that it was the responsibility of the school to inculcate in each generation the unchanging elements of civilization and to make accessible to everyone the kind of culture and training that is best suited to his ability and character. (CK)

Speech given before the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (22nd, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 1969)