A free and pluralistic society is maintained by constitutional guarantees and an educated populace. Nigeria, like other nations in West Africa, spent billions of dollars and embarked on a program of mass educational improvement in the 1960's and 1970's. While secondary school enrollment increased eleven times between 1962 and 1975, over half the…

Regarding the future of American education, although there have been problems in the past, the experience with Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 demonstrates that schools can, albeit slowly, devise new programs and new ways of working with disadvantaged children. (Author/JA)

The aim of this article is to identify and relate strategic aspects of a) the changing institutional relationships in which higher education is imbedded; b) changes in the form and technology of the educational delivery system, and c) the implications of "a" and "b" for effective policy development and planning. (HMD)

Asserts that while distance education may not make money, artificial demand for it by the U.S. armed services may lead to a restructuring of the university in a way detrimental to faculty interests. (EV)

Social changes such as growing numbers of young people, increasing technology, rising demand for research on social problems, and new aspirations of youth call for rapid, but rational response from the entire campus community. (NS)

There is a need today for selectivity in the education of the young in view of our cultural pluralism and diverse individual needs. (CK)

Examines reasons why the postwar secondary education system of Italy has remained static and specialized despite dramatic changes in the demands placed on it and the strong consensus in favor of reform toward comprehensive schooling. (Author/SJL)

Surveys current educational conditions in England, France, West Germany, Sweden, and Finland. (MB)

Suggests immediate reorganization of professional schools to meet social demands for more intensive educational training. Points out need for changes such as admitting more black students into graduate schools, making it possible for women to do the same professional work as men, providing interdisciplinary training, and forging stronger links…

Recent cultural and technological changes suggest a pattern of increased emphasis on personal needs and aspirations and a shift away from traditional values. Educational leaders must develop new strategies to deliver services to a public not willing to support them. Available from California Higher Education, P.O. Box 26541, Sacramento, CA 95826,…

A survey of 79 industrial teacher educators received 57 responses indicating the following: most programs combine multiple areas of industrial education; 68% were not in colleges of education; and most were optimistic that demand for industrial education will increase in the future. (JOW)

Describes generation and implications of British Columbia education commission's report, "Legacy for Learners," within context of changing political-social landscape. Describes report's findings concerning public perceptions, expectations, and priorities for education in British Columbia. Document's author was editor-researcher of…

Education reformers are urging that all students meet new and more challenging expectations for learning. A crucial question is whether the education system, including the people who comprise it, have the ability to meet these new demands. This report argues that discussions of capacity should be broadened to include such factors as the…

Much of the literature in general education is focused on the design or the contents of education programs, or the "supply side," while little attention has been given to students' understandings of and attitudes toward general education, the "demand side." This paper reviews literature on the "demand side" of general education by first providing…