The author presents a few discussion notes on the role and purposes of teacher centers as they function in the United Kingdom. (Author/SJL)

Argues for a collegiate center for adult education in areas of 150,000 population, to provide the focus of area provision. There would be a team of full-time adult education principals, teachers, and administrators, whose responsibilities would embrace both day and evening work. (EB)

Discusses issues related to the role of the zoo in environmental education. Suggests that zoos must learn to interpret their collections (through better enclosure, design, graphics, labels, and guides) to influence attitudes of visitors toward the natural world and to become aware of the community's educational needs. (JN)

The changing functions of the British university, that of a service organization, a business organization, a commonweal organization and a mutual-benefit organization, has made competing demands on the resources available to higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

The goal of Ralf Dahrendorf, new director of the London School of Economics (LSE) is to restore the school's international reputation for the study of modern social science at both undergraduate and graduate levels with emphasis on the political role of social science knowledge. (JT)

This case study is concerned with 3 major innovations in higher education in England and Wales: creation of the National Council for Technological Awards, designation of 10 colleges of advanced technology, and designation of 30 polytechnics formed from existing colleges or groups of colleges. Following a suggested outline, this book includes: an…

An account of the experience of one institute of education which, in light of the James report, seems headed for extinction. (MB)

The present and historical role of the University Grants Committee (UGC) in Britain are analyzed with the conclusion that the organization, which was originally thought of as a buffer to protect universities from interference by Government, is by its scale and mode of operation now indistinguishable from a department of state. (JT)

The paper reviews the involvement of the University of Leicester in the inservice education of teachers over recent years and indicates the reasoning behind particular kinds of development. It discusses the university's inservice role in the future, with particular reference to the government White Paper, Education: A Framework for Expansion.…

The enrollment projections of the Department of Education, which predict a peak and then a decline in higher education enrollment, are examined and judged to be reasonable guides, and possible response strategies from potential students, individual institutions, educational organizations, and the government are considered. (JMD)

This booklet provides an introduction for health service managers, trainers, and personnel about basic skills. It provides background information on the link between poor basic skills and poor health as well as information about the ways in which people use basic skills in their daily lives. Two reasons for health care organizations to be involved…

Drawing on the practices and experiences of universities in developed countries, this paper reviews and discusses the major issues and questions involved in the building of a library school teaching faculty. The nature and function of the university are briefly discussed; the factors affecting the acceptance of a teaching position by potential…

The expansion of higher education in Great Britain since World War II has been accompanied by a corresponding growth in research and publications analyzing its causes and consequences. Many have seen it as a forerunner of a type of social organization, the "post-industrial society," one in which educational and scientific training and…

This publication presents the papers presented at the Proceedings of the National Citizens Conference on Education held at the Washington Hotel, Washington last May 19-21, 1920. The purpose of the conference is to capitalize for the new era the interest in education that is springing up in all parts of the country, and to organize it for effective…