Explores the relationship between education and knowledge, with emphasis on knowledge as a commodity. Raises the question of whether intellectuals are workers in the academic form of a capitalist mode of production. Comments on the role of universities in the modern world. (DB)

Discusses cooperation between community colleges and communities, outlining a view of the potential future of the colleges. Highlights the changing mission of the community college and suggests that it should be reconfigured into a comprehensive community education and service center to meet the needs of the future. (49 citations) (MAB)

Higher education and its impact during times of societal changes is addressed within the context of studying student behavior and the institution's adaptation to new social issues. To help do this, an institution of higher education needs an assessment of the socio-psychological makeup of university students, their personalities, their…

The 1968 presidential address to the annual meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies (48th, Washington, D.C., November 1968).

To the extent that equalization of opportunities for females and males requires socialization or re-socialization of massive numbers of people, the education system has a vital function in approaching the new ideal. Since the education system is explicitly designed to bring about behavioral and attitudinal change in young members of society, its…

Technological advances and family modifications that have taken place in American society have been harmful to the elderly. Home economics has a unified, holistic, and interdisciplinary approach that qualifies it professionally to stand as a forerunner in a movement to promote a society that recognizes the needs of all segregated and deprived…

Presents boarding schools as educationally integrative and culturally innovative. Examines historical examples of eastern Hungarian Kollegium, Institutions, England's 18th century public schools, and Israeli youth villages. Boarding schools seen as potential accelerators of change in social structure and culture. Considers schools' autonomy and…

This paper argues that schools are not the means by which diverse societal ills can be cured, but schools should be considered the dependent measure for assessing behavioral applications for social change. The concept of child services centers is proposed, providing parent education, community development, emergency care, health care, nutritional…

Adult educators need to realize that the decline of socialism in Europe is a matter of spiritual developments and changes of mentalities, attitudes, and patterns of thinking and judging. The occurrence of a general orientation crisis indicates a need for learning as people look for new rules and structures. As a result of the closed system, the…

Peace is one of the greatest needs in the world today. Until the causes of war are addressed, there can be no peace. Education, justice, and unity are the building blocks to peace and the necessary conditions for its existence. Achieving a peaceful world depends upon our willingness and efforts to remove those things that lead to war and to…

Technological revolution, knowledge explosion, and population expansion are necessitating a new role definition for State education agencies. This new role should be tailored through an alliance between the State agency and citizens and institutions with interests in education. Such an alliance should ensure that the structure of the State…

Maintains that academia has not escaped the litigious nature of the current U.S. social climate. Cites pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases on academic judgment and reviews lower court cases where students challenged their assigned grades. Provides suggestions for lessening the likelihood of litigation. (CFR)

Argues for use of education to change environmental attitudes. Suggests philosophical changes to better align education with "new world view." Describes developmental differences between environmental education and outdoor education. Suggests maximizing both disciplines and incorporating newest methods and technologies for high…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE WAS TO BRING TOGETHER AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GROUPS CONCERNED WITH POVERTY IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. REPRESENTATIVES OF 53 ORGANIZATIONS MET IN TUCSON TO LEARN OF POVERTY FROM THE POOR. DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE OF ANGLO, INDIAN, NEGRO, AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN BACKGROUNDS WERE HEARD IN A FORMAT SIMILAR TO THAT…

Trends and issues that will influence the development of the community college towards its highest potential as a social and economic force are explored. Chief among the efforts to define the community college role in California were those of the Regents of the University of California and the State Board of Education who offered guidelines for…