EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE ARE CLOSELY LINKED, BUT CHANGES IN EDUCATION ARE USUALLY SLOW. RECENT CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS HAVE CONSIDERED STRATEGIES FOR PLANNED CHANGE TO MEET CURRENT SOCIETAL NEEDS. A MAJOR AREA STUDIED IS PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES. THE FOCUS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL RESEARCH COMMISSION ON PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES (IRCOPPS) AND OTHER PROJECTS, ON A UNITY IN SERVICES, SUGGESTS AN IMPORTANT DIRECTION OF CHANGE. INCREASED RESEARCH, DATA PROCESSING, AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING ARE MAIN FACTORS ENCOURAGING CHANGE IN PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES. (NS)