This fifth volume of "Ontario's Educative Society," relates to a variety of institutions and activities such as teacher preparation, research and development, educational television services, and externally administered examinations. It describes in detail the creation and growth of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and its research activities. The chapters are: 1) The development of facilities and certification requirements for the preparation of elementary school teachers; 2) The development of the educational process in institutions for the preparation of elementary school teachers; 3) Issues in elementary teacher training; 4) The report of the Minister's Committee on the training of elementary school teachers; 5) The development of the colleges of education; 6) Requirements for admission to colleges of education; 7) The response of the colleges of education to the shortage of secondary school teachers; 8) Ideas about the preparation of secondary school teachers; 9) In-service teacher education; 10) Research and development; 11) The Ontario grade 13 departmental examination system; 12) Departmental essay-type examinations in grade 12; 13) Departmental objective testing in grade 12; 14) Objective testing for university admission; 15) Radio and television; and 16) The provincial library system. (Author/AWW)