We are at a point in time when practical realism must prevail over theory and philosophy. Career education, that which prepares individuals for satisfying, lasting careers, is the practical solution to our educational problems and essential to the world of work and our economy. (Author/AG)

Two recent projects using retrieval television, which permits teachers to request program transmissions for individual classrooms, are compared. Many dimensions of student and teacher reaction to retrieval television are reported for the Ottawa Project. These results and the expense and/or channel restrictions of retrieval television lead to the…

Attention to (1) the objectives of public policy for day care and (2) performing research and analysis as a basis for policy are two needed steps toward rational day care services. (DM)

Analyzes the possible changes in the organization of graduate education during this decade. (Author/PG)

The author discusses both future demands on higher education and the need to formulate educational policies now that we recognize the need for profound changes in the system. (AA)

Reviews the prospects of success of the latest efforts to reform Britain's national examination system. (DM)

Advocates of teaching black history are primarily interested in instilling racial pride and identification in Negroes, whereas those who wish to teach Negro history are concerned with promoting interracial harmony. (CK)

Facing declining enrollment, higher education must try to find a new clientele while resisting the temptation to cater to the distorted set of national priorities currently being sold the American public by well-organized and economically powerful but short-sighted special interest groups. (Author/PGD)

Discusses a new study which found that even as the number of high school graduates fell over the past 20 years, competition for college applicants increased. (EV)

A theoretical model of educational demand is provided and the model is tested employing both time series and cross-sectional data. Cross-sectional findings employing the Zellner SUR technique are presented. Policy implications are offered. (Author/MLW)

Proposes a second, noncommodified sector in which citizens receive wages for socially essential activities. Suggests that those completing two years in the second sector would acquire vouchers for vocational training and further education. (SK)

Responses from 923 of 3,203 International Technology Education Association members showed the majority had access to computers and the Internet; most were interested in online continuing education; topics included technology teaching activities, new technologies, and teaching using the Internet; and misconceptions about online courses and where to…

Strategic interactions of subsidies and tuitions in public higher education are described in a differentiated-product setting where legislatures first determine subsidies and then governing boards of universities set tuition. When revenue of the university is important relative to students' welfare in legislative preferences, commitment to the…

This paper briefly reviews the historical development of the university system in Chile, and describes the current structure of funding, supply and demand for tertiary education, research and university services. Both public and private universities in Chile have expanded and restructured, access to tertiary education has improved, and…