Author evaluated stage theories versus the benefits of the open classroom. (RK)

Article considered the questions of priority and goals in planning a social studies curriculum. (Author/RK)

Promoting innovations accounts for approximately 10 percent of the federal aid to public schools which currently exceeds $3.5 billion annually. However, serious questions about the usefulness of federal efforts to promote innovation and the prospects for educational reform have been raised. Those questions were examined here by the Rand…

Discusses several lessons from the past: the history of education should be a part of the preparation of teachers and administrators; the development of schools and colleges goes in cycles; and the unity of educational endeavor should be a concern for schools, colleges, and universities. (CT)

Discussed talent search programs and their objectives, such as finding disadvantaged students who, with developmental assistance and financial support, could profit from additional education and training, and then counsel these students and help them find academic admission and occupational placement. (Author/RK)

Interdepartmental centers and programs dealing with environment are discussed as well as the role of education in combating environmental problems. (Author/RK)