Author answers the question: have the public schools been cheated by the replacement of real'' music education with music training for the talented few or even a few of the talented''? Article also discusses the training of music educators. (Author/RK)

The U.S. Office of Education supports youth groups because of its desire to strengthen the quality of vocational education and its concern for the development of well-rounded youth. (Editor)

Paper was presented at the American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 30--April 3, 1969.

The process of education is examined. It is suggested that the transition from high school to college should be dynamic, with freshmen jolted and challenged in direct ways. College is a way to fulfill a student's vocation in the present as well as prepare for a future goal. (MLW)

The writings of Alfred North Whitehead, a philosopher who died in 1947, offer much food for thought to present-day educators. Author reviews these writings. (Editor/RK)

How far have middle schools made a distinctive contribution to the education of children in their age-group? Have their chances of innovation now gone forever? Looks at some of their current difficulties. (Editor/RK)

The transition from upper secondary to undergraduate university education in Australia is examined. It is suggested that in the student's first year of university, the year 13, increased efforts must be made to make the student aware of the dual nature of education; i.e., the acquisition of knowledge as well as social responsibility. (LBH)

An Iowa farmer remembers how his high school principal and teachers taught him to think and to appreciate music and acquainted him with life's possibilities. (MLF)

Competitive intercollegiate debate programs have long been premised on the unique educational opportunity the activity affords its participants. The central problem with National Debate Tournament (NDT) rounds is that policy advocacy too frequently occurs, reducing questions asked to one of whether advantages outweigh disadvantages. While issues…

On the assumption that an educated person is one who possesses the capacity to develop his potential to the fullest, the author lists eight detailed outcomes and activities that he believes should comprise the fundamental objectives of the undergraduate program at the American university. (JT)

In an extract from his book the author defined the role of an "open" teacher. (Editor/RK)

Today as they have during the past 300 years, textbooks play the basic role in telling us who we are as a people and as a nation. (Editor)

In the Nordic countries, schooling for adults is a pastime, a passion, and a source of national strength. (Editor)

During summer 1986, the Department of Student Affairs at Florida Community College at Jacksonville adopted a model of student learning and development focused on the theoretical elements that contribute to a holistic view of the ways people grow, learn, and change as they mature. The outcomes-based model focuses on self-direction, including the…

In order to help students develop positive attitudes toward handicapped children the author discussed a program designed to provide students with deeper understandings of the nature of physical limitations. (Author/RK)