A list of some of the unspoken beliefs and tacit understandings of American higher education is suggested. (KM)

Connection between highest purpose and lowest objective may be visualized as a multi-level hierarchy. Most emphasis is given the actual test item or behavioral objective, but such a "bottom-up" approach is here criticized as uncontrollable. A "top-down" approach begins with the definition of highest value, here called…

Peak performance is defined as behavior that surpasses what could be predicted for a person in a particular situation occurring in any type of activity. This study links peak performance as a prototype of human excellence with counseling as a prototypical relationship. It falls within the humanistic tradition, emphasizing the positive instead of…

This report describes a voluntary audit program implemented by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The comprehensive audit program was developed to assure that all corporate programs adhere to the ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness. The standards address issues which relate to all ETS activities such as accountability, confidentiality of…

Author visited trial schools to see how materials are being used. (Editor/RK)

Describes a workship designed to help counselors learn to use various major behavioral techniques within their own situation. (Author)

How KPTS, a public broadcasting station in Wichita, Kansas, became a progressive public media organization. (Author)

The first in a series of articles on alternative public schools, this article discusses the alternatives available in the Mamaroneck, New York, elementary schools. (IRT)

Speech delivered as the principal address at the Des Moines AEA conference, November, 1968