A look at Battelle's BETSY system, the primary objective of which is to provide users with a rapid, cost-effective means of retrieving resources suited to the needs of the learners. (Author/HB)

Article presented the opinions of our political leaders and policymakers with regard to their views about art education and their interests in the aesthetic survival of man. (Editor/RK)

Article defined community education, which was intended to control the predicament of overlapping programs, designed to fill leisure time, to coordinate existing programs, and to get more and better use out of community facilities and state and federal funds. (Editor/RK)

The published views of French mathematicians Thom and Dieudonne regarding modern mathematics programs are discussed. (SD)

Article described a program, Project BACSTOP (Better Acquisition of Cognitive Skills Through Outdoor Programing), which attempted to reduce racial interaction and develop cognitive growth through use of learning in the wilderness. (Author/RK)

This article described the Complementary Schools Project, designed to make it possible for students to enroll in more than one school at once, in order to fulfill student needs while advancing the concept of multiple schooling. (Author/RK)

Written measurable behavioral objectives in business education are discussed in terms of being general or specific; in either the cognitive, affective, or psychomotor domains; and of positive or negative influence. (LH)

This article, exploring the degree of our freedom to act, was based on some intriguing hypotheses relating behavior to brain function. (Author/RK)

The author argues that rote acquisition of "units of knowledge" such as "zero times anything is zero" or "differentiability implies continuity" is a valid aim of mathematics education. (SD)

While an increase in review procedures, regulations, litigation and demands for information may be necessary to achieve educational goals, it may also be a way of hiding shortcomings in the educational system; therefore academics must analyze the situation, especially in regard to federal control.

Would a public library/school media center combination work? What would be the advantages and disadvantages? The author considers the various factors and cites criteria for combinations. (Editor)

How to use the substance of the career education movement as a vehicle for promoting innovations within the community college and determining what kinds of proposed changes could profitably be implemented within the community college setting are two problems which the author hopes to solve by proposing five educational change goals. (BP)

Author signed up for a creative writing course at a new community arts centre, which provided the opportunity for students to work with practising artists. (Editor/RK)