American higher education in this century has been almost schizophrenic in its development. As money and knowledge began to spread more distributively across the population, the population began to demand for its children a more equitable access into the world of the more privileged. Education and privilege were highly correlated. Greater access…

Technical capabilities of film as a medium of instruction are compared with slidetape and television, and conceptualization of media is presented with particular concern for film. Various potentials of film in education are enumerated; ways to improve retention of information are discussed, and the impact of a developing film technology upon…

This booklet of guidelines for the total program of direct and simulated experiences in teacher education has six major sections: 1) Aims of Clinical Experiences; 2) Guidelines to Excellence with Focusing Questions--40 questions on 12 different aspects of the clinical experience programs; 3) Clinical Experiences: Descriptions and…

Since the Kentucky community college network has been in operation for several years, it was felt that a study of the current status and dimensions of that network would be useful in developing guidelines for future development. After visits to each of the schools and study of related data, it was noted that the community colleges are closely…

In this paper the importance of improving the understanding of the change process is stressed, and some of the relevant literature on the innovation process in education is summarized. The change agent role and innovative techniques in education and training are described. (Author/RA)

To reshape our schools, top priority must be given to programs such as Follow Through which emphasize curriculum change and teacher education. The Education Development Center Follow Through Program, inspired by an 8-year association with the revolution in English primary schools, formulated these objectives: (1) to help schools create classroom…

This survey and critique of the 1968 publication, Teachers for the Real World, considers first the knowledge basis of teacher education, identifying 27 of these under the headings of social realities, teaching, teacher training, and theory, giving page references in each instance. The form of the proposal is then analyzed in detail for general…

The mission of the ERIC Management Review Group was to examine the practices and procedures used by Central ERIC Management in their guidance and management of the 19 ERIC clearinghouses. The major topics covered in this report are: recommendations; the role of the clearinghouses; the bibliographic and documentation function; the interpretation…

Volume II of the Midterm Report for the Fort Lincoln New Town (FLNT) education system is devoted to staffing and administration. The descriptions of these components of the First Facility are extremely detailed. The "Open Plan" for the FLNT education system consists of seven separate plans, three of which are described in this volume: (1)…

The science curriculum reforms of the 1960's have not been effective in increasing student interest in science nor in forming an appreciation of how science relates to the intellectual progress of mankind. The goals of science education need now be reexamined so that science teaching in the 1970's may go "beyond the restrictive context of special…

The predominant emphasis in American education upon the cognate realm, to the virtual exclusion of affective learning, is discussed in the context of the middle school movement. Nine characteristics of the middle school program that more nearly create a balance between the cognitive and affective elements in learning are cited and translated into…

The present article questions the assumption that the prime reason for the study of foreign languages is to develop the ability to cope with literary masterpeices in the original. A novel is written to be enjoyed; part of the enjoyment lies in the relaxation derived from undertaking a satisfying activity. It must be acknowledged, however, that…

Permanent education, with its functional requirements and its own development, is beginning to be an agent of radical change in the whole traditional educational system. In the future, the schooling of youth will be more and more devoted to acquisition of methods of thought, adaptive attitudes, critical reactions and disciplines which teach how to…

To ensure a more uniform accounting system and better communication with its schools, the State of California is introducing a planning-programing-budgeting system in all its public school districts. Schools must (1) identify specific goals for the management of the school system, and (2) subdivide functional areas into manageable units. The use…

The paper contains shortened versions of 5 addresses given at the 1968 Summer Conference of the American Association for Higher Education. The Duff-Berdahl Report on University Government in Canada recommends a change in the balance of power within the structure of Canadian university government. Its proposals for reform include less board and…