IN AN EFFORT TO POINT OUT FUTURE TRENDS IN EDUCATION THE SPEECH NOTES THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTIC OF AMERICAN SOCIETY TODAY IS THE CHANGE IN THE RATE OF CHANGE--NOT CHANGE IN ARITHMETIC BUT GEOMETRIC PROPORTIONS. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF TODAY'S SOCIETY ARE--(1) WE LIVE IN AN ERA IN WHICH THE ONLY STABILITY IS SOME KIND OF STABILITY…

The seven descriptive position papers were prepared after selection for the Multi-National Workshop on Basic and Functional Education for Adults. Those selected are significant innovative programs of adult education in the U. S. which may have direct applicability to improving program practices in various parts of the world. The programs described…

The Curriculum Accommodation Questionnaire (CAQ) is a paper and pencil, self report instrument, consisting of 56 items each of which has a 6-point Likert-type response scale. The questionnaire measures differences in values and attitudes between teachers possessing differing degrees of innovativeness. Through factor analysis 13 traits were…

This paper advocates the use of political power and collective bargaining by teachers to improve public education. The following are listed as reasons why collective bargaining has not been very successful: (a) collective bargaining was not designed to accommodate the needs and commitment of professional employees; (b) there is no national policy…

The University of California, Santa Cruz is an environment in which many programs and practices have been revised, reinforced, or newly created. From its beginning in 1965, Santa Cruz has encouraged new approaches to learning. Some of the innovations that have taken place at the university include: (1) general course requirements are minimal; (2)…

An analysis and evaluation of the 4-1-4 calendar and interim term curriculum at three 4-1-4 institutions (and two non 4-1-4 colleges) was conducted. The relationship between the adoption of 4-1-4 and changes in curricular, instructional, and administrative design and operation of these institutions was examined. Analysis indicates that the 4-1-4…

An inventor of television technology challenges educators to use television to its greatest potential by being unafraid to dream about going beyond the confines of the known. (HB)

Recounts some of the problems confronted by a principal, who became associated with an innovation he created, when he wanted to change jobs and some of the awkwardness he felt in his job. (IRT)

Students in this elementary school are much more receptive to learning in their after-lunch classes since the usual lunch-period pattern--lunch followed by play--was reversed so that students play and then eat. (Author/IRT)