Argues that (1) the reason most architects who specialize in the design of public schools are in a state of despair these days is that the public, in its anxiety to reduce costs, is focusing on the wrong things without first correcting the fundamental problem--the school itself and (2) that the cost of public education can be reduced without…

Describes the failure of a 10-year initial attempt at innovation, the change-oriented activisim on the part of students who felt that the innovative features retained too much of the traditional hangups and incorporated too little relevance, the steps taken to remedy the situation, and the resultant newer'' program of innovation at one college of…

Describes the unique Bachelor of Liberal Studies program at the University of Oklahoma, which serves as an adult education equivalent to more traditional baccalaureate programs. (JH)

Examines recent studies that indicate that schools should not restrict themselves to goals that maximize the kind of intelligence IQ tests measure. Suggests that alternatives in education could possibly identify and nurture some of those skills and talents that have more influence on adult success than does IQ. (Author/DN)

Described is Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, which has attempted to design its program around computer hardware in its pioneering approach to education. (DS)

Researchers at the Center for the Advanced Study of Educational Administration spent the 1970-71 school year conducting onsite observational studies of four schools in their first year of implementing differentiated staffing. This article describes the course of events in the schools during that year and summarizes the change problems revealed by…

In order to be the primary, revitalized intellectual institution in a free society, the university, through the educational planner, must facilitate an academic environment which is truly humane. (Author/RK)

Discusses the educational value of the mass media and popular culture as reflective of our contemporary human condition. (DD)

Two additional factors, self-interest and altruistic motives, are the major determinants of acceptance of innovations. (Author)

Discusses the problems of matching educational programs with new and innovative facilities and orienting the school staff on how to make the most of such facilities. Offers guidelines. (EA)

The success of Minnesota Metropolitan, now six months in operation, indicates that the time of degree by contract has arrived. (Editor)

In an effort to rehabilitate the entire people in war-affected areas of Nigeria and also to help the adult population in rural areas to participate effectively in the post-war national reconstruction and development, the governments of Nigeria have embarked on massive promotion of adult education in general and adult literacy in particular.…

Toffler discusses his views of a future world characterized by rapid and accelerating change and how education must change to meet this new world. The adaptation of the individual child to change, the opening of the classroom into the world, and the changes in interpersonal relationships are among topics discussed. Concludes with Toffler's…