At the Annual Conference of Universities Council for Adult Education, reports centered around individual and regional accomplishments in the field as well as on general trends--exploration and innovation, the use of radio and television, the construction of buildings, and the role of the full time tutor. Heriot-Watt University, a new member,…

Only one-third of the world's population presently lives in countries where as much as a complete primary education is provided for children in rural areas. While the number of one-teacher schools in the United States has decreased from 148,711 in 1930 to 15,018 in 1961, a similar trend is not taking place as rapidly in other areas of the world,…

Technology is applied, organized knowledge which causes the miracles we daily take for granted. The rapid development and application of technology is illustrated by accelerated rate of change. The educational system has been based on a concept of stability, and the present generation is the first which must educate youth for the new dimension of…

The purpose of the 4-week Youth Music Institute was to involve students, music educators, guidance counselors, and professional musicians in a common learning situation and, thus, to open a dialogue which "would help bridge the communication gap that exists between society, its educational institutions, and its youth." Although the subject matter…

The training manual for Self Enhancing Education is designed for use with the text Self-Enhancing Education, (Randolph and Howe, 1966, Sanford Press). The manual is divided into ten units such as "Two Primary Communication Techniques," and "A Primary Concept Essential to Self Enhancing Education," and 13 appendices including pictures, tape scripts…

A booklet of poems written by Indian children in Ontario and Northern Quebec, Canada, is printed for sharing with everyone. The educational background of the contributors ranges from children attending large schools in or near urban areas to children attending 1-room schools in the northern bush. For some of these children, English is the only…

The objective of the Stanford evaluation team was to identify philosophical and conceptual, as well as technical, considerations which might guide the evaluation of the proposals made by the nine USOE-funded elementary teacher training models. The nine models were studied intensively by sub-teams, discussed and criticized by the entire team over a…

An essay on the future role of technology in education stresses three conclusions. First, changes in the teacher's work resulting from the growth of educational technology will be neither as dramatic nor as rapid as is commonly forecast in the literature. Second, many of the benefits alleged to accompany the advent of teaching machinery will…

In a document translated from the Russian, an analysis is made of various forms and methods of programed learning. The primary developments in the introduction of programed learning methods are: creation of programed teaching aids; use of existing textbooks for programed lectures with feedback; and use of both teaching machines and machineless…

Articulating the needs of the disabled disadvantaged, conference participants discussed educational opportunities and rehabilitation services. A paper by Dr. Harold Dent set the stage for the institute and focused attention on implications for training and service of personnel involved with those who are disabled and disadvantaged. Dr. Dorothy…

The community education concept and program is an important evolving tool in bringing the resources of education and other disciplines into direct contact with a large number of individuals of every age group. Articles by 12 authors present the philosophy, objectives, and activities of community schools. The book discusses organization, staffing,…

Summarized are presentations made at the University Forum on Competency Based Content in Business, Industry, and Education, planned by the School of Industry and Technology Program Directors of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The following topics about competency based content are among subjects reported: what competency based content is; who…

Responses of 160 faculty members to seven innovations involving such organizational areas as collective bargaining, Affirmative Action and school governance in higher education were examined using two prevailing models. One links resistance to personality and the other to organizational status. Seven semantic differentials, demographic questions,…

Revisions of policies and standards of the North Central Association for the approval of occupational secondary schools are mainly related to those of board/staff relationship and pertain to aspects of operating policies, superintendent responsibilities, channels of communication, board meetings, working relationships, and employment policies. A…

The president of an independent university asks why, in the face of a decline in the private educational sector in the United States, this sector cannot be left unmonitored but well supported in order to make its contribution to American society. His answer, or argument, is twofold. First, the tide appears to be running against the private sector…