THIS REPORT, WHICH PLACES THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING IN EDUCATION IN BOTH FACTUAL AND SPECULATIVE PERSPECTIVE IS INTENDED FOR THE UNINITIATED EDUCATOR, THE INTERESTED LAYMAN, AND THE SPECIALIST IN INFORMATION PROCESSING TO HELP HIM UNDERSTAND CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS SO THAT HE CAN ASSIST EDUCATORS WITH THE DATA PROCESSING ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEMS. THE REPORT IS BASED ON A SEPTEMBER 1963 STUDY WHICH BEGAN AT UCLA'S LAKE ARROWHEAD CONFERENCE OF SPECIALISTS IN EDUCATIONAL DATA PROCESSING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADMINISTRATION. MANY PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE REPRESENTED. CHAPTER ONE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF VALUES, FORCES AND TRENDS IN AMERICAN EDUCATION. CHAPTER TWO, DISCUSSES INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS IN EDUCATION. AN ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS, ISSUES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CRITERIA FOR FUNDING RESEARCH IS PRESENTED IN CHAPTER THREE. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ARE MADE IN CHAPTER FOUR. APPENDIXES AND READING LISTS ARE PROVIDED. (JC)