IN AN ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY ADOLESCENT EDUCATION BY SEVEN MEMBERS OF A YEARBOOK COMMITTEE, FIVE PERSPECTIVES--SOCIAL-PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHOPHYSICAL, LITERARY, CURRICULAR, AND METHODOLOGICAL--ARE CONSIDERED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS FOR SOLVING RELATED PROBLEMS ARE SUGGESTED. AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE BASIC TEEN-AGE PROBLEM AREAS OF SELF-UNDERSTANDING, WAYS OF RELATING TO OTHERS, TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE TEACHING-LEARNING SITUATION. THE CLOSING CHAPTER DISCUSSES PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF ADOLESCENT EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE STANDARDIZED OR UNIMAGINATIVE PRESENTATION OF CURRICULA, EMPHASIS ON TEACHING TO THE DETRIMENT OF LEARNING, AND THE LACK OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN DECISIONS RELATED TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. A BIBLIOGRAPHIC LISTING OF REFERENCE ITEMS IS APPENDED TO SPECIFIC CHAPTERS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 1201 SIXTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036, FOR $5.50. (JK)