Suggesting new policies for integrating technology into existing goals of the public schools, this book presents the argument that substantial educational improvements can be made through the use of computers. Chapter 1 contains an assessment describing the nature of technology events thought likely to occur during the 1980s. (A technology event is defined as a particular evolutionary phase in societal utilization of technology.) Chapter 2 discusses implications of environmental technology events for changing the nature of educational needs and types of educational services demanded by the public. Chapter 3 examines the impact of technology events on the evolution of technological opportunity and discusses implications for developing new forms of delivery systems. Chapter 4 examines some impediments to appropriate use of technology in education and speculates on political consequences if public schools do not respond adequately to projected environmental press for technological change. Focusing on instructional and administrative applications of computers, chapter 5 provides a framework for determining what an appropriate response by schools to the changing environment would or should be. Chapters 6 and 7 discuss policy issues at the federal and state levels. In conclusion, chapter 8 summarizes implications of policy and research recommendations for educational practice and professional training. (RH)