Recent experience indicates that the quality of the present educational programs can be improved more by systematic selection of what is to be taught than by improving how it is taught. (Author)

The objective of this survey study was to find some tentative answers to the question of how well educational programs are meeting the needs of students. The study design included several unique features intended to increase both the validity and the practical applicability of the results. The first feature was to establish an empirical framework…

Changing trends in education have many implications for the elementary and secondary schools of the seventies. Concepts and principles will replace specific objectives and the ability to reason, judge, and communicate will be taught instead of simple facts. (CK)

Component aspects of Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN), a systems approach to individualized education on the elementary and secondary school levels, are discussed. PLAN, which has been in operation in twelve selected school districts in California and in the northeastern U.S. since 1966, focuses on assisting the individual to…