The following topics were discussed: Objectives of Education in Chemistry; Beyond the Conventional Classroom; New Directions for the Traditional Classroom; Relevance and Significance YConcerning Instruction ObjectivesI; and Environmental Chemistry and Chemistry for Chemical Technicians, Citizens, and Poets. (DF)

Summarizes the discussions held in the Eighth Biennial Education Conference of the American Chemical Society, including recommendations on manpower development, stimulation of job market, career guidance and education, new directions for educational institutions, improvement of educational programs, control of educational quality, and…

American Chemical Society Panel on International Aspects of Chemical Education recommends: (a) science educators should participate in re-examination of their nation's development goals, (b) science education should be extended in all countries, (c) chemical education should be continually renewed in each country. (DS)

American Chemical Society Chemistry for Citizens" Panel included among its recommendations that: (a) elementary school science should emphasize curiosity and discovery, (b) elementary teachers should be trained to use discovery and enquiry techniques, (c) humanism should be incorporated in all levels of science instruction. (DS)

Summarizes and praises the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) committee's investigations and recommendations concerning the scientist's freedom and responsibility. (MLH)

Discusses the major topics of the Fourth Biennial Chemical Education Conference. (MLH)

ACS Structure of Chemistry Panel reports (a) on the wide scope of chemical research and study, (b) on the relationship of theory and the need for new models in research, (c) on factors that stimulate or inhibit advances in chemistry, (d) on recommendations to reorganize fields of interest, and (e) on factors that should be considered in funding…

Summarizes the various activities of the conference and presents abstracts of the symposia and contributed papers. (GS)

Recommendations are made to ensure that academic laboratories are safe and meet safety standards, instruction and information in laboratory safety are widely available, and that students, teachers, and academic research chemists give high priority to safety and health in their laboratories. (author/BB)

ACS Graduate Education Panel recommends: (a) that new graduate programs should be developed to augment traditional programs. (b) that new Ph.D. granting departments should be established only if a need exists and they can be adequately financed. (DS)

Summarizes 11 papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with the uses of history in teaching chemistry. (MLH)

Summarizes seven papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that dealt with the use of non-computer visual aids in teaching chemistry, including slides and molecular models. (MLH)