Discusses an educational program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that attempts to relate science and engineering to art. It is intended that this interdisciplinary program will lead to a revitalization of art and play a significant role in the humanization of technology. (JR)

Proposed is a philosophy of learning that regards education as vital, rich, meaningful and here-now-living. (MM)

Presents many of the moral and ethical considerations of modern society. Questions the role of education in dealing with these issues. (CP)

Proceedings of the 1971 Phi Delta Kappa Conference on World Education are contained in this volume. Attendees of the one-day conference consisted of university, college, and public school faculty members, students, and community representatives in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Also a number of individuals representing other countries were…

This essay explores many of the theoretical and practical issues involved in the establishment and operation of interdisciplinary educational programs in child development. The discussion does not offer categorical answers, but raises provocative, complex questions about the qualitative and quantitative aspects of interdisciplinary educational…

This publication is a compilation of speeches, seminar summaries, and participant reactions and recommendations from the Ninth Annual NEA-CHR Conference printed in both English and Spanish. The conference was designed to present the concept of cultural pluralism and to suggest ways of implementing this concept in instructional programs. The…

Career education and competency-based teacher education (CBTE) raise some serious questions for those who are concerned with human values and humanistic growth in our modern, rapidly changing society. Schools are fundamentally political institutions designed to serve the needs of the American economy and, to an extent, the values of the middle…

The person who considers himself an educational leader must be able to do more than merely hold the position. The power of position cannot be ignored, but by itself, that power is inadequate. The leader must be able to develop insights and talents for delegating authority while looking at alternatives in any situation, communicating effectively,…

Certain issues are cited as the most difficult in secondary education. These include the failure to provide equal educational opportunity; the establishment of school programs that are throught to be irrelevant or that treat student populations as homogeneous entities; unyielding bureaucracies; and a lack of opportunity for parent, student, and…

This monograph comprises 14 essays by practicing principals outlining their predictions and projections for the administration of schools in the 1980's. Some of the essays reflect conservative, others imaginative, thinking. However, all are based on years of practical experience in school administration and reflect the candid thinking of these…

If education in America is to serve the needs of the individual, there must be a change in terms of what education is, who it serves, how it serves, and by what methodology it is conveyed. Community education is a concept of education that involves people. People have dignity, worth, and really count as individuals. Four rather broad general…

This report is the first in a series describing the background, theory, and progress of the Differentiated Staffing Project in the Eugene, Oregon, School District. This particular report reviews the history of the project and outlines the organizational structure that has emerged and developed in the experimental elementary schools. A number of…

This report is the second in a series describing the background, theory, and progress of the Differentiated Staffing Project in the Eugene, Oregon, School District. The report discusses the Organizational Development Training Program, its rationale, its activities, and its relationship to the Unitized Project. It describes the main ideas of OD…