Considered the need for and contributions of liberal education to the educational mainstream. (RK)

Reproduces chapters on the second and third of five proposed programs, which are: (1) internal NIE capability to monitor the R & D System and operating system of education, (2) the R & D system, (3) the linkage and support system, (4) capacity in the operating system and (5) field-initiated research on the processes of educational change.…

There definitely appears to be a resurgence of interest in the year round school. Apropos, the authors offer a summary of the extended school calendar and discuss selected models that are now being used or being considered for use in various parts of the country. (Editor)

Students represent a great untapped source of assistance in the management of the educational system. The returns in student motivation, student responsibility, and pertinent suggestions for program improvement may make student committees worth operation. The Central Kentucky Vocational Educational Evaluation Project (VEEP) reports on a sub-study…

Discussed the development of the community college and its relationship with its community. (RK)

Considered the conflict of cultures in the development of educational ideas and teaching techniques in American Samoa. (RK)

Article explores the necessity for recognizing the continuing educational needs of our older citizens and presents the benefits of satisfying those needs. (RK)

Considers probable consequences of ends and means proposed by advocates of accountability. These consequences include accountability's effect on student commitment to education and on teacher professionalism. (Author)

The Studentersamfundets Fri Undervisning represents the efforts of young people, who donate their services for the advancement of educational opportunity and educational quality. Article describes one of the finest of these youth service programs. (Author/RK)

A survey of community colleges found that few support services were available for part-time faculty and appropriate plans for selecting, orienting, training, servicing, and supervising them had to be made. (Author/RK)

Effective research requires adequate resources, appropriate structures, and a sympathetic political, social and educational climate. (Author/RK)

An analysis of the role of educational technology in the teaching/learning process and the potential for its future utilization. (HB)

A report on the condition of education in Europe in which the author considers country by country developments. (RK)

Discusses the West German free school movement and the influence it has for stimulating reassessment in our own educational practices. (Author/RK)