Expresses the importance of the experience of the learner in environmental education. Advocates that aesthetic values should be stressed and not simply content. (JR)

Discussion of the social sciences as forms of thought that structure meanings,'' and of the value of teaching students to develop the social discipline approach.'' (Author/SP)

Teaching methods as perceived by the student are discussed. (MJM)

Answers critics of the American educational system who call for the abolition of schools. (JF)

The pressures exerted by the economic, social and demographic realities of our time have brought to the fore the importance of the role of education in contemporary societies and the inadequacy of the existing educational institutions. In this theme issue, lifelong education is discussed as a solution to the needed changes in educational…

Argues that the problem with education centers around the fact that large numbers of people are being forced to learn that which other people have decided will be good for them. Contends that the only legitimate educational framework is one that helps people learn whatever it is they may happen to want to find out. (Author/JF)

Speech delivered at the National Adult Education Conference held November 17, 1972, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (DS)

The author recommends the incubation of chicken eggs as a worthwhile learning experience and suggests procedures. (CP)

Discusses the varied adult activities now available in many museums throughout the country, the adult clientele that attend, and the future of these programs. (RB)

A primary goal of schooling is to create a teaching-learning atmosphere that facilitates growth and development. As significant adults in the lives of children, we should strive to be facilitators of learning rather than omnipotent persons who have all the knowledge that should be imparted to learners. (Author)

A retired engineer and grandfather relates learning experiences at a community college. (DS)

Describes a program at the Jay Cooke Junior High School in Philadelphia which involved over 550 class trips and approximately 15,000 individual student experiences. (MB)

Two national firms with standardized marketing schemes employ persuasion rather than instruction in teaching an employee to sell. Students leave for their first assignment convinced of success in spite of a lack of skill. (JB)