Part 2 of a two part series on career planning in college, this article describes the course offered at Augustana College (Illinois) to help their liberal arts students develop awareness of their interests, abilities, and opportunities through testing sessions, class discussions, occupational exploration and field investigation. Course syllabus…

Developing nations have placed high priorities on budgeting for education expenditures so reflect concern over early school leaving and its consequences to their economy. An analysis can give a basis for assessing the relevance or effectiveness of a school system. Here the purpose, scope, previous surveys, sources, organization, and terms are…

The literature review summarizes the approaches used in early attempts at training and educating the mentally retarded and discusses appropriate goals for their education. (KW)

Focuses on the role of the National Council for Educational Technology in establishing educational technology in Great Britain and the problems confronting it. (LS)

Author, a sociologist, suggests that schools have tended to neglect some of the things that are most important in everyday life. (Editor/MB)

The Associate Commissioner for Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education, U.S. Office of Education, cites what is being done to implement the philosophy. (Editor/MU)

The constitutent parts of W. Germany, the Lander," have educational autonomy which reflect the fields of force in their areas and show substantial differences. It will be a difficult task to reduce these differences to the same common denominator. (Editor/RY)

Author talked informally with young people between the ages of 11 and 19 to find out what they think about schooling and education. Proposes high-level deliberation about the full meaning and conduct of education in the United States. (Author/DR)

Discusses a well-planned outreach program designed to make vocational education a valued product. (SB)

Discusses a study that examined the relationships among measures of human resource development, education, manpower utilization, and economic growth in the States. (Author)