Examples of the many ways in which educational media can be used in minority studies, in improving relations between races, and in improving the education of the disadvantaged are cited in order to indicate the value of educational media in these areas. (Author/AM)

Discusses a scheme for looking at individual children who appear to have exceptional needs and considering how best these needs can be met. The author, the chief inspector of the Surrey County Council, uses the progress in Surrey as example. (Author/RK)

Compares and contrasts the teacher supply problems confronting educational planners in Britain and Ghana. Ghana, a developing country, had the unpleasant experience of using the British example as a model for planning its teacher supply and it is against this background that the present comparison is made. (Author/RK)

Presents the eight statements in India's preliminary policy statement on adult education. Focus is on educational planning necessary to develop adult literacy skills. (SH)

Aspects of decline that affect architecture--enrollment, resources, facility condition, funding, the educator's role, and the architect's role--were discussed by workshop participants. Specific solutions included building conversion, master plans, an energy bond referendum, and a regional school concept. (Author/MLF)

Discusses what evaluation is and presents a theoretical framework for planning and conducting educational evaluation. Also includes an extensive annotated bibliography. (SL)

Offers advice to anyone planning to organize or to work in a multiple teacher agricultural education program. The authors emphasize that the entire staff should from the beginning develop and share a common basic educational philosophy and establish a fair division of responsibility. (BM)

Since its emergence 15 years ago, futures research has been met with greater acceptance at the university and governmental levels than at the elementary and secondary school levels. Curricula which have incorporated the concept of futurism are described. (Author/MV)

Futures research offers new tools for forecasting and for designing alternative intervention strategies. Interactive cross-impact modeling is presented as a useful method for identifying future events. (Author/MV)

Three steps to aid in educational planning and decision-making are listed: (1) Identify the major future developments--societal, technological and environmental; (2) Obtain forecasts on the probability of occurence of these developments over time; (3) Suggest candidates for specific educational reform measures which seem promising enough for…

Examining historical shifts in the nature of parental authority, minors' rights, and sexual morality along with accompanying shifts in adolescent coital behavior, the author, a physician and Director of the Adolescent Medical Unit at New York's Bellevue Hospital, concludes that greater sexual freedom is a mark of social advance requiring a new…

A program to increase and encourage literacy in Tanzania is described: traditional stories were related by tribal elders, tape recorded, translated into the national language, printed, and distributed to individuals just learning to read. Cultural relevance of the stories should promote interest in continued reading. (AV)

In response to the need for international programs to combat illiteracy, the author reviews problems of differing goals among nations and suggests action involving comprehensive planning, contribution of international organizations, selection of projects, cooperation of national and international groups, and placement of literacy in a meaningful…

Presents a theoretical model of the classroom by placing the model in historical perspective and discussing its implications for training professionals such as teachers, counselors and others to work within the model and to influence subsequent direction of the educational process. (Author/AM)