The educational system, i.e., participation in elementary, secondary, and higher education, is referred to as the Core. As the nation has developed economically and socially, the system has continually expanded, and the focus of educational planning has been that education is a necessity and the more one has of it the better. The Learning Force…

The present issue of the Bulletin comprises articles that review broadly the development of higher education in 10 countries of the Asian region. Though not all countries are covered in the articles, those that are represent developments that have parallels in many other countries of the region. The countries covered by the articles are…

This document discusses the development of post-secondary education in Ontario from 1870 to 1963 with particular emphasis on the postwar expansion that took place after 1945. In addition, the present and future of the Ontario education systems are discussed, specifically as related to university education, teacher education, secondary education,…

Many people would agree that, among the major institutions of our society, none is riper for objective reappraisal than higher education. Indeed, it is now the subject of intensive study and debate on individual campuses, in legislative and executive bodies, and by national commissions. This paper takes into account the functions of higher…

A form to be filled in during interviews with students concerning their reactions to GED tests and their college experiences is presented. (CK)

An educational system should attempt to provide four services: (1) skill acquisition for students, (2) competent citizens for society, (3) a balance between the supply and demand for educated persons, and (4) maximum quality education at minimal cost. Since performance in school is often used as a screening device in career choice, care should be…

The undergraduate curriculum in colleges and universities in the United States can be viewed in three large and distinct periods. Knowing these periods, one can determine the interaction between education and society, can suggest what will come next, and can help make one comfortable with a patchwork curriculum. (Author/MLF)

The value of technology can never exceed the value of the ideas it transmits. Experts oriented toward technology and the written language have difficulty communicating with people whose minds and behavior are molded by an oral tradition. (Author/STS)

Techniques are presented which will enable instructional developers to remain employed in their organizations long enough to implement their ideals. (STS)

Cognitive objectives provide an alternative to behavioral objectives which have been so eagerly and uncritically accepted by instructional technologists. (Author/STS)

Covers Unesco activities in education, communications, information, and cultural programs in light of nonmembership of the United States. (PD)

Bearing in mind that the regular readers of this journal are for the most part non-sociologists, this article provided an explanation of the nature of sociology. (Editor/RK)

Author focused on what he called either-or'' positions that have occured in almost all schools and classrooms during the past decade or longer. (Author/RK)

This article reviews issues that community colleges must face in the coming decade (diverse student characteristics, the aftermath of the educational growth of the 1960s, and the prospect of the 1970s proving the decade of accountability). (JA)

In continuation of previously published lists of centennial dates in the history of education, the writer presents the following groups of significant dates for 1974, significantly and briefly. (Author)