Legislators and community leaders have the responsibility to develop policies and make informed decisions to ensure that new technologies will enhance, and not frustrate, learning. That is why Congress established the Web-based Education Commission that for the past year has been chairing an effort exploring ways in which the Internet is changing…

The countries of Central America have made great educational strides in recent years. More children are now attending school and more finish primary school; however, there is still a long way to go. We still need to ensure that the children who go to school learn effectively and can use their education to develop useful life and work skills. This…

The development of education in Germany during the past two years must necessarily remain obscure until the sources of direct information are again opened up. From extracts and references here and there the educational situation does not appear to have been very happy, and, if reports such as the ones cited in this bulletin may be trusted, the…

Article considered the proper aims of an art education and the importance for the child to learn to express himself in the language of his art. (RK)

From an Alberta study comes some interesting findings on the role of the regional office of education. (Editor)

Described an educational experiment that blends students from the suburbs with students from urban areas in an attempt to give them both a greater understanding of their environment. (RK)

Many students are so alienated from the world in which they soon will be required to participate that a genuine educative process must involve features that will bring about greater psycho-social maturation; for example, a farming program that would re-acquaint students with natural processes. (Author)

Because activity in the classroom is the primary focus of educational research, and because teachers are critical about the dissemination and implementation of research products, developers must take into account the growth and development of instructional personnel. Educational development is a multidimensional, transactional phenomenon and must…

First reviews four representative theoretical studies in the history of urban education, calling for detailed case studies of particular schools and school systems to supplement theoretical analyses; and then, as an example of such a case study, discusses the school system of Gary, Indiana, focusing on the Gary Plan. (JM)

Evaluates the educational policy of the 1960's which recognized the responsibility of the states for the administration of public education and the federal responsibility for insufficient educational development, and exercised this responsibility by supporting public education. (Author/JM)

The purpose of this article is to give some tentative answers to questions such as 1) what is it like to teach at an experimental college? and 2) what kind of rewards and costs can the instructor expect? (Author/RK)

Teachers colleges are faced with making an important decision: what direction should they consider for the insurance of their futures? Author presents suggestions for colleges of education and their administration. (RK)

The following analysis traced some of the history of general education in the two-year college, with an eye toward explaining why general education has reached its present low status in the hierarchy of community college concerns. (Author/RK)

Discusses the development of Alabama's system of community junior colleges and technical institutes. (Author/RK)

Discusses measurement techniques developed in the Nuffield A level physical science assessment and statistical results obtained in 1968 and 1971. Concludes that individual projects are contributors of positive and valuable educational experiences to the course. (CC)