Discusses five basic characteristics of schooling planned to produce a qualitative environment. (NH)

A project instituted to study the problem of inadequate and poor-quality summer programs for teenagers is discussed, and a list of "programs for the seventies is given. (DB)

Stresses the significance of rural development oriented toward anti-poverty for developing countries, indicating the need to identify the educational implications of such a strategy. (Author/MP)

Reviews immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century as well as during earlier periods. Topics addressed include racism, slavery, antiforeign sentiment, resurgence of ethnic pride, increase in "new" immigration, and implications for educators. (RH)

Discusses the role of adult education in relation to new information technologies. Includes the extent of education's role, the content to be provided, the type of clientele to be served, and delivery systems to be used. (JOW)

Examines two theories of collective action, individualist and socialist, to see how well each explains the apparent inability of Americans to pursue social ideals through education. Bull concludes that neither theory adequately explains collective behavior within educational institutions. (AM)

Describes how public schools, one embodiment of American dreams, have ricocheted, between dreams and nightmares and promise and despair, over the last century and a half. (RM)

Discusses the work of school personnel and how it contributes to the organization and distribution of social status. Research on schools as people-processing organizations which describe how individuals are sorted into standardized educational classifications such as age grade status is reviewed. (AM)

Culled from literature, experiences counseling parents and training teachers, and observation of the parent-school decision-making process, the author provides more than 100 suggestions for parents and school staff in helping the gifted/talented/creative child. (SB)

Reviews research by Heyns and by Hayes and Grether that compared what children learned during the school year to what they learned during the summer vacation. Holds that, despite problems with these studies, they further confirm the positive effects of schooling. (GC)

Discusses four tiers of relationships between the entrepreneur and the educational system: (1) teaching entrepreneurial skills to interested students; (2) offering management training to entrepreneurs; (3) training workers for small business concerns; and (4) training the government small business administrator, bank manager, and consultant. (CT)

Describes experiment called Bonjour Seattle designed to build interest in a foreign people through a citywide program of cultural and commercial events. Program built bridges between education, business and government, between an ethnic group and a community, and between the Pacific Northwest and France. (Author/BK)