The middle school is gradually emerging, while the junior high school is expiring, to meet the needs of the pre-adolescent. It is necessary to profit by the experience gained in administering the junior schools in order for the middle schools to be a success. (MF)

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)

Four models of public education conflicted during the first half of the 19th century; paternalistic and corporate voluntarism, democratic localism, and incipient bureaucracy. The models and underlying value conflicts are analyzed, revealing a growing role for schools--mediating between social change and social structure. (Author/DB)

Study explores how patterns of school friends' and parents' influence converge within the school and the role of the school in shaping adolescents' plans. One conclusion is that school program is more influential in the United States. (Author/DB)

Author examined the nineteenth century educationalist's concern with excessive pressure on school children. (Editor)

Predicts that educational policy will be a major area in which national leaders will battle over issues of domestic economics and national defense. Reviews contributions of psychology to education and considers the prospects for a continuing productive partnership between the two fields in the future. (GC)

Most parents do not recognize the difference between school-sponsored tours and those sponsored commercially, because both may be advertised through the schools. Parents considering tours for their children should look into the qualifications of the sponsoring organization and chaperones, provisions for medical care, and other matters. (PP)

Argues that secondary schools need to include more Holocaust studies in their curricula. (FL)

Chronicles the growing frequency of child abductions by divorced parents who are warring over child custody. Outlines the school's role in prevention of such kidnappings and how to recognize new students who are kidnap victims and help to return them to their rightful parents.

Reviews ERIC documents that could be helpful to educators interested in promoting a positive public image. (FL)

Summarizes some of the major contrasts between talent development and elementary secondary schooling revealed from studying the learning and developmental processes of talented pianists, swimmers, and mathematicians. Interviews were conducted with approximately 25 individuals in each field, their parents, and some of their outstanding teachers.…

Questions whether public education is ready and able to make a creative response to the challenges presented by the new technologies (electronic communications, computers, biological engineering) which are restructuring our society. (NEC)

Offers teachers and students at all levels some useful approaches to future studies, including a self-test for revealing assumptions that shape futures thinking. Education for life in the future must focus on values and techniques of problem solving since factual knowledge about future conditions can seldom be obtained. (AM)

A collection of humorous anecdotes, poems, and essays written by M. Dale Baughman, who is retiring as editor of "Contemporary Education," focuses on a variety of topics including: (1) humor and the child; (2) the school's role in community life; (3) school administration; and (4) educational research. Also included is an editorial about…