The integration of planning and assessment procedures into educational administrative routines is viewed in relation to school surveys, a criteria-based means for measuring the operational efficiency of a school system. The school survey movement in the United States, characteristics of public school surveys, and the educational planning process…

Reports on a performance review of two New York City schools, one with high and one with low reading achievement scores. Recommends ways in which schools and communities can cooperate in improving inner-city schools and the education of Black children. (JLF)

Describes the complete reorientation of Siberia's educational system toward military preparedness during World War II. At all levels, every educational activity contributed to the defense effort, including practical military training, technical education and production, and patriotic cultural activities. (AM)

The vocational education system needs to be reviewed because of changes in the average age of workers, the economy, and the needs of business and industry. Persistent issues such as dual and conflicting roles, business and industry liaisons, program overlap, and the roles of secondary versus postsecondary programs must be addressed. (CJ)

This paper suggests ways that educators can learn about family needs, assess readiness for family-school cooperation, explore community resources, and activate an effective family-school relationship. Examples of family-school-community programs are provided. (SJL)

Suggests that higher education in the U.S. is in a stage of conflict due to limited postcollege employment opportunities and changing social mores and ideologies. Holds that current efforts to cut educational goods and services must not sacrifice Black, working class, and minority students. (GC)

Reviews the career of pioneer educational sociologist David Samuel Snedden (1868-1951) and examines his theory of education for social efficiency, which presumes to improve society through the direct teaching of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills predetermined to make citizens more vocationally useful and socially responsible. (Author/SJL)

Describes the program at Alabama's Huntsville Alternative School, where severe behavioral problems are dealt with by promoting positive self-concepts in students through acceptance, trust, warmth, concern, firmness, consistency, humor, and the meeting of human needs as identified by Abraham Maslow. (Author/PGD)

This paper examines the literature on the role of the rural elementary school in community change and discusses certain socio-economic factors which may help determine a community's acceptance or rejection of the school. It concludes with a discussion on the relationship of the community to the community school. (Author/SJL)

Describes how the School of Practical Nursing illustrates CETA's success in the Columbus public school system. Illustrates the roles of the city, the school, and the CETA prime sponsor. A section on program evaluation is also included. (CT)

Depicts some of the ways in which an ethnic minority (Muslims from India) has begun to adjust to life in Britain and explores ways in which this minority takes advantage of educational opportunities. Indicates young Muslims learn a great deal as a result of schooling but they do not intend to be assimilated into the lower social classes. (DB)

Systematic teaching of moral development in the schools is possible by developing cognitive ability to make decisions about moral problems. Piaget and Kohlberg explained that children pass through stages of moral development at an individual rate, and can be influenced by home and school environments. (JAC)

Caroline Hodges Percell's views on the purpose of schooling are reviewed in this article. Her data demonstrating the school's role in encouraging the continuation of the inequalities of American society are discussed. (EB)

The relationship between education, particularly higher education, and work is traced through American history and it is suggested that education should take a role similar to its historic one--a limited role that does not attempt to provide adequate vocational training for society. (JMD)

Presents a rationale for the role of the school media program and staff in community education and an exploration of valid program input. (Author)