The role of the biomedical engineers in affecting health care costs is discussed. Cooperative education for biomedical engineers is presented as a necessity for the medical industry. (SA)

Discusses the following questions: Who is to be educated? Toward which ends? Who actually is being educated? What are the children to learn? How are the children to learn what they are expected to learn? How is educational equity to be obtained for all children? Who decides all of the above questions? (Author/JM)

Project SPAN (Start Planning Ahead Now) is a career education program implemented in Memphis' inner city area to provide occupational opportunities for elementary and high school students and to assist them in making future plans. (EC)

The New Jersey Legislature acted to save New Jersey education, and their public school system, closed by a July 1 court order, opened in September with renewed hope. (Editor/RK)

The changing population structure of the world will present a variety of social and economic problems, including the design of educational or learning systems throughout adult development and aging. This paper discusses the concept of self-education as it applies to the utility of continuing educational opportunities in age-graded societies.…

Discusses a model which attempts to find socio-political solutions to Latin American educational problems based upon the capacity of society for changes and renewal. (Author/DB)

The college education of upper-class youth facilitates the renewal of the upper class, since colleges give their students the personality, values, and personal contacts needed to manage the modern corporation. Higher education should equalize both cognitive and noncognitive gains for all social classes. (Author/JM)

Investigation of recent trends in education, employment, occupations, family income and personal earnings shows that gains made by blacks in the 1960's did not disappear. Indeed, racial differences attenuated in the lean 1970's just as they did in the prosperous 1960's. Despite these improvements, racial differences remain large and will not…

Documents the activities, resources, and relationships available to three gifted urban elementary public school children living in poverty and describes their adjustment at home and at school over a three-year period. Despite their mothers' active involvement in their education, the children experienced limited academic opportunities. (CR)

Freda Porter-Locklear, who recently received her Ph.D. in mathematics, is 1 of 20 minority scientists and engineers profiled in the 6-part television documentary, "BreakThrough: The Changing Face of Science in America." Includes information on broadcast scheduling, topics covered in each program, obtaining a teacher's activity guide related to the…

Highlights the unique needs of students with disabilities who are homeless, legislative mandates for serving these students, and promising practices for overcoming obstacles to service delivery. The practices focus on developing collaborative relationships at multiple levels, creating responsive systems, and providing students with the social and…

Describes the Suffolk County (MA) Sheriff's Department's correctional education programs and discusses the new Mandatory Literacy Law which links literacy with parole and other institutional privileges. Suggests that the success of these tightly controlled and highly structured programs may provide important lessons for those responsible for…

Uses four case studies to illustrate differences in task engagement in 12 students in two "exemplary" sixth-grade science classrooms. Not all students are likely to benefit from improvements in science programs that provide increased opportunities for meaningful learning. For students whose personal agendas were indifferent to achieving…

Analyzes trends in educational reforms in the context of conflicting needs for both educational excellence and equal access to education. Discusses the difficulty of balancing these demands in the preparation of school personnel and in school reform through choice programs. (FMW)

Critiques Spain's present system of vocational education. Argues that the first level of vocational education attracts the school dropouts and the second level is too rigid. Outlines aims of the proposed reform, including the suggested curriculum. (DB)