In this paper, which projects a global image of the future of the world, the Montessori approach to education is advanced as a way of preparing coming generations to meet the challenges of the future. (Author/RH)

More deliberate efforts have been witnessed recently that incorporate philosophical criticism and analysis in the exploration and clarification of current concerns in adult education. Such studies might be regarded as pioneering attempts at doing philosophical research in adult education. Philosophical research has a prominent role to play in…

To assess regular classroom teachers' perceptions of mainstreaming, a 22 item questionnaire was completed by 117 teachers (K through 12). Among results were that nearly half of the Ss indicated a lack of preparation for implementing mainstreaming; 47% tended to be very willing to accept aminstreamed students; 42% said mainstreaming was working…

A theory of vocational education would be a set of reasoned beliefs about the goals, policies, organization, curriculum, and methods of teaching and learning for a program designed to produce occupational competence. The well-worked-out theory would provide a consistent set of guiding principles that might result in a consistent policy for action.…

IN THIS ADDRESS CYRIL O. HOULE SPOKE ON AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF ADULT EDUCATION, FOCUSING PARTICULARLY ON THE LIFE AND IDEAS OF HENRY D. THOREAU. HE DISCUSSED JOSIAH HOLBROOK, A CONNECTICUT SCHOOLMASTER, AND CREATED AN AMERICAN LYCEUM, NATIONWIDE IN ITS SCOPE, LINKING TOGETHER ALL THOUGHTFUL AND CULTIVATED MEN IN THE CONTINUING PURSUIT OF…

THIS POSITION PAPER ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BEGINS BY SUGGESTING 4 GENERAL GOALS FOR THE EXPERIENCES WHICH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR CHILDREN. THESE EXPERIENCES SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, TO PRODUCE SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF OUR WORLD, TO DEVELOP…

THE OPINIONS OF SEVERAL EXISTENTIAL THINKERS AND OTHER PHILOSOPHERS PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THIS DISCUSSION OF THE CRISIS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION. IT IS FELT THAT EDUCATION BOTH REFLECTS AND IS A FORCE IN THE STANDARDIZATION, MECHANIZATION, AND DEHUMANIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE. HOWEVER, EDUCATION CAN PLAY A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF…

This study sought to (1) examine the nature and development of junior colleges in Japan, (2) assess their nature, (3) determine the extent of American influence on them, particularly since 1"45, and (4) compare American and Japanese colleges. In Japan, they are presently a combination of pre-war Japanese concepts and such American practices…

The rapidity and complexity of current change create a paradoxical need for educational decision-making that is at the same time rapid and well thought out. A fundamental obstruction to genuinely effective educational planning is a misconceived notion of "practicality." The essence of the misconception is the belief that change in education should…

Criteria sets are a necessary step in the systematic development of evaluation in education. Evaluation results from the combination of criteria and evidence. There is a need to develop explicit tools for evaluating criteria, similar to those used in evaluating evidence. The formulation of such criteria depends on distinguishing between terms…

Education and schooling remain relatively unchanged even though there is much said about educational technology. In this paper the author examines the state of educational technology today and discusses some of the deterrents which have prevented the full use of educational technology. He notes the programs using educational technology which seem…