Excerpted from Ministry of Education, Central Council for Education document titled Basic Guidelines for the Reform of Education, Report.'' Toyko. The Ministry, 1972. 219 p.

An analysis of the role that learning centers play in education in the United States with focus on the learning centers in the East Detroit Public Schools. (HB)

Participatory planning in educational systems is discussed in this conference paper. Definition is given to the hierarchical decision-making structure often characterized in societal systems. Tendencies towards change in the decision-making structure in educational systems are noted. (SM)

A paper, delivered at a Conference on Transmission Technology for Education'' sponsored by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, deals with the activities of the National Research Council of Canada in the field of computer-aided learning. (Author)

Author believes that years of focusing on hardware, while neglecting substance, have helped make technology a sophisticated afterthought to the learning process - and change is long overdue. (Author/HB)

Significant developments of the last decade in the field of social and political education in the Soviet Union are discussed. Curriculum revision efforts which increase emphasis on social science education are described. (SM)

Author describes the facilities and services available at the University of Leeds Centre for Television Research. (HB)

Information concerning the latest innovations in instructional methods and materials can now be obtained by forward-looking educational communities. An Instructional Systems Clearinghouse puts technology at the fingertips of those who are interested in educational advantage. (Author)

Teacher training in Portugal is outlined in terms of its past and its future development. (RK)

The LEA assessed the Russell Report and made comments about those people who can benefit from its provisions as well as where the responsibility for implementing the reports recommendations rests. (RK)

Author considers the Russell Report and focuses on Rusell's efforts to tap an enormous reservoir of human and material resources''. (Author/RK)

Author offers comments on those points of the Russell Report that professionals find encouraging, and in line with their own thinking. (Author/RK)

Questionnaire data indicates the 10 innovations in higher education most likely to receive support from administrators: field experience, independent study, instructional technology, innovative graduate programs, faculty promotion and retention, nontraditional studies, school-community relationship, student evaluation, educational philosophy and…

Author traces the changing role of two year colleges in the American Educational system and tells how they will continue to grow in their influence. (GB)