This essay explores the connections between such ideas as industrial democracy, deschooling, community and alternative schools, conscientisation, community development, and lifelong and continuing education. It challenges existing purposes, processes and content of schooling, and the assumptions underlying these about learning and socialization,…

The author begins with the assumption that higher education throughout the the world is currently in a state of anomie, a disorientation caused by unexpected change. He examines principal systems of higher education in the western world as historical entities to see in response to what needs they first emerged, how they developed their structures,…

This Notebook has been prepared as a guide to resources on several topics related to the improvement of teaching and the renewal of colleges and universities. Topics are: general resources; teaching; learning and students; course development; curriculum development; advising; faculty development; administrative development; faculty evaluation; and…

A review of three experimental projects implemented by Unesco in the late 1960's to improve the status and equal educational opportunities of women includes: (1) Upper Volta, education for rural women; (2) Nepal, training primary school teachers; and (3) Chile, access of women to technical education. (LH)

This article examines educational change in China caused by the cultural revolution and discusses its new educational policy and practice. (Author/RM)

A review of life-long education examines its possibilities, needed facilities, controversial reactions to it, and its objectives in terms of world wide educational change. (LH)

Presented is a description of the cooperative efforts of many agencies, beginning in 1958, to improve science and mathematics education in all elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines. Nine regional science teaching centers have been developed and are briefly described as well as teacher salaries, and textbook information. This journal…

In addition to defining the concepts of community education and the community school, the author covers the basic tenets as well as many of the misconceptions regarding the subject. (Editor)

Changes necessary for bilingual education to benefit everyone are discussed. (NQ)

Discusses the energy/environmental/economics issues that are considered urgent and long-lived. Also describes the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) energy-educational projects and materials such as the NSTA-Energy-Environmental Materials, Energy and Education Newsletter, and the Summer 1976 and Summer 1977 instructional products. (HM)

Presents a summative evaluation of the Star Games, a participatory astronomy exhibit designed for public and school group visitors from age 13 to adult. Provides information about the effect of the exhibit on visitors and the attainment of its educational goals. (HM)

In 1976 African Ministers of Education proposed "basic education," defined as minimum learning needs, as the best method for mass education. Participation and integration are key elements in this strategy. A learning-needs approach to curriculum planning should concentrate on practical skills; implementation requires nontraditional…

The British Minister of State for Education discusses the value of and some encouraging developments in adult education: establishment of an advisory council, the adult literacy program, university residential and extension programs, academic credits and transfers, and the importance of technology as an educational aid. (MF)