The article explains the importance of seeing education as a process of continuous learning, both for the benefit of the older adult and for the benefit of society, which needs people capable of learning new information throughout their lives. (CD)

The article states that television has become a potent influence on learning because it suggests, through commercials and programs, that problems can be resolved instantly, and thus shapes viewers' perceptions of reality. (CD)

The article argues that institutions, particularly schools, have not changed to take account of the changing work patterns and life style of people created by advanced technology. (CD)

The article states that students seem to become less interested in learning after several years of education, and that this is due to a traditional curriculum which discourages risk-taking and rewards only the accomplishment of a limited number of skills. (CD)

The purpose of this study was to determine what kinds of plans teachers make prior to the time they enter the classroom. (CD)

Curriculum is regarded as an identifiable field of study. (MM)

The Bicentennial challenges educators to deal with the myths, legends, and habits that have been carried forward from eight or more generations of schooling so that a more informed, sincere, and enlightened professionalism may emerge. (MM)

Now is the time to reassess the functions of education and to accept a realistic picture of the actual contribution of schooling to young people and to our national life. (MM)