What are the purposes of public education, how should our schools be structured, and how does education relate to our other social institutions, are questions examined in this interview of Ernest Boyer, U.S. Commissioner of Education. (JD)

Some major issues and goals of concern to the National Institute of Education are discussed. (JD)

A realistic appraisal of what the public schools can and cannot do is presented. (JD)

Changing society and public expectation of educational improvement make it important that colleges of education broaden the scope of their teacher education programs. (JD)

A rapidly changing society indicates a need for flexibility in preparing teachers to meet new challenges. (JD)

A broadened scope of career possibilities for teacher education graduates in settings other than the classroom is discussed, and a curriculum designed to prepare them for work in industrial corporations, museums, hospitals, health and social service organizations, and prisons is described. (JD)

A chart describes five professional education categories and outlines the characteristics of each category. (JD)

Changing expectations and demands upon teachers imply that teacher training institutions need to revise and improve their effectiveness. (JD)

Declining enrollment and changing attitudes toward higher education pose problems for schools of education and call for reorganization and broader programs offered by these institutions. (JD)

Guidelines for new directions and emphases in teacher education that grow out of a concern for teaching people to think critically and creatively for the future are suggested. (JD)

The People's Republic of China makes a special effort to educate students of minor nationalities. Effort is made to produce students and teachers who are both ideologically correct and professionally competent. (JD)

Examples of typical rejection notices are presented reflecting the difficulty for an author to have an article printed in an education journal. (JD)

Suggestions are made by editors for writers aspiring to be published in journals. (JD)

Survey of teachers reveals that high need competencies were learned on the job, not in college. (Ed.)

Positive teacher affect, as measured by student reports, was not found to be positively related to achievement. There was a significant inverse relationship among low-socioeconomic-status students. ( JD)