Papers presented at the 25th annual conference of the Australia College of Education addressed four major themes: The Brave New World of 1984; The Communications Revolution; Being Human in a Technological Age; and Implications of the Technological Society of Education. Papers in this volume include: (1) "The Challenge of Education in the Brave New World" (Ninian Stephen); (2) "Facing the Brave New World: Will the Sleepers Wake in Time?" (B. O. Jones); (3) The Buntine Oration: "Education--On Hanging in There" (M. D. Kirby); (4) "Television in the Satellite Age" (E. Fell); (5) "Some Aspects of the Communications Revolution" (R. Mere); (6) "Being Human in a Technological Age: A Social Response" (D. Green); (7) "Being Human in a Technological Age: An Educational Response" (J. D. McCaughey); (8) "The Future of Schooling in the Age of Technology" (L. Connors); (9) "Towards a More Innovative Australia" (P. Ellyard); (10) "On Being Humanly and Scientifically Educated" (A. Peacocke); and (11) "The Commonwealth Government's Objectives and Priorities for Education and Technology" (R. Johnson). (THC)