Crossroads Of Education Research Articles

Electronic Revolution at the Educational Crossroads

proudly take them on, praising ourselves for our bold foresight when, in reality, much of the world has passed us by. With the new technologies related to the Inter net, education is faced with a choice: play bubble-up or boldly move into the future?pay now or play the far more costly game of catch-up. Because our students will increasingly come to us knowing more about computers than we do, the word will quickly get out: Go to the X college or Y university. It has heard the technological rallying cry and has acted. In Ohio, Governor Voinovich's School Net initiative, with $85 million budgeted for technology over five years for secondary schools and another $200 million likely for elementary schools, makes the choice even more imperative. We hesitate at the risk of our futures. The need for change is still a hard les son to embrace. We all know that the new technologies are exciting and revolution ary. In many ways, they define the future. Even if we accept those assumptions, we

Battle of the books: the curriculum debate in America

Does it matter which books college students read? Indeed it does, contends the author. Atlas presents a trenchant assessment of America at its educational crossroads, and asserts that whatr in shaping Buyer's Choice

Educational crossroads: Madison Avenue and Sesame Street.

Educational crossroads: Madison Avenue and Sesame Street.

Photographic Engineering: An Educational Crossroads

In a Country where photography has become an important instrument in both scientific and lay endeavors, it would seem appropriate that the trend in photographic education would be toward a more comprehensive curriculum. During the Ninth International Congress on High-Speed Photography a seminar was held to discuss the educational requirements in photographic science and technology.

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Educational Crossroads

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Educational Crossroads