Post Script to Affluence: The Challenge to Educators
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Jolly, Desmond A.
- Source
- Illinois Teacher of Home Economics. May/Jun 76 19(5):282-286.
- Subject
- Economic Change
Educational Objectives
Educational Philosophy
Educational Policy
Educational Responsibility
Futures (of Society)
Individual Needs
Need Gratification
Social Problems
Values
- Language
The prospect of decreasing affluence indicates an immediate need to change life-styles and expectations. The challenge to educators involves a reconceptualization of education's role and requires faith in the potential for reason and analysis in ordinary humans. The tools are learning theory and social psychology. (Author/AJ)