THE STANDING CONFERENCE.

The article reports on the annual meeting of the Standing Conference on Studies in Education. The meeting took place on December 16, 1966, at the Institute of Education of the University of London in England, with chairman Professor Roger Wilson presiding. At the end of the business meeting the Conference turned to a discussion of "The Implications of Comprehensive Secondary Education." In the morning session professor Philip Taylor opened with a paper on "The Implications for the Schools." The opening paper in the afternoon, on "The Implications for Departments and Colleges of Education," was given by professor William Taylor. Professor Philip argued that if comprehensive schools are to share in the development of young people they will need to show that they can add something significant which cannot be obtained outside school. Schools offer training in the way of abstracted culture. These have a limited appeal in terms of social and moral explorations--they relate to abstractedness and not to a personal self.