ABSTRACT
Education exists not in isolation but in a subtle and very diversified matrix of economic and social factors, and has always reacted tardily and inadequately upon them. In former times the delayed response was not important. In recent decades, however, this persistent inadequacy has accumulated problems which have become dramatically urgent under the impact of science and technology, of the population explosion, and of the rapid spread of democratic ideas and values around the world. Problems and strains are felt across the whole spectrum of education but, by its very nature, technical education is acutely beset with them.
