BYRD L. JONES is Professor of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He teaches urban education, economics of education, staff development, and the impact of computers on schools and society as well as multicultural issues. He is currently coeditor of the journal Equity and Excellence in Education and codirector of the Eastern Regional Information Center on Community Service Learning in K-12 Schools. He is coauthor with Robert Maloy of Partnerships for Improving Schools (Greenwood, 1988).ROBERT W. MALOY is a lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He coordinates History and Social Studies Teacher Education and codirects the TEAMS Project, a tutoring program serving culturally diverse students in local elementary and secondary schools. He is coauthor with Sharon Edwards of Kids Have All the Write Stuff: Inspiring Your Children to Put Pencil to Paper (1992).

• Illustrations Preface Thinking about Future Schools Schools and Society Learning and Teaching in Schools Work, Well-being, and Information Purposeful Organizations Social Choices and Public Policies Cooperating in Multicultural Settings Transmitting Constructed Knowledge Productive Schools and Workplaces Choosing Futures References Index

BYRD L. JONES is Professor of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He teaches urban education, economics of education, staff development, and the impact of computers on schools and society as well as multicultural issues. He is currently coeditor of the journal Equity and Excellence in Education and codirector of the Eastern Regional Information Center on Community Service Learning in K-12 Schools. He is coauthor with Robert Maloy of Partnerships for Improving Schools (Greenwood, 1988).ROBERT W. MALOY is a lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He coordinates History and Social Studies Teacher Education and codirects the TEAMS Project, a tutoring program serving culturally diverse students in local elementary and secondary schools. He is coauthor with Sharon Edwards of Kids Have All the Write Stuff: Inspiring Your Children to Put Pencil to Paper (1992).

• Illustrations Preface Thinking about Future Schools Schools and Society Learning and Teaching in Schools Work, Well-being, and Information Purposeful Organizations Social Choices and Public Policies Cooperating in Multicultural Settings Transmitting Constructed Knowledge Productive Schools and Workplaces Choosing Futures References Index

BYRD L. JONES is Professor of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He teaches urban education, economics of education, staff development, and the impact of computers on schools and society as well as multicultural issues. He is currently coeditor of the journal Equity and Excellence in Education and codirector of the Eastern Regional Information Center on Community Service Learning in K-12 Schools. He is coauthor with Robert Maloy of Partnerships for Improving Schools (Greenwood, 1988).ROBERT W. MALOY is a lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He coordinates History and Social Studies Teacher Education and codirects the TEAMS Project, a tutoring program serving culturally diverse students in local elementary and secondary schools. He is coauthor with Sharon Edwards of Kids Have All the Write Stuff: Inspiring Your Children to Put Pencil to Paper (1992).

• Illustrations Preface Thinking about Future Schools Schools and Society Learning and Teaching in Schools Work, Well-being, and Information Purposeful Organizations Social Choices and Public Policies Cooperating in Multicultural Settings Transmitting Constructed Knowledge Productive Schools and Workplaces Choosing Futures References Index