It is difficult to know where one begins the task of both describing the contents of this volume and thanking the contributors.Perhaps the real beginning was at the international, invitational conference of January 30, 31, and February 1, 1975 held at Oakville, Ontario.It spawned these contributions and it brought together more than 25 specialists and 400 practitioners.The idea was germinated in the summer of 74 by one of the chairpersons and nurtured to birth by many others.What was intended was that scholar-specialists exchange some hard questions in a pre-conference clinic and then 48 special interest groups would provide information and demonstrations for the now or future practitioners of values education (moral education, moral development, etc.).The groupings were somewhat arbitrary but for the sake of some order the scholars were channeled into (1) the cognitive-developmentalists, (2) the social theorists and curriculum developers, (3) the philosophers.As usual, the occasion did not permit lengthy presentations or in-depth discussions.Thus, much of the formal studies herein are expansions on some of the issues raised at the conference.The field and concerns are vast but common threads can be identified.There is general agreement that the 70's are witnessing a rebirth of educational concern about affective education with its various modifiers "humanistic," "moral," "value(s)," "social," and "public."The cognitivedevelopmentalists may be gaining ground over the value clarifers.Many techniques are available and interchangeable.The state of the art for assessment (measurement) is very much in its infancy.The implementation process has only gotten off the ground in a few applied and field oriented projects.Pockets of activity are evident through the English-speaking countries.Awareness is present and has been promoted by our contributors but much remains to be accomplished at the grass-roots level.The principal needs are: (1) appropriate learning materials (curriculum development), (2) longitudinal research and assessment, and (3) implementation at many levels.It is to the specialists, the patrons, the workshop leaders, the devoted practitioners, and the support persons that I extend my deepest gratitude!Our official programme, which follows, made note of some of them.