A regular classroom teacher describes a mainstreaming program for handicapped children within an open space and team teaching situation. Described are ways that placement procedures, the use of learning centers, and teacher attitudes can facilitate successful mainstreaming. Examples are given of methods of monitoring student progress and of…

Programs for the continuing education of adults are often fragmented by the structural division of higher education. If extension education is to prosper, it should be centrally administered. This could enhance the student experience by: (1) providing complete information on educational services; (2) establishing a broader learning community; and…

Two historic pieces of legislation have galvanized deaf people in ways that have not concerned the hearing community. The first is the American Disabilities Act, which extended legal protection to deaf people. The other, less well-known, is the "Deaf Prez Now" (DPN) or the Gallaudet University protest, which occurred in 1988 when the…

The belief of educational researchers that teacher self-reports cannot be trusted, and the provision of validation evidence for a teacher self-report questionnaire on open education are the purposes of this study. Data were collected in two classes in each of eight schools, which were a stratified (by architecture and by programmatic openness)…

If open learning programs are to become accepted, they must be successfully evaluated according to the traditional standards of cost effectiveness and compatibility with revered educational practices. Currently, open programs are being discouraged by tight funding and by a reemphasis of basic skills and career preparation. The goals of open…

This study established nine categories which taken together define the open classroom. Three open classrooms at the grade levels four to six were used for this study. To gather the data the classrooms were observed, literature was reviewed, interviews were taken, and audio and video equipment was used. The data was then analyzed, and the…

The term "open education" has often been confused with the concept of open area classrooms, not only among educators and the public, but in research as well. The effects of these two concepts were tested in a study of 56 teachers and their students in fifth- and sixth-grade classes in British Columbia. The results showed classroom types…

This paper attempts to provide an insight into a possible relationship between open education and existentialism. The first section of this paper broadly defines the concept of open education as a search for a more meaningful approach to learning. This section then defines open education more specifically through the use of the following six…

This paper deals with some of the characteristics of good open education as espoused by its proponents. It then discusses the three types of relational patterns which are exhibited by children in the classroom. According to the author, these three relational patterns demonstrate that the ability to handle an open classroom situation varies…

The proceedings of the Western Conference on External Degree Programs held in San Francisco, February 17-19, 1974, are presented. The keynote address discusses strategies for educational innovation, while two other speeches discuss the stresses of universalism and an interim conference report. Notes and questions from small group discussions, the…

This discussion of occupational education suggests that traditional programs, which award status on the basis of time spent, be replaced with programs that define worth in terms of competence. The paper first looks at some of the socioeconomic conditions underscoring the need for a change from traditional educational practices. Next, the…

This paper argues that the "back to basics" movement is regressive and that regression is the characteristic mode of fear-ridden personalities. It is argued that many people in American society today have lost their ability to laugh and do not have the sense of humor which is crucial to a healthy mental state. Such topics as necrophilia, mental…

An intensive research program was carried on which aimed at funding a structure in which the open school would make the teaching of cinema and television conform to the principle that school not only prepares students for their life, but is life in itself. Publication of case studies on parameters such as autonomy, needs assessment, learning…

The research literature on open education has reported various studies describing and qualifying the term "open" in education and in attitudes of teachers involved in such programs. To date, very few large scale endeavors to assess student achievement in open education have been completed. Studies which have been done have not shown the hoped for…

The community-based college is both community and learner oriented. It is a cooperator with the community in joint meaningful human endeavors. The Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City will open as a Fourth College of the District, a college without walls. This college will take into account the need for community-based,…