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Krabbe, Mark A. – Clearing House, 1983
Distinguishes self-directed learning from individualized instruction and discusses the role of the teacher in promoting self-directed learning. (FL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction

Treslan, Dennis L. – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that (1) secondary school students can and should be involved in educational decision making, (2) the educational advantages of this involvement outweigh the disadvantages, and (3) the secondary school, as a social organization, provides a propitious setting in which to train students in the decision-making process. (FL)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning, Secondary Education

Crowder, William W. – Clearing House, 1987
Argues that teachers should lead their students to a broader study of people and their needs. Offers strategies that can be used in social studies classes to help students become aware of crisis situations and how to deal with them. (FL)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Curriculum Enrichment, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education

Lock, Corey R. – Clearing House, 1984
Discusses how one school district involved students in curriculum planning as an outgrowth of a district-wide unit in leisure-time study. (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High Schools