Open education and schools of choice are alive and well--even in an era labeled "back to basics". (Editor)

Article discussed developments in tertiary education taking place in Europe. (Author/RK)

Article described the potential the music program has and the challenge it faces for the music specialist in the open classroom. (Editor/RK)

A primer on alternative schools. Described are existing programs in different areas, philosophy of the alternative schools, funding, student behavior, community relations, accountability, State regulations, management, and the environment of the alternative school. A list of sources of additional information on alternative schools is included.…

Discusses the freedom students find in the open classroom. (RK)

A principal expresses his vision of what a school ought to be and how he has been moving his school toward that vision. (DN)

A principal observes a self-directed classroom and gives his reasons why the integrated day provides a good way for children to learn. (DN)

A discussion of the centrality of the need for and a commitment to the concept of heterogeneous grouping as the basis for open educational alternatives, aimed at supporting each and every child's development by valuing his educability, potentiality, and the positive connotations of difference. (EH)

This article is excerpted from Principals and Open Education, a study of two principals at work in schools making the transition from traditional to open education. These principals, along with many open classroom teachers, view change as a slow process. (Author/AM)

Author discussed some important changes in educational thinking and educational practice associated with recent events on both sides of the Atlantic-changes that seem to be bringing us closer to "good education". (Author/RK)

A personalized approach to teaching, an enthusiastic staff, a 50-50 racial composition, and a strong affiliation with a university college of education contribute to the success of what may be a model elementary school for South Carolina. (Author/EA)

Analysis of bureaucratic structure and the incentive systems of the public schools reveals access points for enhancing the school's ability to adopt and implement innovative education. Research and development coordinated to those points can provide a greater diversity of educational possibilities, assuming such diversity to be a positive…

Looks at the evolution of open education in the United States. Focuses on the organizational changes that have been made to allow for open education. (DN)

Trends and research in nongraded schooling over the past three decades are described in this paper. The 1960s and early 70s were marked by a strong interest in the nongradedness movement and the British concept of open education, followed by a declining interest in the 1970s. A nongraded revival in the 1980s was facilitated by recognition of the…