The open classroom or, for that matter, the alternative school is not for all students or for all teachers. For those who may be considering venturing into this form of educational experience, the author provides a basis for assessing personal suitability for such teaching. (Editor)

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…

Gives six reasons why open education doesn't always work and offers suggestions to remedy the problems. (Author/DN)

The model schools program at Edgewood is presently in its third year of implementation. When making program modifications, a strong effort has been made to support decisions with evaluative data. (Author/MF)

This paper focuses on the relationship between institutional factors and the intention of undergraduate students to withdraw from or complete their distance education courses in the Arab Open University (AOU). The model was examine on a pilot sample of 127 students and then re-examined on the field study of 587 students. Mixed paradigms were…

Describes the progress of the students and teacher of a Radical Education Seminar devoted to exploring and discussing alternative education. (TO)

Lists four areas of reading activity that encourage interaction and mutual contributions between students and teacher. (TO)

Authors propose the elimination of the granting of the baccalaureate degree for the bulk of the students in most programs in the university. (Authors/MB)

The effects of classroom openness on student cognitive achievement is studied in terms of the agreement between actual and preferred degree of openness. (JMF)

The preceding report provides a limited view of 60 percent of the initial group of students in the Hofstra University Without Walls (UWW) program. Results from the two tests and the Background Questionnaire suggest that these students, in spite of their average age, are not significantly different from the average New College entering freshman in…

This study tested all children (N=1163) in one open classroom school and five "traditional" schools, using Stanford Achievement Tests, the Children's Self Concept Indicator, and the Children's Attitudinal Range Indicator. Data were collected four to five months after the initiation of the open classroom methods, as a preliminary indicator of the…

Examined the relationship between students' grade level, sex, and attitudes toward the open classroom. Subjects were 2,000 students in grades 1-8. (JMB)

This investigation attempted to assess the degree to which certain expectations of open schools were being met in one Midwest public open school. (SB)

A cross-sectional examination of attitudinal differences between 160 seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students in an open education program and a nearly equal number of students in a traditional program, the study used the Attitude Toward School survey to assess the effect of open education as compared with the traditional program. (Author/NQ)

Described is the change in teaching style--from open and unstructured to rigid and traditional--undergone by a teacher who found his students did not like or understand freedom in the classroom. (KC)