An overview containing introduction, definition of terms, developmental activity spaces, environment for independent study, and unanswered questions, is provided. A selected bibliography of recent citations, 1957-1967, including references useful to the planning and designing of space for independent study is grouped under the following subject…

Pollution, ecological imbalance, physical decay and social disruption of our communities are just a few elements of the environmental crisis. This proposal for a Suburban-Regional Studies Center at Wellesley College would deepen understanding of these problems and contribute in some measure toward their solution. The prerequisites for the success…

A Virginia high school developed an athletic study hall program as an alternative to establishing a minimum grade point average for athletes. The program has had some success in enhancing the academic progress of the athletes. (MD)

The appointment of Robert M. Bellah to a permanent fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton has raised many questions concerning the nature of the institute and the quality of those who judge competence and excellence. (Author/PG)

A case history describing the rationale, planning concepts, and development of necessary steps towards accomplishing the goals of a California high school resource center. (JF)

The author finds that her students concentrate better and become more organized when she allows each to begin the year by selecting and arranging a private work space--an "office"--in the classroom. (SJL)

An evaluation was conducted of British projects designed to reduce exclusion from school (multidisciplinary behavior support teams, offsite pupil referral units, and in-school centers). Successful support teams and in-school centers had common features: school staff, administrator, and parent involvement; student self-monitoring; flexibility; and…

In 1946 the well-known Danish educator Sofie Rifbjerg (1886-1991) travelled for six months to the USA. The purpose of her trip was to study American developmental psychology. On her way she spent some time at the Institute of Child Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. The institute had become famous because of its working on…

THE PROGRAM FOR A JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED A ONE-STORY BUILDING FOR 1000 PUPILS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INCREASE OF 200 PUPILS. EMPHASIS WAS TO BE PLACED ON--(1) SHARED SPACES, WHICH WOULD OFFER EVERY GRADE LEVEL COMPLETE PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AUDITORIUM, SCIENCE, ARTS, AND LIBRARY FACILITIES, (2) SEPARATION OF…

A STUDY CENTER IN HYDE PARK, CHICAGO, WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1962. IT CONSISTED OF A DEPOSIT COLLECTION FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, A STUDY ROOM EQUIPPED WITH REFERENCE MATERIAL, AND SPACE FOR INDIVIDUAL TUTORING. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY CENTER WAS TO HELP CHILDREN FEEL THAT SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY COULD BEGIN TO FEEL MORE SELF-CONFIDENT…

The Student Teaching Assistant (STA) Program was initiated in 1972 by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Reading-Study Center to provide highly qualified peer tutors for interested campuses within the University's system. STA training workshops are held each summer for approximately twenty academically-able students from participating campuses.…

The importance of an interdisciplinary learning center as a supporting element for the academic program was stressed. The various services such a center can perform for students and faculty are described. The development of the Learning Center at the Community College of Delaware County, Media, Pennsylvania, was traced as a point of departure for…

The use of on-campus areas for study purposes by students at the University of Alberta were investigated. Study facilities were assessed according to: use and satisfaction of existing facilities, needs as stated by the students for study areas, discrepancies between the existing facilities and the type of facility the students feel they need.…

Development of an environmental study area in conjunction with a school landscaping project is outlined in this model. The Pueblo (Colorado) Regional Planning Commission and the Pueblo Beautiful Association determined the need for landscaping school grounds. Together with a school district committee of teachers and community leaders interested in…

Established in the 1950's with Ford Foundation funds, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences continues to provide competent scholars an opportunity to advance the status of social and behavioral sciences. (IR)