This document reports the proceedings of a symposium organized to examine the aims and forms of part-time technical education for skilled workers and technicians, particularly in the apprenticeship stage, and to identify common problems and trends in this field. Summaries of addresses, lectures, school visits, and working group sessions are…

This report discusses the relationship between the fields of early childhood education and developmental psychology. A historical overview focuses on the early influence of Freud's psychoanalytical principles on early childhood education. Developmental psychologists became involved with ECE on a large scale in the 1960's, encouraged largely by the…

This paperback presents a cross-cultural analysis of early childhood education, focusing on the public primary educational systems in England and the United States. American failures and English successes are emphasized. Differences in teacher preparation, curriculum control, and classroom freedom are discussed. The English system is analyzed…

Project Change is an early childhood (ages 3-9) teacher education program at the State University of New York College at Cortland. Presently supported by U.S. Office of Education funding but guaranteed permanent institutionization by the college, the project seeks to train effective open classroom teachers in central New York through a master's…

A summer program conducted in two schools involved 154 nursery school and kindergarten children. Eligibility was determined by economic criteria, ability to attend the full 5-week program, and probability of benefit from the program. Pupil-teacher ratios were generally 9 to 1; part-time psychological and speech services and a nurse were also…

The philosophy of the open classroom approach is discussed. It is considered to be characterized by: (1) a child-centered, self-learning environment; (2) the teacher in the role of catalyst and guide; (3) a long-term commitment to exploration of new concepts and practices; (4) the needs and growth of children as the chief concern; (5) the…

This paper reports a case study of 47 students drawn from an open education and a traditional school. After statistically controlling on student background and earlier academic performance, investigators found no significant differences between students from the two schools in adjustment to junior high school as measured by grades, attendance,…

An innovative educational program for children from kindergarten to the sixth grade, an outgrowth of the Wave Hill program, that has been incorporated in five community schools and one parochial school is detailed in this book. The program is an alternative to the traditional method; it is not considered as a total school program with which to…

A model adapting the ideas of the British Infant School to the culture of American education is presented. The model presents open education as potentially most useful to Indian and Migrant Education and incorporates already existing concepts, such as training in linguistics and thought. This document is divided into three parts: (1) development…

The effects of classroom environment on students' achievement and perceptions of their learning environment were studied. The learning environment was categorized according to teachers' scores on the Open Education Teacher Questionnaire (OETQ). The scores on the OETQ were trichotomized to permit the formation of three groups--conventional, medium…

Describes an adult basic education facility after one year of operation in an urban shopping mall in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The center is an informal open-ended classroom and advising center where part-time adult learners study an individualized curriculum. Summarizes the major findings of a program evaluation. (EM)

Four questions about higher education are reexamined: Who should have access? Who should make educational policy? What constitutes an educated person? Can colleges and universities give the young a sense of worth when the labor market does not? (LBH)

An overview and criticism of trends in American education is followed by a suggested framework for reorganization of American schools. (MM)

Based on experiences with her introverted sensing-perceiving type daughter, the author concludes that successful teaching requires trust, empathy, and a large-goal orientation combined with a clear understanding of Jungian typology. Included is a schematic description of Jungian types (as extended by Myers), excerpted from the author's book,…

The new roles and functions of university language departments are discussed. A decline in younger language students is countered by growing adult demand for language training. New institutions or sections cater to new learning groups; extramural, decentralized and distance courses have developed. Advantages for student and university are…