BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS PREDETERMINED BY TRANSFER INSTITUTIONS AND STATE REQUIREMENTS, THE JUNIOR COLLEGE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO A RELATIVELY TRADITIONAL PATTERN. LACK OF SUCCESS OF BOTH TRANSFER AND TERMINAL PROGRAMS, EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS FAILING TO COMPLETE THEM, INDICATES A NEED TO CHANGE THE CURRICULUM. POTENTIAL AREAS…

This study investigated the relationship of the learning climate of pupils to Individually Guided Education (IGE) with its Multiunit Elementary Schools (MUS-E) organizational structure. IGE/MUS-E was developed by the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning and is a comprehensive educational system incorporating several…

This ESEA/Title I project reports a longitudinal comparison of pupils from 21 More Effective Schools (MES) with pupils from nine control schools in New York City. The Metropolitan Achievement Tests were administered to pupils in grades 2 through 6 in all MES and in selected control schools. Alternate forms were used at initial testing time in…

This document is a report of the first year's findings (grade 1) of a longitudinal 3-year study of achievement differences between students in new open plan schools and those in existing "conventional architecture" schools. When tests of reading and mathematics achievement were administered in two open plan and nine "conventional…

A geology and geography teacher at St. Lawrence University presents a case study of his experience in promoting experientially based, independent study opportunities and in functioning as a sponsor-at-large for students wishing to design their own programs for the January term or interterm. (JT)

A study replication of both traditional and open-space facilities identified teacher attitudes toward instructional spaces and teaching, single-teacher practices, multiteacher practices, individual-student practices, and small-group practices. Of the 21 teachers in the present study, 13 had also participated in the 1976 study. (MLF)

States that alternative public schools are a viable option, and provides an overview of the range of opportunities provided by such schools. (Editor)

This paper surveys the literature on educational programmes in selected rural areas of the world. It reports present trends in organization, content and methodology. The focus is on the structure of formal education, its innovation and impact on the development of the rural areas. (SM)

This paper reviews some traditional classroom practices with their origins in Medieval educational systems, and contrasts this with the daily environment of the average student in North America today. Various supplementary multimedia techniques are discussed, particularly in relation to classroom and community use. (Author)

Discusses the importance of the good noninnovative'' high school in the educational system. (Author/DN)

Views the current upsurge of nontraditionalism as a reaction to the loss of individuality in political, social, economic, and even religious areas. Examines the flaws and dangers that lie hidden in a nontraditional movement, particularly in the field of education, and finds that flexibility and individualized learning are some of its positive…

Describes the trend toward comprehensive education in England and its effects on educational opportunity and on democratization of the educational system. (JF)

A Statements about Schools Inventory was used to assess the attitudes of teachers and students about the degree to which alternative and conventional high schools meet the needs in Maslow's hierarchy. Results showed that alternative school environments are more conducive to the satisfaction of basic human needs. (SK)

Presents and evaluates three possible futures of traditional universities in the face of the onslaught of budget-cutters and technophiles: (1) ultimate-digital-McLuhanism; (2) modest digital infusion; and (3) stalled revolution. It is concluded that--however refined and elegant the technological tools become--they must subordinate themselves to…

Today varied notions of good teaching are mired in fruitless, "cheesy" debates over traditional versus progressive philosophies. On the "Velveeta" side is John Locke, who viewed children as a "tabula rasa" (empty slate). On the brie side is Rousseau, who emphasized freeing the child as "noble savage." The…