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Jervis, Kathe – 1978
This autobiographical essay depicts a process of development through which an elementary school teacher becomes both expert and professional. With an MA in Medieval History and no teacher education coursework, the writer adopts a personalistic, "unorthodox traditional" approach to instruction. Exposure to controversy among…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation
Harris, W. J. A.; Williams, J. D. S. – 1977
This handbook is designed to help administrators, educators, politicans, and others engaged in distance education who seek to introduce, extend, or improve correspondence education for adults. In the first of six chapters, the background and history of correspondence study, particularly in Britain and the United States, are reviewed. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Administration, Correspondence Study

Culyer, Richard C., III, Ed. – 1976
This volume presents papers given at the Seventh Annual Conference on Reading of the North Carolina Council of the International Reading Association. General-session addresses include "Reading: The Fassport to the 80s" by Lewis C. Dowdy, "Developing the Habit of Reading Success" by William K. Durr, "Neither Simple-Minded nor Muddle-Headed Be" by…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Conference Reports, Consumer Education, Early Reading
McNelly, Geraldine Day – 1978
The research compares two open education programs in New York City (one in a private school, one a public school) from 1970 to 1976. Both programs stressed decentralization of the classroom into interest areas, individually created learning materials, and participation by children in decisions regarding use of time and space. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy
Gross, Ronald – 1977
Designed to provide a general guide and stimuli for lifelong learning, this book examines all the positive factors of independent study. Lifelong learning is defined as self-directed growth free from the traditional schooling procedures. Chapters discuss the following: the lifelong learner; profiles of such learners in action; how to be…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies
Morris, Lee A.; And Others – 1975
This study is concerned with analyzing the effects of classroom environment on students' achievement and perceptions of their learning environment. The learning environment was analyzed from the perspectives of teachers, students, and principals. The sample included one class from each of 25 elementary schools, including architecturally open…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Blacks

Minuchin, Patricia – 1976
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between exploratory children and cautious children as they functioned in open classrooms over a period of time and to document some general aspects of child behavior in open educational settings. Sixty children were observed through the course of the school year in their first grade open…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Curiosity, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Students
Cohn, Marilyn R.; Finch, Mary Ellen – Council on Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1975
This paper summarizes the results of a participant observation study conducted on two public alternative high schools in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. Phase I of the study consists of a literature-generated delineation of larger societal factors which create student unrest and give impetus to the development of alternative schools.…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Communication Problems, Decision Making, Educational Anthropology
Anttonen, Ralph G. – 1974
A summer happening for children was organized and analyzed according to the ideas that educational accountability means that the system of education should provide both data and information about the educational process and examine educational outcomes. A major goal of the program was to generate an awareness for first year participants of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Instruction
Aldrich, Ruth Anne – 1974
Marcy Open School has developed an educational reality where students are given freedom to be creative within a structured curriculum. Reflective of this philosophy are the three priority goals developed by Marcy staff and parents which are: (1) We want girls and boys to speak, listen, write, read, and deal with mathematical concepts effectively…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affective Objectives, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
Roe, William H.; LaConte, Christine – 1975
This report describes 11 pilot projects which were initiated by the Connecticut Joint Teacher Education Committee (JTEC). The JTEC, which was created to administer two Public Acts established in 1968, consists of members of the Commission for Higher Education and members of the State Board of Education. The two Public Acts provide funds to…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Day Care, Experimental Programs, Handicapped Children
Sewell, Alan F.; And Others – 1975
This paper continues previous reports of a controlled multivariate evaluation of a junior high school open-education program. A new method of estimating program objectives and implementation is presented, together with the nature and degree of obtained student outcomes. Open-program students were found to approve more highly of their learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools

Wang, Margaret C., Ed. – 1976
The studies in this monograph are designed to examine the implementation processes of an innovative instructional program and the relationship between the implementation process and the achievement of certain program goals in school settings. The monograph is a contribution to the technical aspects of designing and implementing innovative…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Elementary Education, Field Studies, Humanistic Education
Bishop, Robert E. – 1975
A Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, open concept school program has been serving the Ojibway Indian Community for 4 years and has recently been evaluated. Derived from a project evaluation submitted August 19, 1974, this informal report presents comparative data on the open concept and traditional school. Using a "frequency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Engel, Brenda S. – 1973
With the advent of the informal or open classroom, a new area of concern has become important--classroom arrangement. In the past, classrooms were oriented toward the front, toward the teacher's desk and the blackboard. Education depended mainly on the pupil's interaction with the teacher and with printed materials. Nowadays, in informal…
Descriptors: Art Materials, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms