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…

Use and organization of non-print media in the specialized curriculum library, including selection of materials and equipment, cataloging, shelving, and circulation are covered. (Author/MBR)

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)

Ben-Avie and Comer describe how Jewish day schools and the Yale Child Study Center's School Development Program (SDP) share a common agenda regarding the aim of education. The foundational science of education is child development, advocates James P. Comer in such seminal works as "School Power" (1980) and "Waiting For A Miracle" (1998). SDP, the…

This paper surveys the various teleconferencing trials in the Open University, and attempts to analyze why they have been relatively unsuccessful compared to other new media initiatives such as audio cassettes and computer assisted learning. The situation is placed in the context of British and European educational use of telecommunications in…

Most study halls in most high schools are not arenas of constructive leisure, but rather, exercises in creative discipline for the teachers. Students practice wasting, not using, time. One high school in Illinois, however, implemented a successful study hall plan. The traditional study hall was divided into three areas defined by the arrangement…

Tufts University Library Curriculum Laboratory provides a classification scheme for textbooks designed for simplicity, flexibility, and accessibility. In this scheme elementary materials are separated from secondary materials, and are further subdivided first by subject, then by publisher, grade level, and edition. Further subdivisions are…

To assist teachers in knowing about environmental study and their availability for class studies, the West Linn, Oregon School District #3 has developed this "first step" survey. Information for each local study area describes its history, general physical appearance, vegetation, wildlife, special features, present physical development, seasonal…

This volume contains four papers concerned with various aspects of the implementation and evaluation of a curriculum innovation. The innovative curriculum was developed by ERIE to provide science instruction, based on behavioral objectives, for elementary students. The first paper introduces ERIE's study of the innovation installation. The next…

Learning stations were planned that combined the teaching of English skills with History content.

The Centennial Education Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a six-credit residential instruction unit, offers students academic work in self-directed projects. Examples of projects, faculty involvement, time involvement, and related cognitive and affective relationships are described. (LBH)

Article describes a California curriculum laboratory where teachers can make teaching aids to suit their immediate classroom requirements. (GB)