Author provided a brief discussion of some of the most important elements that need attention in developing an independent study program. (Author/RK)

Independent study is encouraged at Metropolitan State University, a nontraditional upper-divisional university for adult students. At Metropolitan, independent study refers to a range of learning experiences varying in independence from faculty-designed and -selected programmed learning to completely student-designed projects reviewed and…

This bibliography provides a 196-item list of journal articles, research reports, doctoral dissertations, and other publications and materials pertaining to the development of self-instructional programs for the hearing impaired. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author name and a keyword index to the listings is provided. (JL)

With increased mobility, scholars are using a variety of library resources whether or not they are part of the financial support base of the library. Librarians try to provide resources as freely as their budgets and policies will allow. Means are discussed for providing financial support for open access to libraries. (LS)

This article is an excerpt from a journal kept by the author during a six-week, self-directed learning experience at the Mountain View Center. In her writings, the author describes the work she has accomplished, her feelings toward formal education, and the evolution of those feelings. (MA)

Article describes how teachers can teach themselves how to use computers so they can use them in their teaching. (HB)

This textbook aims to present the mathematical sciences in clear, everyday language for apprentices, students and mechanics--willing, industrious, anxious to study at home, yet unable to give time or money for professional teaching. It is trusted that this effort to place before English-speaking students a treatise on arithmetic and algebra, freed…

This bibliography of the complete holdings of the Paul Hoy Helms Library, now incorporated in the Bird Library collection at Syracuse University, contains books chosen by faculty and students with the intention of furthering adult education and independent study. It is organized by Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification numbers with…

This is one of a series that is a collection of translations from the extensive Soviet literature of the past 25 years on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction. It also includes works on methods of teaching mathematics directly influenced by the psychological research. Selected papers and books considered to be of value to the…