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Howard, Eugene R. – 1977
Contracts and prescriptions can provide an effective individualized method for teaching students how to learn. A contract may be formulated by any interested party and is an agreement to achieve stated goals by a described method. Prescriptions are teacher-initiated as a result of a specific diagnosis of a student's needs. In an individualized…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Mullen, Robert; And Others – 1980
Included in this package are: a copy of a learning contract between two students; an abstract fulfilling part of the contract objectives; and six papers on the topic of contract education. The goal of the learning contract was to edit and prepare for publication "Working Papers on Contract Education". The credential awarded for satisfactory…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Degree Requirements, Higher Education, Independent Study
Gibbons, Maurice – 2002
This publication offers teachers and principals a program for customizing schooling to individual students' learning needs and motivating them to take increased responsibility for deciding what and how to learn. It presents a comprehensive framework for introducing self-directed learning (SDL) approaches in the classroom. Nine chapters include:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study
Learning To Change. A Resource for Trainers, Managers and Learners Based on Self-Organised Learning.
Harri-Augstein, Sheila; Webb, Ian M. – 1995
This publication shows step-by-step how trainers may use self-organized learning (SOL) to achieve real and lasting change within an organization at all levels. Each of the eight chapters begins with an "agenda board" outlining the contents and ends with a section featuring suggested activities for developing the skills. An introduction…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Educational Psychology
Jones, Margaret A., Ed. – 1980
Physical activities, games, sports, teaching methods, and other topics concerning the physical education of students from kindergarten through eighth grade are discussed in this collection of 40 papers. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Dance, Elementary Education
