Action learning has a great potential for helping the adolescent grow to adulthood, but maximizing its benefits and minimizing its drawbacks requires a redefinition of high school curriculum by an ongoing partnership of school personnel, students, parents, and community representatives. (Author/SJL)

Nineteen high school students in an experimental self-directed learning class were interviewed about their out-of-school learning projects: number completed per year; time spent; subject(s) studied; setting (individual or group); preferred project method; and motivation (desire for credit or other reason). (SJL)