Bright Horizons, a private school located in Florida, specializes in working with students of varying exceptionalities and is founded on the principles of action research. It began as an effort to create an alternative educational opportunity for a few specific children and grew into a special education school open to the community. The purpose of…

The article discusses a practical approach to academic program planning and evaluation based on student needs and social utility. The proposed approach focuses on fundamental characteristics of the academic program planning and evaluation process which are desirable and which insure that educational designers do not lose sight of the more…

FOCUS, a program aimed at student valuing, self-image, and interpersonal relations, was found by a national Title III validation team to have improved student attitude toward school, increased attendance, and raised academic achievement. (DW)

To prepare for life in the real world, an "American Problems" course sends students into the community for practical, involved, experience learning in community agencies and activities. (DW)

Our Lady of the Lake College (OLL) has been engaged since early 1974 in coordinated development of a competency-based learning program. After tracing the program's evolution from its beginnings in 1971, described are: (1) competency formulation, evaluation and curriculum; (2) experimental programs - the Mentor Program and the Personal Development…

The University of Maryland School of Medicine, in cooperation with the five other campus professional schools, has developed a comprehensive, interdisciplinary geriatrics training program for students entering the health care professions. A model is offered for medical educators interested in geriatric curriculum design. (Author/MLW)

The purpose of this study was to survey alternative schools to determine what their English programs are like, what kinds of problems and successes have been encountered by their English teachers, and what suggestions they have for others who encounter similar problems. Questionnaires were sent to administrators and English teachers in a number of…

Highlights development of a comprehensive core curriculum program at Ursuline College in Ohio in which the curriculum is integrated, interdisciplinary, and sequential, and embodies both learning and developmental goals. Several themes are identified that can be relevant to any college: (1) importance of theory, (2) importance of mission, (3)…

Volume I of the St. Louis Public Schools evaluation report on programs, projects, services and activities funded in whole or in part under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I is organized into Two Parts. Part One, Evaluation of Total Title I Program, presents the completed evaluation forms. Part Two, focuses on the Evaluation of Title I…

A critical analysis of a university dental school's 10-year experience with a self-instructional basic sciences curriculum is presented, focusing on development of the curriculum, positive and negative effects on students and faculty, materials and format used, costs, and other administrative considerations. (Author/MSE)

This interim evaluation compares the initiation, design, and curriculum of two school-based "academy" programs in Oakland (California) high schools and examines their links to the school district and the business community. The academy model of schools-within-a-school originated in Philadelphia. The Health Academy at Oakland Technical…

The final report of an 18-month project in University City, Missouri, to develop junior and senior high school components centered on career education, and a guidance and counseling component for both levels is presented. An Alternative High School was established, with students pursuing career education and academic core subjects; career…

The World of Inquiry School (WOIS) derived its impetus from the wish to demonstrate that quality integrated urban education was both feasible and practical. The aim was to create a school in which the ethnic mix of the student body was a microcosm of the ethnic mix of the larger community. In addition, a new organizational school system, modeled…

An intensive case study was conducted of one high school student's internship in an effort to determine the organizing principles that created the internship curriculum. A junior in the School for Extended Learning received high school credit for serving an internship at the Community Video Center (CVC), a non profit organization offering video…

A bibliography of materials authored, coauthored, or edited by Paul L. Dressel on programs and principles in the evaluation of higher education is presented. Entries are from 1939 through 1980. Topics include the following: curriculum development, external and nontraditional graduate programs, professional development for institutional…