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Hebert, Tom – 1970
The City University of New York's College of Old Westbury was an experimental college that based its philosophy around a community living-learning concept. The College, unfortunately, was unable to survive because of several gross inconsistencies in the education/community process. In this document, the author points out the necessary elements for…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Experimental Colleges
Lafferty, Leann – Colorado Journal of Educational Research, 1974
Bond responds to questions about the School for Educational Change and Development at the University of Northern Colorado, where students design and structure their own programs. (HMD)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Experimental Colleges, Experimental Programs, Experimental Schools

Cudhea, David – Change, 1974
Heliotrope, Orpheus, and Communiversity, San Francisco's three free universities, offer curricula with combinations of alchemy, magic, Volkswagen repairs, options in education, dance, conversational Mandarin, basic plumbing, and brain wave experiences. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Experimental Colleges, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Evergreen State Coll., Olympia, Washington. – 1972
This catalog of Evergreen State College, a college in Olympia, Washington that first opened its doors to students in September 1971, presents an overview of the unique academic program offered at the college. Information is given on courses offered in the past, information concerning supporting services, policies and procedures to be followed in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Berte, Neal R., Ed. – 1972
In January 1972, The University of Alabama held a 4-day invitational conference to bring together the leaders of those institutions that offer innovative and experimental programs. Specifically, the purposes of the conference were: (1) to share critical reports from each participant about each of their programs; (2) to make recommendations…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges

London, Herbert – College Student Journal, 1973
Originally a speech prepared for the Alabama Consortium for the Development of Higher Education, this is a paper that attempts to test assumptions about non-traditional educational programs and simultaneously to posit alternative approaches that are flexible but still maintain appropriate academic standards. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy
Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, Yellow Springs, OH. – 1972
Some 3,000 students from varied backgrounds are now enrolled, under the auspices of 20 colleges and universities, in programs that constitute a distinct alternative to usual college offerings for undergraduates. These programs are called Universities Without Walls (UWW). The structure of each unit of the UWW has been devised by a team of students,…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges, Experimental Programs

Johansson, Charles B.; Dey, Robert L. – Research in Higher Education, 1973
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Evaluation, Experimental Colleges
Tubbs, Walter E. Jr., Ed. – 1972
Many experimental higher education programs have emerged in the past decade as an attempt to answer the educational needs of new students in higher education and the manpower requirements of society. New techniques of instruction, curriculum and governance have evolved and new ways of managing human, plant, and financial resources have been…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement