Goldsmiths College, founded in 1891 by a company for higher education and recreation for the "men and women of the industrial, working and artisan classes," has been denied full school status although owned by the University of London. Recent debate about the college's future has focused on maintenance of standards and its tradition of…

Described is a correspondence course in selected readings from the classics of Marxism-Leninism which combine political theory and social investigation in an attempt to improve the political socialization of rural Chinese youth in Heilungkiang province. (Author/DB)

Describes Alpha, the experimental college of individualized instruction at the College of DuPage (Illinois). At this college, students design their own curricula and work in an open classroom situation, and teachers start with students instead of subjects. (DC)

Argues that equal educational opportunity has never been realized nationally or internationally. Suggests that the degree of selection is higher in Germany and other German-speaking countries than elsewhere. Concludes that exceptional curricular and structural factors in Bielefeld's experimental Oberstufen-Kolleg helped achieve equal educational…

Discusses two alternatives to traditional classroom learning: (a) universities' acceptance of standardized examination results as evidence of learning and (b) "external degree" programs, which involve a reorganization of the higher education system. Discusses one such program in detail. (Author)

This is an annotated bibliography of the publications of B. Lamar Johnson, a prominent leader in the field of education, particularly in promoting innovative and experimental library and instructional programs and in the development of the community junior college. It reflects the various areas of Dr. Johnson's career, his interests, and his…

This basic aim of this paper is to explore and describe how the results of experimentation are transmitted from the "laboratory" campus to other campuses and to propose ways of improving and expanding the dissemination process. Chapters cover: (1) New College as a model, (2) "new" elements in New College's program, (3) the…

This report presents the proceedings of the conference on Optional Learning Environments and the External Degree, sponsored by Dyke and Ursuline Colleges. It was attended by 67 educators and students representing all of the accredited institutions of higher education in the Cleveland areas. The conference introduced basic ideas and methods of…

The College for Living is an educational program for adults with developmental disabilities. It is based on the theory that everyone can learn something and has the right to an education in a positive setting. The program is characterized by high morale, nontraditional teaching methods emphasizing experiential learning, and individualization.…

A set of quality of student life indicators was developed to provide a low cost, institutional research instrument capable of longitudinal, continuous broad-bandwidth monitoring, and data comparisons with traditional colleges. The instrument is multidimensional without dominant evaluative, halo, or response-effect factors. The test items and…

Hampshire College offers a vigorous bibliographic instruction program as a principal means for introducing undergraduate students to library use. Its major purpose is to teach library research strategies: how to proceed from an idea to a useful bibliography and acquire the needed materials. (Author/MSE)

The progressive tradition expressed in the 1931 Rollins College conference on progressivism in higher education lives on and has been renewed in the most successful experimental colleges of today, and its models of faculty-student relations have been adapted in many places. (MSE)

John Wood Community College (Illinois) operates with no traditional campus and no full-time faculty. It utilizes a "common market" approach, whereby the college purchases classes on a per-credit-hour basis from local colleges and vocational schools. (DC)

Employment for English and foreign language teachers in the nontraditional areas of community college work and experimental education are explored. (RM)

Financially self-sustaining, the New Resources Program (NRP) of the College of New Rochelle in New York offers a nontraditional liberal arts curriculum with no majors and with campuses throughout New York city. (PG)