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Jones, Ron – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Describes the evolution and demise of an experimental program that, one afternoon a week, allowed students to choose their learning experiences. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs, High Schools, Nontraditional Education
Saretsky, Gary – Phi Delta Kappan, 1972
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Experimental Programs, Performance Contracts, Research Design
Jacobson, Thomas; Hardin, Joyce – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes a system whereby the district's students and parents can telephone a number and ask to hear tape recorded messages on topics of interest. (IRT)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, High Schools, Information Systems, Program Descriptions
Shelgren, Margaret – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Hawaii's experiment with the 3 on 2 plan in which three teachers are assigned to two classes has been judged not worth the cost because students in the program do not do any better on math and reading tests than do students in regular classrooms. (IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs, Primary Education
Wasserman, Selma – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
The reading instruction methods of Sylvia Ashton-Warner are succeeding in the classrooms of the nine teachers involved in the Vancouver Project. (IRT)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Primary Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Instruction
Baines, James; Young, William M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
A case study of the failure of alternative" schools designed to reclaim dropouts. (JF)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Dropout Programs, Experimental Programs, Experimental Schools
Solomon, Edward L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes an experimental program in which a full range of handicapped students were integrated into a junior high school. (IRT)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Handicapped Students, Junior High Schools, Mainstreaming
Myers, Samuel L., Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
The author discusses his experiences in a black college and a graduate program at M.I.T., and how his career goals changed with his experiences. (IRT)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Students, Doctoral Programs
Dahms, Alan M.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes the College for Living program that helps mentally retarded adults learn the skills of independent living. (IRT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Experimental Programs
Hunter, Beverly; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Describes a 1981-82 pilot project in the use of computers in grades one through eight by six schools in two suburban Washington, DC, school districts. Despite "the many obstacles and barriers to computer literacy," three of the six schools made "amazing progress." (JBM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Jennings, Wayne; Nathan, Joe – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Studies are divided into two groups--results of experimental programs and effects of traditional schools. The research supports the effectiveness of nontraditional school programs. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
Lund, Darrell R.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Discusses the development since 1971 of an alternative school-within-a-school at the Wheatley School in East Williston (New York), emphasizing shared decision making, nontraditional teaching, and student self-evaluation. Describes recent changes in the program to improve both student evaluation and the program's communication with the traditional…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs, High Schools, House Plan
Gough, Pauline B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The Essential Learning Skills Television Project is developing 60 15-minute programs and related print materials designed to blend and review math and language skills while focusing on the reasoning process. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Television, Elementary Education, Experimental Programs
Mecklenburger, James – Phi Delta Kappan, 1972
Description of America's first educational voucher experiment. (DN)
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Educational Vouchers
Allen, Dwight W.; Mackin, Robert A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
Outlines a proposed seven-year plan for fundamental and systematic revisions in major programs of teacher education. (MF)
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Educational Change, Experimental Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
