This article presents a review and outline of the curriculum and supporting procedures of the instructional program used during the two years of the full-scale experiment, 1970-1972. (Authors/CB)

Recommendations are made for a new college curriculum based on smaller instructional units, and the results of a media-centered experiment are set forth. (MF)

Many private colleges, suffering from enrollment problems, are innovating academic programs in an attempt to provide superior alternatives to public education. Describes three such experimental programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, and Austin College in Texas. (JR)

Methods for validating nontraditional study are discussed and the premises on which they are based are the subject of this article. (Editor/PG)

The Wayne State University Studies/Weekend College Program demonstrates a cost effective, flexible model for conference courses. Designed to give adult, part-time students short-term intensive learning experiences, the conference course adapts typical conference activities (guest speakers, films, workshops) to a single or multidisciplinary theme,…

The practical application of an evaluation model involving an education course at the University of Ife is described. It was shown that the model is workable and that a university course can be consciously planned, pursued, and evaluated beyond the ordinary processes. (Author/LBH)

Reported here is the development and evaluation of an extensive series of video-cassette presentations developed for introductory chemical education. In measures of course achievement, students instructed by the video-cassette-discussion format received higher average scores than those taught by live lecture methods. A survey showed that the…

Introduction of experimental programs in higher education confronts faculty with problems and possibilities attendant with programmatic change. This article attempts to describe the position faculty has been placed in, as well as the kind of questions they should ask regarding the introduction of alternative study patterns. (Author)

AN OFFICE TELEPHONE WITH AN ATTACHED AMPLIFICATION UNIT AND AN AUXILIARY MICROPHONE TELEPHONE WAS USED IN FOUR DIFFERENT COLLEGE COURSES FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS. A 1-YEAR EXPERIMENT UTILIZED AN EXPERIMENTAL SECTION AND A CONTROL SECTION FOR COURSES IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, MODERN BUSINESS, PHILOSOPHY, AND WORLD…

Domestic communication satellites and video compression techniques will increase communication channel capacity and reduce cost of video transmission. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Stanford University, and Carleton University are participants in an experiment to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate the…

A report of the first year of war and peace studies at an undergraduate institution is based on data from student evaluations, material from student journals, discussion with participating faculty, and observations of the program coordinator. The rationale of the experiment--to implement a program relevant to students, to encourage a dialogue…

Reports on the first phase of a two-year pilot study of a university-level mathematics requirement that accommodates the needs of developmental students. Finds that the 84% pass rate for this new class format is substantially higher than the 43% pass rate for traditional developmental mathematics courses offered during the same semester. (Contains…