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Peer reviewedTieszen, Helen R.; Lee, Young – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Describes the open education preschool program of the Child Development Research Institute at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. Discusses the facility's play areas, learning centers, and outdoor environment; the program's attempts to foster children's creative expression, autonomy and responsibility, and thinking skills; and the program's use of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Expression, Foreign Countries, Learning Centers (Classroom)
Peer reviewedVeenman, Simon; And Others – Educational Studies, 1989
Describes and assesses the effectiveness of a staff development program for Dutch teachers in mixed-age classes as it relates to areas of classroom management, instruction, and pupils' on-task behavior. Results of the quasi-experimental, treatment-control group investigation showed that the training program was an effective staff development tool.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedDwyer, Sonya Corbin; Tilley, Betty Mercer – Rural Educator, 2001
A rural Canadian secondary school developed a cross-age peer-assisted summer program to improve academic achievement and career awareness. Although there was no significant improvement in math grades for female participants, 91 percent of students claimed the program helped them in their present courses. Other outcomes included improved academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Career Counseling, Foreign Countries
Papadopoulos, Antonis – 1988
Described is a visit to the Fajans School in Falkenberg, Sweden, a single stream elementary school with an integrated nursery and day care center. Serving 220 children, the Fajans school does not grade according to age or ability. The nursery school provides 47 day care places, plus 18 in a part-time day nursery and 30 for children 7-12 years old…
Descriptors: Coordination, Day Care, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
