The objective of this work was to promote a closer relationship between students who never had contact with a scientist. Two simple questions were selected to be answered experimentally in the school laboratories: How important are the pigments in plants? Which molecules make up the food? Two Scientists from UFRJ, who research in these areas,…

The quality of worklife concept means to create organizational environments in which labor and management cooperatively work together. In the United States, the moving force behind most quality of worklife experiments is the American Center for the Quality of Worklife. Discusses the successes and failures of some of these experiments. (EM)

Outward Bound is an educational experience of self-discovery that uses challenges found in a natural setting as the teaching medium. Program adaptations of Outward Bound concepts and methods for alternative education fall into five categories: 1) motivational programs, 2) human relations programs within a school, 3) alternatives to traditional…

Southeast Alternatives describes six elementary and secondary schools -- the result of a 1971 proposal for Federal funding for experimental schools to bridge the gap between experimentation and actual school practice and for evaluation of the effort. Discussion of the mechanics of implementation, including organization, governance and finance, and…