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DOWD, DOUGLAS F. – 1966
AN EXPERIMENTAL SUMMER COURSE IN ECONOMICS WAS PRESENTED TO 53 PREFRESHMAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE 6-WEEK COURSE ENTAILED LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS. ONCE A WEEK THE ENTIRE CLASS WAS BROKEN INTO SMALL GROUPS THAT WOULD MEET WITH A SECTION INSTRUCTOR OR LECTURER TO DISCUSS A SPECIFIC READING. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, A FILM RELEVANT TO THE COURSE WAS…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Economics, Educational Experiments, Experimental Curriculum
Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1974
Data for the evaluation of the Rio Hondo Exploratory College were obtained from a review of the literature and background materials, interviews with faculty, staff, and the board of trustees, and questionnaires administered to faculty and students. According to planning documents and the perceptions of administrators and staff at Rio Hondo…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Community Colleges, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Programs
Jones, Richard M. – 1981
The philosophy and structure of programs of coordinated study at Evergreen State College from 1970 to 1980 are discussed, and comparisons are made to the experiment at the University of California, Berkeley, promoted by Joseph Tussman. Both programs are based on ideas suggested by Alexander Meiklejohn and his Experimental College at the University…
Descriptors: Books, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges, Experimental Curriculum