The multielective system in the high schools of the North Hunterdon district in New Jersey failed to provide students a sense of belonging, warmth, openness, and importance. The multiunit high school model, developed to answer these needs, groups students into learning communities of 20 to 125 students each. Each learning community is focused on a…

Each of the seven case studies in this report describes the school and community, the implementation of Individually Guided Education (IGE) programs, and home-school-community relations programs and activities, and analyzes the home-school-community relations programs and activities. The selection of the seven schools was primarily based on the…

The process of installation of specified and instructional patterns in more than 200 elementary schools from ten states is evaluated. The findings of data gathered from questionnaires, site visits, training sessions, and interviews represent four major project procedures. Eight chapters cover the study as follows: I. Purposes, Background, and…

This second volume of the process evaluation of nationwide installation of the Multiunit/IGE Model for elementary Schools, contains six appendixes relating to the original survey. Appendixes A, C, E, and G appear in Volume I. The appendixes in this issue are: (b) Tables Reporting School Survey Findings; (d) Tables Reporting District Survey…

The purpose of this practicum was to show the development and evaluation of a multi-unit elementary school (MUS-E) using Individually Guided Education. As an organizational structure capable of permitting planned change. MUS-E provides for the growth of its students on an individual basis, provides in-service for its teachers, involves the public…