Home education is a growing but relatively unknown and understudied phenomenon in Italy. This study offers an empirical contribution to surface the key familial characteristics, parental rationales, and pedagogic practice of home education in this national context. As part of a larger mixed-methods research project, the findings of a survey…

This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) "First Look" report introduces new data for the universe of public elementary and secondary schools and agencies in the United States in school year (SY) 2014-15. Specifically, this report includes statistics that describe: (1) the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary…

The author describes the life and theories of Bertrand Russell, founder of Beacon Hill School. Russell's educational theories centered on the personal autonomy of the student and democratization of the learning process. (CH)

Describes several small alternative schools in Community School District 4 (East Harlem). Discusses the benefits of such schools, including more efficient staff utilization; lower operating costs; better teacher morale; and good relations between teachers, students, and administrators because of the schools' small size. (GC)

Describes various programs in which students are tutored or counseled by other students. Discusses the advantages of such an approach for both tutors and tutees. (GC)

The histories of two alternative programs are compared. Considered a main factor in one program's success is a high level of administrative support; among problems causing the demise of the other are failure to involve the developing committee in the program's implementation and changing the program's emphasis and the students targeted. (MJL)

Addresses the alleged racist roots of Christian schools and the growth and diversity of black Christian schools that have arisen within the Christian School Movement. (SK)

Describes Re-ED (Reeducation of Emotionally Disturbed Children) classroom model developed at Positive Education Program in Cleveland, Ohio. Conceptualizes model as series of four concentric systems, beginning with foundation of values and focusing inward to personal needs of students. Contends that successful program must attend to critical…

Discusses the problem of designing educational systems for the aged to maximize their potential for success. Suggests that complex changes in working memory occur with advanced age; by understanding the nature of these changes, educational materials can be designed which properly refresh memory and guide comprehension. (JAC)

A study of nontraditional education conducted by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation emphasized the need for the development of reliable means of evaluating educational achievements and learning outcomes and the necessity for accrediting agencies to assume leadership in this process. (SK)

Discusses alternatives to affective education, concentrating on multimodal education and its implications for the classroom. Areas of multimodal education described are behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, and interpersonal relations; and drugs, diet and physiology. (Author/NRB)

Symposium participants identified policy issues in these areas related to alternative education for at-risk youth: choice, equity, public perception, definition, philosophy, stakeholder involvement, evaluation, staffing, curriculum, governance, and financing. Public discourse and policy discussion were considered essential to implementing…

Regents College uses an integrated, multiple-measures framework for outcomes assessment. The assessment process is designed to fit the institutional mission, academic goals, organizational culture, and environmental context of assessment. (SK)

Explains the issue theme, which is alternate delivery systems for vocational education. Somewhat fewer delivery systems were identified than was anticipated. (CH)

Defines competency-based adult education; provides a brief history of the Adult Performance Level (APL) Curriculum and Competency-Based High School Diploma program; explains the National Diffusion Network; examines how the APL staff offers training and technical assistance; and focuses on nontraditional APL program implementation. (CT)