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Travaglini, Mark – American Education, 1977
Living the credo of its famous forerunner, a creative education program on Maryland's Potomac shore is "sending people away with more than they had when they came". (Editor)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Artists, Creative Development, Human Development
Belding, Robert E. – American Education, 1977
Monica's educational bearings are now set toward a field she had never even considered a career possibility until she got into Sweden's required work-sampling program. (Editor)
Descriptors: Career Development, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Helyar, John – American Education, 1977
When youngsters in a Massachusetts Upward Bound program became disciplinary problems instead of learners, it appeared that the program more than the youngsters needed correcting. (Editor)
Descriptors: Program Administration, Program Content, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Bone, Jan – American Education, 1974
Computer Assisted Instruction appears to help Title 1 pupils in 32 Chicago schools make greater progress, and to enjoy the experience. (Editor)
Descriptors: Child Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Finance, Inner City
Robinson, Marie – American Education, 1974
Discussed the Office of Education's new initiatives being added to its Right to Read Program in its continuing effort to eliminate illiteracy, assist those with severe reading problems, and prevent new cases of reading deficiencies from developing. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Curtis, Anthony R. – American Education, 1976
State College, Pennsylvania, may be the only school system in the country with a program requiring community service for graduation. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Services, Educational Objectives, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Roth, Edith Brill – American Education, 1977
OE's Office for the Gifted and Talented is helping exceptional students follow the tug of their own talents, whether they lead to laboratory mice or Shakespeare. (Editor)
Descriptors: Exceptional Persons, Gifted, Leadership Qualities, Program Descriptions
de Rhoda, Andreas – American Education, 1976
For the past four years Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been working to produce engineers who understand and appreciate the humanities. (Editor)
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Engineers, Humanities, Program Descriptions
Daniloff, Ruth – American Education, 1976
More teachers are discovering a colorful interest-catching classroom aid that touches just about every conceivable subject--postage stamps. (Editor)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Program Descriptions
Gibbons, Anne R. – American Education, 1974
Article presented four design studies aimed at helping youth make the transition from school to work as smoothly and as effectively as possible. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Program Descriptions, Program Design, Student Development
Rich, Leslie – American Education, 1975
A Pennsylvania mining area's dirty air and water were once thought "natural," but environmental education is helping change that. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Environmental Research, Field Studies, Program Descriptions
Wills, Martee – American Education, 1975
Tallahassee's New Adventure in Learning project seeks to show that positive thinking can generate important advances in the classroom. (Editor)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives, Learning Motivation, Positive Reinforcement
Alford, Albert L. – American Education, 1975
A massive new Federal law extends a range of established programs, creates some new ones, and calls for a number of important reforms. (Editor)
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Schools, Educational Change, Educational Development
Smith, Eleanor Touhey – American Education, 1976
Reviving an old idea, some libraries are now helping independent adult learners study what they choose and for whatever reason. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Independent Study, Information Services, Learning Processes
Blim, Michael L. – American Education, 1976
Schools in five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania take their environmental problems seriously, as at least one planning board will attest. (Editor)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Learning Processes, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation