Discusses the program, students, faculty, alumni, Third World representation and women, government, curriculum, philosophy of education, the contract system, financing, and problems of the graduate school of the Wright Institute, Berkeley. (Author/AM)

Identifies ingredients necessary for successfully developing programs which use innovative modes to achieve progressive institutional goals. Outlines the process of program development (i.e., identify target group; conduct needs assessment; develop knowledge base; examine limitations; review existing delivery systems; and design, field-test, and…

The author applies a morphological analysis to the problem of creating alternatives for gifted programs. It is explained that four parameters (people, places, processes, and products) must be identified, and alternatives appropriate for each parameter must be listed. (SBH)

The author describes the development and success of a program designed to allow gifted and talented and learning problem eighth grade students to choose their own courses and course sequence as they pursued mastery of seven critical skills in reading, writing, computation, problem solving, research, and adjustment. (CL)

Eleven higher education institutions were involved in planning, and six in implementing a national project on experiential education sponsored by NISS during the years 1974 to 1976. The developmental work, purposes of the research intended to be accomplished, and reasons for termination of the project are described. (Author/LBH)

Describes Foxfire, a philosophy of education firmly grounded in principles of democratic, experiential education. Discusses how many who attempted to adopt the approach of the Foxfire books without its founding principles obtained traditional, teacher-oriented results. Describes Foxfire's educational practices and major aspects of the staff's work…

This paper presents the Arkansas alternative plan for teacher certification, provides a profile of the persons involved in the pilot, and compares this plan with the Association of Teacher Educators' recommendations for minimum standards for alternative certification programs. Upon completion of a 3-week intensive training session, the apprentice…

The purpose of this study was to explore the various types of alternative programs offered in American secondary schools, the ways in which they differ from traditional programs, and their success in educating their students, particularly those classified as at risk. The question "Should students have a choice of schools?" is examined in annotated…

Using Terrence Deal's four developmental stages of alternative schools, the authors analyze the development of two Lansing, Michigan, alternative schools (the Capitol Alternative Education Program and the Re-Entry Program). Deal's four stages are the euphoric stage, the psychic upheaval stage, the dissatisfaction stage, and resolution (either…

In this speech, the author addresses the method of developing a high level of support for community involvement in an experimenting school. He presents an outline of some specific steps that should guide the process of designing a framework for school support. In addition, the author discusses the planning process and the organizational design of…

Accounts, in part, for the successful implementation of an alternative "school-without-walls" and provides clues to what program administrators can do to make it more likely that new programs will get fair trials in the schools. (Author/IRT)

Reviews current efforts in the movement for providing parents and students school selection choices. Benefits resulting from school choice include: dropout reduction, increased achievement, more parental involvement, racial integration, and improved morale. Outlines the features of a desirable choice plan and the prospects for development of…

Describes the cooperative efforts of the University of Vermont's Office of Continuing Education and Instructional Development Center to create a program in outreach development support with the goals of developing new program sequences within academic units for nontraditional students and designing those sequences for adoption across the state to…

Author discusses the four components of planning: need, interest, organization, and accountability as they relate to an alternative school. (Editor)