Discusses the How People Learn'' elective for upper elementary students at Loretto, in Kansas City, in which students experimented and discovered how they themselves learned. (NL)

Metro High, St. Louis, is described in pictures and words. The school, started in 1972, is a small, experimental school, which encourages self instruction, community involvement, and the use of real situations as learning experiences. The Zoology class, for instance, visits the zoo to study the animals. (SM)

A fourth grade teacher tells of her experience with a weekly class event called "free-time learning". (GB)

Reprints an article originally published in 1947. Discusses observations of an experimental high school classroom. Discusses six factors conducive to democratic procedures in the classroom: experience in democratic procedures, type of school activity, the teacher's skill, physical environment, administrative support, and an effective guidance…

A pictorial essay about New York City students who learn subjects by doing them in the work-a-day world rather than by studying about them in the classroom. (Author/DN)

Reports a study describing children's learning about controlling variables in an environment where student autonomy is maximized and teacher controlled instruction is minimized. (SL)

Describes how the John C. Clark, Jr., Elementary School became a model for open education programs in less than a year of operation. (Author)

Reflects upon the attributes of children's republics relative to the preparation of children for life outside the family. Argues that it is theoretically possible to incorporate the basic elements of children's republics into the institutional framework of the public school if educational policy fosters self-administration and shared…

This book is an actual school year's work, written by three teaming, open classroom teachers in grades one, five, and six. It is designed for teachers of grades k-6 who are working right in the classroom with their students, for school administrators involved in curriculum development, and for parents expecting the best tangible results from an…

Describes several systems or modes of individualized instruction in terms that will help educators match, at least in gross terms, their school needs with the strengths of each of four approaches to individualization. (Author)

The author offers personal insights into the organization and activities of the International Summer School in Germany, a self-directed learning program within a free and supportive environment. Also described are a self-directed learning program for middle managers in the Ministry of Defense and future plans for a permanent learning center. (MW)

An experiment in self-directed learning, through which the student not only learns, but learns to identify his personal objectives and goals. (Editor)

Authors summarize some simple, basic ways innovative teachers have sought to extend and unify learning environments for boys and girls in elementary schools. (Authors/CB)

The purpose of this project was to re-educate veteran teachers to understand and conceptualize child-centered, informal education as preparation for a new, open-architecture setting. The first phase of the project consisted of a needs assessment; the second, of three training days for teachers. Training covered interpersonal relations skills,…