This study examines semester schools, which have elements associated with transformative learning, and an adolescent population, where transformative learning has less commonly been studied. We administered the Learning Activities Survey pre/post semester (n = 173) and followed the survey with semistructured interviews (n = 30) to assess whether…

Experientially-based, independent studies, conducted during the month-long January term at St. Lawrence University, and reactions to them are described. Emphasis is on the conflicts arising from non-structured studies approved by the Department of Geology and Geography. (LBH)

The proceedings of a two-day conference on individualization in Canadian high schools are summarized. Addresses from four general sessions are included in their entirety, along with 20 unedited transcripts from oral presentations at simultaneous workshops. Written comments and biographical notes from speakers precede each presentation. Topics…