Professor Loney writes further about his "Project Design" concept (initially described in the September 1976 issue and noted in EJ 149 766) involving group participation in selection, design, construction, testing, and evaluation of projects. Although implementation has been in secondary technical subjects, the concept may be applicable…

Students are often so preoccupied with choosing a college and being admitted that they don't spend much time thinking about what they'll do once they get there. Here are five suggestions for college freshmen from the director of the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning at Harvard University on planning a college curriculum, especially…

A graduate level course at Ohio University, Organizational Behavior, afforded an excellent opportunity to use the sociodrama technique in teaching. Students used the "living newspaper" technique and acted out a confrontation among student leaders, community representatives, and university administrative personnel that followed the Kent…

Discusses the variability in quality of historical sites due to differences in the accuracy of their restoration, reconstruction, location, and/or refurnishing. Distinguishes between preservation and restoration/reconstruction of buildings. Provides a checklist of questions which will help teachers evaluate the quality of potential sites. (AEM)

The results of a survey concerning the learning experiences of 740 university and community college adult students in western Manitoba are analyzed in terms of adult learning theory, and the importance of intellectual maturity as a guiding principle in organizing learning experiences is examined. (MSE)

Suggests five techniques for combining learning with fun, including (1) lessons that evoke the joy and pride of mastery, (2) learning adventures, (3) "democratic" classrooms, (4) educational games and discovery learning centers, and (5) reward or rest breaks from study. (CJM)

A program established in Georgia in 1968 offers education students an early, firsthand experience with public school students and lists desired objectives. (SK)

As the children of Belfast return to school, this report focuses on a project designed to help teenage pupils from the city's Catholic and Protestant communities. (Editor/RK)

Reports on nine issues that the National Society for the Study of Education agreed were crucial to education today and should be included in their yearbook on secondary education. Some of the conclusions of the yearbooks authors were also presented. (Editor/RK)

The present study explored the feasibility of teaching self-disclosure skills in an undergraduate program in teacher education. The experimental group who had received self-disclosure training, were significantly more willing to be self-disclosing than were the control groups. There were no sex differences. (NG)

Described is a taxonomy for determining the quality and extent of learning activity going on in a classroom at a given time. Research findings indicate that teachers should always stay within the frame of reference of pupils and encourage them to reflect at a deeper level on what they already know. (Author/DB)

Many teacher educators believe that the intern teacher learns best while he teaches and that the best learning experiences are provided when teaching practices and educational theory are experienced concurrently. (JD)

Education is a lifetime process--formal, organized, and school-based in the early years of life, and less formal and non-school-based in later years. (MM)

Describes a school-based project which attempts to break down the barriers between art, design and environmental education. (Editor/RK)

Looks at the implications of some striking new research on how children become successful readers. (Editor)