Discusses current practices and procedures in British higher education (particularly in the teaching of science) in relationship to the values it upholds. Examines and evaluates alternative models for the project oriented experiments in Denmark, West Germany, and the Netherlands. (JT)

Describes a project in which students study plant life and the relationship of plants to one another in a meter quadrant. Information to be collected is edaphic data which is then graphed and interpretations made. (BR)

One high school has tripled its Classical Studies enrollment in the last six years; senior high students who teach classics at a junior high school are quoted here on their experiences. (CK)

Requests for reprints should be sent to: Robert R. Carkhuff, Center for Human Relations and Community Affairs, American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts 01109.

Paper presented at the North Central Association Annual Meeting, March 24, 1969.

Part of an eight article review of "Student Involvement .

Educational psychologists and researchers attest to the importance of play in learning, but studies indicate that children are playing less, and often less effectively, justifying the need for play within the school curriculum. The area of language arts is a natural place for imaginative play. One elementary school project incorporated playing,…

Proceedings of the conference, "The Use of Animals in High School Biology Classes and Science Fairs," held in September of 1979 are presented. Sixteen articles reflect the views of educators, psychologists, and veterinarians on various perspectives of the controversial topic of using animals in elementary and secondary school science…

This guide was developed to help in planning a unit on the more important aspects of metric conversion or to incorporate metric concepts and understandings into different subject matter areas. It includes: background information, key concepts, instructional objectives, learning experiences, multidisciplinary projects and assignments, and sources…

This report lists the accomplishments of a metric leader training project, which include production of a training manual and a series of workshops. Major events and activities are also listed. The evaluation report includes summaries of biographic data and profiles of participants in training, data on cognitive and affective dimensions of…

Presentation is made of an inservice teacher education laboratory course designed to reduce teacher mistrust of the term "open education," to provide experiences with informal classroom approaches, and to prepare teachers to take effective steps toward opening their own classrooms. The authors discuss laboratory planning problems involving space,…

Career English is a course planned to teach the fundamental communicative skills to students in a meaningful, motivational, practical way through the medium of career choice. The handbook is meant to be a supplementary tool for high school teachers. Phase 1 focuses on the fundamentals of basic grammar and basic writing; it is divided into seven…

Fishing Facts Unlimited, a student conducted enterprise in Technical and Industrial Education at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale has been a very successful operation, both financially and in providing a community service. The service provided by the enterprise was the production and sales of a 48-page fishing guide to Southern Illinois.…

This "working paper" offers 16 sample projects (integrated programs of work built around a central situation or idea intended to aid in the development of communication skills and the personal and social development of students) which are divided into five types: (1) minor projects--short projects which introduce the approach, built around some…