Outlines the philosophy and procedures of an experiment in student-centered and self-directed education. (Editor)

Students are given an opportunity to do whatever they like on Exploration Day, a day that became the stimulus to respark the excitement for learning. (Author/RK)

Discusses what modular or flexible scheduling is and evaluates its advantages, disadvantages and pitfalls. Includes abstracts of eleven documents that provide additional information from implemented programs and from various experiences and points of view of teacher, parents, and students. (RB)

Program objectives were to give undecided students chance for self exploration as well as familiarization with academic program and vocational possibilities. (CJ)

Points out that concerned, innovative teachers can succeed in teaching disadvantaged students to read when programs and hardware fail. Filmstrip production provides one means of obtaining relevant material which will lead students toward interest in reading and writing activities. (RW)

Described is a program of experimental correspondence courses for youth who have resettled in Hsien province. Topics discussed include curriculum, teaching staff, political intent, structure, and organization of the correspondence courses. (Author/DB)

Studies the effects of multiple staffing in an early childhood classroom through the use of participant and classroom observation. Interpersonal relationships, territorial ownership, and differential status characteristics contributed to differential behavior of an educator. (RJC)

With dwindling budgets and multiple demands on their time, teachers find fewer opportunities to stay current in their field. This article describes some principles for self-directed professional development and ways to read journals efficiently. Suggestions are offered for establishing a community of self-directed learner-teachers. (12 references)…

Issues in making small-group instruction effective are addressed in this theme issue, which focuses on an approach called Complex Instruction (CI). Developed by Elizabeth Cohen at Stanford University (California), the approach is designed for middle school students in heterogeneous classes. The program is based on four goals to help teachers…

This book provides educators with the background and procedures needed to conduct group investigation, a method for classroom instruction in which students work collaboratively in small groups to examine, experience, and understand their topic of study. Significantly different from traditional instruction, group investigation is designed to appeal…

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)

Although the origins of self-help groups can be traced back to early history, the self-help movement as we know it today began almost 50 years ago. Approximately 15 million Americans currently belong to about 500,000 different self-help groups. Adults in transition are likely to seek both formal and informal sources of help when faced with…