An analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the trimester system and speculations on the current disuse and prospects for revival of the system. (Editor/HS)

Author evaluates the Learning Center at Thurston Intermediate School, an experimental school in Laguna Beach, California. (MB)

This study was an attempt to compare the effectiveness of affective learning in large group-small group combinations with conventional sized class groups of 50-60 students. (CK)

Since 1964, The George Washington University, in Washington, D. C., has conducted a program of Continuing Education for Women. More than 1,500 women completed a 15-week group guidance and counseling course in the first six years; and 300 are currently enrolled. Credit courses are provided at times and places convenient for them. (EB)

The department of automotive mechanics at Central Carolina Technical Institute has constructed its curriculum so that, if a student is compelled to stop school before completion of requirements, he has still learned marketable skills. In addition, individual interests are encouraged through a Special Problems" course during a student's final…

Curriculum must be adapted to match the ability and developmental stages of the academically gifted. The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at Johns Hopkins University determined that curriculum flexibility, not change, is the best approach. (JOW)

Describes the foreign language program at Brattleboro Union Hiqh School. Discusses the qualifications of the language teachers, the importance of early exposure to foreign languages, the use of humor to emphasize or illustrate, student teacher relationship, exposure to several languages at once, and flexibility in course scheduling. (CT)

Although the Forty-Five-Fifteen extended school year design is a modification of the Nine-Three concept, a school community can receive the same basic results from the implementation of either design. The basic differences are found in the titles of the designs and in the methods of establishing the initial rotating-cycles. (Author/NQ)

The second of two articles outlines how to develop frequency, scheduling, and implementation of a preventive maintenance program. The first article appeared in the August 1981 issue. (Author/MLF)

Alumni administration in a one-person shop demands careful planning, written goals, and organizing time to meet specific deadlines. Established goals also provide a basis for evaluating programs. Annual events are seen as time savers. (MLW)