Article gives an account of a successful high school child development laboratory program in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (GB)

Contends that sensitivity training and brainwashing are essentially different, though superficially similar in form and in that they involve behavior change and are based on explicable theories of learning and human behavior. Brainwashing is coercive and based on distrust; sensitivity training is collaborative and based on trust. (Author/JB)

Fredonia's independent learning laboratory makes individualized instruction a practical reality. (Editor)

Nobody gets left out in this instructional setup where the philosophy is: Give a student enough time and opportunity for practice, and chances are he can master any learning task. (Editor)

This article suggests that the choice of instructional materials be guided by children's needs. (MM)

Describes planning and implementation phases of the development of individualized and small group learning laboratory facilities for primary and intermediate grades in a new elementary school. Includes descriptions of teacher and student summer activities during design, selection and evaluation of general science instructional media and materials.…

The approach presented for teaching the mentally handicapped is an adaptation of Frank Hewett's engineered classroom concept. (CD)

Presents the procedures, results and conclusions of a study designed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of two approaches to a general education earth science course at the college level. (LC)

A research and testing process at Xerox Learning Systems identifies steps for developing an effective skill-based supervisory training program. (Author/SSH)

The learning center is a cost-effective and popular way to introduce hearing impaired students and their teachers to microcomputers. (A brief listing of software companies and computer periodicals is included.) The use of the Apple microcomputer in a learning center in a school for the deaf is discussed. (CL)