Objections are raised to individualized indoctrination" in which students are isolated while working with programed materials. (SP)

Argues that the disengagement of the school from social reality on one hand, and from the objectives and needs of the pupil on the other, are factors strongly preventing the forming of positive learning attitudes and thus essentially weakening the psychological conditions for life-long education. (RB)

In a conversation, well known architectural innovator in the area of playgrounds presents his views on one of education's most underestimated and most misunderstood facilities. (EA)

For the college classroom climate to be productive, there must be an interaction of the personality of the teacher with the personality of the students. (IR)

The importance of the junior college depends on the extent to which the management process is effective in helping the learner accomplish the instructional objectives of the learning experiences. High school counselors should help students in considering junior college as one of the options for post-high school education. (Author)

Pre-planning and post-evaluation are strategic musts" for field trips. (GB)

True learning takes place from inquiry into all phenomena, not just from those explained by the standard instructional materials. (RA)

Urges English teachers to combine the experiential and intellectual dimensions of the student encounter with prose or poetry, yet recognizes this effort as a demanding and exhausting one. (AEA)

A teacher, an aide, and four students from Manhattan High (Kansas) set out to defeat a bill to allow a young man to homestead an island important for its overwintering bald eagle habitat. Through research, lobbying the state legislature, and help from the National Audubon Society, the bill is defeated. (LC)

The effects of cooperative versus individualistic learning experience were compared on interethnic interaction among fourth-grade students. Results indicated that cooperative learning experiences promote more cross-ethnic interaction in both instructional and free-time activities. (Author/GK)

Describes a pilot project in 4-H Community Development which tested six different kinds of activities in which teenagers took responsible roles in their communities. A local government intern project and an extension sponsorship of Youth Conservation Corps were judged most promising based on learning opportunities provided. (Author/CT)