A summary of impressions gathered from a symposium on educational alternatives and reform. (JF)

The factors contributing to the need for educational change in the direction of lifelong learning are discussed: global phenomena (economic change and demographic trends); scientific and technological developments (obsolescence of knowledge, development of human sciences, the application of technological progress to education); and social dynamics…

Excerpts from exchanges at a symposium on educational alternatives. (JF)

Describes Philadelphia's massive program of alternatives at the secondary school level. According to the author, more than fifty alternative programs are now in existence -- some within a school, some functioning as annexes in off-site locations, and others operating as semiautonomous organizations. (Author/JF)

Article presents suggestions for improving pupils' skill at problem solving, thereby opening levels of learning for all children. (Author/RK)

This investigation was concerned with the effectiveness of chamber music ensemble experience for certain members of a ninth grade band and the evaluation of the effectiveness in terms of performing abilities, cognitive learnings, and attitude changes. (Author)

Two well-known computer specialists argue about the function of computers in schools. Patrick Suppes believes mastery of basic skills is the prime function of computers. Bob Albrecht believes computers should be learning devices and not drill masters. (DS)

Purpose of the study was to design, implement, and evaluate an experimental series of sequentially structured lessons in listening to selected contemporary art music, and to discover the effect of a fourteen-week program on the musical preferences of seventh-grade students who participated. (Author)

Author compares two experiences in open education; one successful and one unsuccessful. (CB)

Suggests several steps towards successfully shifting the emphasis from the concept of teaching to the process of creating a learning environment in which the student can interact favorably. (RB)

Article deals with the interrelatedness of the food program, intellectual development, and curriculum activities of young children through the long day at the child care center. (Editor)

A novel method of plumbing the inner experience of inmates has become part of modern penology as prisoners capture in photographs the caged lives they must live. (Editor)

Person-centered evaluation is based on trust and openness rather than fear of mistakes and failure and enables teachers to create a safe learning climate for children. (Author/MB)