Described is a guitar program that offers an alternative to high school students who otherwise might not be involved in school music. (RM)

Craig Alternative Middle/High School in Milwaukee is an academic/therapeutic multicategorical program for 85 high risk students who, because of their atypical behaviors, have not been successful in a less restrictive educational environment. The staff, consisting of teachers, paraprofessionals, psychologists, social workers, probation officers and…

Project ABLE is a successful program providing educational services to learning-disabled adults over the age of 16 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The program features individualized, structured, remedial lessons in language arts and mathematics; large-group motivational sessions; and attempts to make learning as functional as possible. (PGD)

Describes a nontraditional English program provided by the private sector and intended for the remote learner in Canada. (FL)

The purpose of this study was to report the use of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory in investigating its effectiveness as a guide to counselors and faculty in dealing with adult learners. Describes the learning styles of adults in nontraditional occupational education programs. (JOW)

Describes several grassroots initiatives in the Asian region that are concerned with raising the self-awareness of underprivileged rural workers through educational processes that differ from conventional formal methods. (JOW)

The author describes the learning environment, organizational structure, and philosophy of the Academia de la Gente, an alternative school in Denver, Colorado, which restricts its enrollment to students in trouble with the law and considered uneducable by the public school system. (MB)

This issues brief describes how complementary education approaches that rely on community, nongovernmental, and ministry collaboration present a promising response to the challenge to the limitations of conventional primary schooling. The brief is based on nine case studies of successful complementary education programs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh,…

This book investigates the strengths and limitations of charter schools as an approach to reform by focusing on the day-to-day reality of students, teachers, administrators, and parents involved. Detailed case studies of seven schools are included. Seymour Sarason's work on the creation of settings provides the lens through which these schools are…

This document reports and analyzes information on Colorado charter schools for the 1999-2000 school year. Thirteen parts cover various aspects of these schools: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "The Colorado Charter Schools Act"; (3) "Disposition of Appeals by the State Board of Education"; (4) "The Characteristics of…

Along with national standards, charter schools are one of the most significant forces in education reform today. To their proponents, charter schools are revolutionary forces that help bring public education to world-class standards of quality. To skeptics, however, these forces threaten to undermine, or even destroy, this country's 150-year old…

Adult learning programs are becoming increasingly important. This book is designed to serve as a wake-up call for members of the academy who prefer to work with traditional students. It provides practical advice for adult learning programs with insights drawn from case studies and the author's experience. Part 1, "Context and Overview," contains:…

A wide variety of charter schools has emerged since the first charter was granted in 1991. Six distinct models include schools managed by grassroots organizations, schools focused on special student populations, schools centered around distance learning or home learning, business-managed schools, schools structured as teacher cooperatives, and…

Discusses the work of the Panel on Alternate Approaches to Graduate Education. (PG)

Houston's effort to provide appropriate alternatives within a traditional framework is described. (Author/KM)