Alternative education has been advocated as a means for preventing juvenile delinquency. The argument has been that nontraditional educational programs tailored to the needs of students whose educational careers have been marked by academic failure and/or conflict can increase educational success and thereby forestall delinquent behavior. This…

The third component of a series on career education examines the issues that affect secondary programs for exceptional students and offers recommendations to assist professionals in program planning. An initial section considers the advantages and disadvantages of special education work experience, vocational education, cooperative education,…

Provided are 17 papers presented at the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) 1977 Symposium on Educational Acceleration of Intellectually Talented Youths. Following introductory comments by H. James are entries with the following titles and authors: "Educational Acceleration of Intellectually Talented Youths--The Gifted and the…

This paper offers solutions to the apathy, social disillusionment, absenteeism, and restlessness on the part of twelfth graders approaching graduation. First it discusses causes of "senioritis" and pinpoints those students most likely to be affected. Types of senior options include bypassing twelfth grade altogether, seventh semester graduation or…

Magnet schools are developed according to a "center of excellence" concept that combines a basic academic program and a specialty enrichment program. Each magnet is unique and it is this uniqueness that is, ideally, able to attract students from across school boundary lines, blending economic classes and races while meeting the varied…

This small booklet describes the Affective Education Program established in Philadelphia in 1967. The program uses various classroom techniques such as the problems, plans, and sharing classroom structure to foster student leadership and cooperation; using group roles, feedback, and processing; and being responsive to student concerns. In…

The purpose of this dissertation was to describe processes involved in the development of the East Side Educational Park-Independence High School, East Side Union High School District, San Jose California. Impetus for development of the Educational Park came from the need to develop a system of quality education that would, at the same time,…

The achievement of development goals in education (as well as other fields) has not been particularly successful. Among the basic premises which implicitly define education and the association between education and development, the following three stand out as being particularly misguiding: (a) the view of education as a system, (b) the belief…

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) Commission on Schools appointed a task force to develop proposed standards and devise different accreditation procedures for optional and special function schools. The task force was instructed to formulate accreditation standards and procedures that would not impose a sterile uniformity…

This essay offers background and explanatory information concerning a new approach to higher education--the upper division university and the Illinois Community College System. Emphasis is placed on Governors State University and Sangamon State University, two senior universities who offer an innovative and flexible approach to baccalaureate and…

The Forum Series is a collection of papers dealing with all phases of teacher education including inservice training and graduate study. This selection is an annotated bibliography in two parts: (1) Evaluation Issues and Methods; and (2) Studies of Alternative Environments. (DMT)

The John Ball Zoo School was created during the summer of 1973 in an effort to develop a more stimulating educational program for talented sixth-graders. It uses "structured freedom" and individualized instruction to teach the basic skills expected of all sixth-graders and environmental studies. (Author/IRT)

Plans for alternate ways of using laboratories as either open-plan cluster laboratories or as multiple traditional unit shops are presented. (Author/EC)

Educational leaders must be aware of the many opportunities available in modern society to provide stimulating and challenging experiences for our people. (Author)

Offers a progress report on the evaluation of alternative learning forms by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association. It is divided into four parts: 1) the commission's evaluation of nontraditional institutions and programs, 2) the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation--COPA--Project to Develop…