One method, among others, to improve the school curriculum is having teachers and supervisors visit innovative school-class settings. These innovative schools must exemplify quality teaching-learning situations. (Author)

The Thaler System encompasses economic incentives for students and an extensive student government system that includes a legal system. (IRT)

Educators are encouraged to use some of the non-traditional student-centered methods for improving the communication skills of disadvantaged students, including technological aids such as books, tapes, cable T.V., video tapes, computers, etc., and devices such as role playing and dramatizations. (AM)

The high school sports club program, providing for competitive experience with extraschool organizations in sports for which there are no interscholastic programs, warrants serious attention by high school administrators faced with increased costs and inflation, and a diversity of student interests. (MJB)

Given a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and abilities, how can state education policy be geared to deal effectively with the great diversity and varying needs of the adolescent population? Some people believe that early exit or dispersion programs may be the answer. (Author)

A program of education is outlined that would provide individual growth experiences radically different from those that take place in the classroom. (JD)

This model, "Intervention Strategies Taxonomy", for the Education of American Indian students includes: (1) school structure (open areas, community school, non-graded classes, family groupings, year round schools, flexible scheduling); (2) instruction (bookless curriculum, multicultural education, affective education, teacher aides, cross-peer…

Maintaining that the best teachers are taken out of the classroom via differentiated staffing, this article suggests that the reverse should happen; that is, the poorer teachers should be given the ancillary work and the best teachers should remain in the classroom. (JC)

Supported by state aid, New York City schools developed a plan to reduce the dropout rate and improve attendance during 1984-85. The program focused on high-risk middle and high school students with severe attendance problems and featured attendance outreach, alternative educational programs, and guidance, counseling, health, and other services.…

Focuses on the academic unit which wishes to establish a degree program at a site remote from its parent institution. Attempts to give direction and structure to a department's early efforts to decide whether or not to undertake the development of an extended program. (MS)

Describes alternatives to traditional early child care and education delivery options that have been developed for families in Canada. Stresses the advantages of the participative orientation of these alternatives, and notes the disadvantages of their grass roots development. (SKC)

Describes a study of graduates of nontraditional degree programs at Southwest Texas State University to determine whether the degree was (1) meeting the needs of adults, (2) providing a vehicle for career advancement, (3) perceived as a high quality program, and (4) accepted in the workplace. (JOW)

Achievement motivation training addresses the needs of unmotivated, "turned-off" students by employing sequential self-improvement steps and other strategies such as videotape clips, games, simulations, music, role playing, modeling, career education, and small-group exercises. Includes eight references. (MLH)

Describes a day at the Bennett Park Montessori School in Buffalo, New York. Interviews the school's director and one of the teachers. Discusses Maria Montessori's ideas and their application at Bennett Park. (BJV)

A survey of Saturday students was conducted at the University of Wisconsin Center in Waukesha County to generate information useful in institutional planning and scheduling. Results of the survey revealed that participants were older, employed full time, and female. (Author/MLW)