Criticizes Roger Perry's article about research on alternative schools for failing to define terms explicitly and failing to adequately describe the types of alternatives he was discussing. Holds that Perry's article only adds more confusion to educational theory and gives a picture of hopelessness about the viability of alternative schools.…

Reviews the status of alternative educational programs within the public school system. Discusses: (1) the meaning of alternative education; (2) the planning, implementation and integration of alternatives into the mainstream; (3) the legitimation of alternative teaching and learning styles; and (4) the assessment of the outcomes of nontraditional…

Discusses a survey of the changing picture of health and the corresponding changes needed in undergraduate and graduate programs to keep up with it. A nontraditional continuing education course was designed to assist nurses in understanding the nature and causes of today's health care problems. (JOW)

Reviews various alternative education programs. Argues that educators need to balance the alternatives offered within a school district, giving choices to a wide range of student abilities, not just to potential dropouts. (FL)

A renovated department store in Virginia Beach (Virginia) now houses a wide variety of career development programs including an alternative school, vocational courses that mainstream handicapped students, and a job placement service. (Author/MLF)

Concludes that, if departments of speech communication want to encourage a high level of involvement in nontraditional education, they must examine their faculty reward system. (PD)

Referes to radical overhaul of organizational structures, processes, and products of the key contributing participants in the urban school setting, and applying recently developed educational technology throughout the system. Urban educators must be made to use every device, design, and system available to make the student's day profitable.…

Forestry, horticulture, conservation, craftsmanship, hard work, and civic responsibility are the lessons for Lunenburg (Massachusetts) High School students. Project Greenthumb has allowed for more occupational training at the school as well as for more effective programs for students who were not succeeding in the standard high school program. (CT)

Reviews the Modern School Movement, a history of the modern school movement that examines the Modern School Association, the Modern School at Shelton, New Jersey, its literary and educational journal, and the role of anarchism and radicalism in education. (APM)

The authors take issue with Mary Anne Raywid's article on public alternative schools in the April 1981 "Kappan." Specifically, they address the "myths" concerning student veto power, evaluation, impetus for developing alternative schools, and the effects of federal money. (WD)

The author argues in favor of alternative school options for secondary school students for whom the traditional curriculum is inappropriate. Various criteria to develop an alternative school curriculum are mentioned. (DB)

Describes the National System of Distance Training (SINCAD) which is a long-term effort at a systems approach application of educational technology in Chile. The history, system of course design, and work that has been done are discussed within the context of the role of vocational training in Latin America. (CHC)

The chairman of the National Pro-Family Coalition states the goals of the group. (MLF)

Describes how one school implemented a program to humanize schools. (Author/JM)

Alternative teaching approaches, including the use of multisensory teaching, were studied with 40 first-grade children, 20 identified as "at risk" for learning problems and 20 control Ss. Results showed that the experimental group had significantly more gains in all areas tested than the control group. (PHR)