In this document, the problem of defining an alternative school is discussed in terms of the variety among schools and programs calling themselves an alternative. The place of alternatives in the educational system is examined in light of the dissatisfaction of parents, teachers, and students. A state by state listing of public alternative…

The 3R Program is a supportive program for children whose behavior and/or social patterns interfere with success in regular classrooms. Liason-teacher-counselors, regular classroom teachers, parents, and other appropriate personnel use counseling, contracting, and behavior management techniques with the total ecology of the child to improve…

Designed by 20 gifted and talented adolescents, the book focuses on ways the gifted student can assume responsibility for his own education. Discussed in Chapter I on being gifted are problems of peer rejection, teacher influences, social values, and age disparities, as well as ways of dealing successfully with these difficulties. Chapter II…

Compiled are materials which describe the Alternative School of the Alachua County, Florida, Public School District, which serves a severely emotionally disturbed population of about 75-85 adolescents. The following materials are included: an introductory letter, which includes information on staff operations and the curriculum framework, given…

There is a tendency to simply view alternative schools as against tests, grades, bells, seats in rows, and dress regulations. This obscures the need for alternative schools to have stable organizational structures if they are to play an important role in education. There are five stages in the development of an alternative school. They include (a)…

This catalog is intended to assist people reforming or "building their own" places for educating teachers in colleges, schools, and communities by providing a list of places to be contacted for assistance, models, or advice. It includes brief descriptions of experimental teacher education programs throughout the U.S. These programs are…

Presented in the fourth volume in a series are a discussion of critical issues related to child variance and predictions for how society will perceive and respond to child variance in the future. Reviewed in an introductory chapter are the contents of the first three volumes which deal with conceptual models, interventions, and service delivery…

The Nebraska Opportunities for Volunteers in ACTION (NOVA) was an experiment at the University of Nebraska aimed at welding traditional academic instruction and year-long community service experience into an educational alternative for undergraduates. It was initiated on July 1, 1971 as the first University Year for ACTION (UYA) program in the…

The author conceptualizes recurrent education as organized, structured, institutionally sponsored learning activities with intentional outcomes, which are distributed over the life span of the individual in a recurring way. Some problems to which recurrent education proposes solutions include: alienation at the inter-generational level,…

This paper attempts to demonstrate the importance of control in the experimental design of alternative sociocultural and educational futures, leading to expanded or contrasted opportunities for generalized and individualized education. This is accomplished through the further explication of theoretical, value/design, and research approaches, and…

This report is complementary to one on student choice-making. Both were done because of an interest in the recent growth in the number of secondary alternatives in the Southeast Alternatives project. There were two principal reasons for investigating parent opinions about the school programs: to find out how parents felt about the choices…

The speaker recommends the establishment of a national network of cooperating public schools and universities; the extension of degree and credential programs through a national compendium of established courses, a series of short courses, and the awarding of micro-credits; and establishment of professors-in-residence in public school central…

This monograph reviews the alternative responses to the current teacher supply and demand situation being made by schools, colleges, and departments of education. Some options are identified as eliminating nonproductive programs and courses, emphasizing training in areas where shortages exist, refocusing the orientation of institutions to meet the…

Educational and occupational choices may be considered, from a developmental point of view, as long-term problems whose solutions imply a number of tasks. These tasks sequentially might be called exploration, crystallization, specification, and implementation. What are the processes involved in these tasks? What are the abilities which make…

This document is divided into six parts, following an introduction on alternative schools. Part 1 contains an NEA briefing memo entitled "Alternative Schools." Part 2 goes into more detail about some of the ideas presented in the briefing memo. Part 3 is comprised of excerpts from the 1972 "Report of the Task Force on Compulsory Education." Part 4…