Ways in which leading child-centered progressives have transformed Dewey's educational philosophy into a self-perpetuating false ideology of education are examined in this paper, which focuses on how Dewey's principles of "interaction" and "community" were distorted in defining "educative experiences." The…

Seven papers presented at a conference for philosophy of education specialists are documented here. These are: (1) "Teacher Directed Study" (J. Popp); (2) "Ageism and the Youth Cult: Educational Dilemma" (G. Lesnoff-Caravaglia); (3) "A Philosophical Analysis of Richard H. Brown's Pursuit of Genuine Questions in…

Arguments for beginning new schools as a robust alternative to the incremental improvement of existing schools are presented in this paper. The educational improvement approach of starting new schools or programs, rather than making incremental improvements or generating comprehensive change in existing schools, is advocated. Two major types of…

Too frequently college education takes place in an environment that isolates and fragments the individual rather than in one that not only allows but demands moral, ethical, and emotional growth. Deep Springs College, which was founded in 1917 with the goal of developing responsible, altruistic, and idealistic citizens, seeks to provide its…

The psychological, sociological, and economic advantages of various alternative schools are described. For journal availability see SO 504 329. (DE)

This article is a rejoinder to TM 501 980. (DEP)

The Education Program is concerned primarily with providing students with opportunities to develop aesthetic awareness as part of the classroom experience or by participating in art projects in the community. Two funding areas--Artists-in-Schools and Alternative Education--help support these purposes. (Author/IRT)

Author reviewed the criticism of Professor Ralph Miller, who criticized the author's report on the use of alternative schools in Canada. (RK)

Discusses the proposals of some American educational authorities who favor smaller, more diverse high schools with greater emphasis on action learning, career education, and alternative educational programs. (JG)

The author uses a visit to a medieval site by elementary school students as an example of how to approach field trips for development of historical techniques. (DE)

A junior high school social studies program offers the options of self-contained classroom, limited choice, and independent study. (KM)

This study examined self-reported depression among severely emotionally disturbed adolescents at a private school serving publicly funded adolescents enrolled in a therapeutically supportive, non-residential educational program. From a sample of 45 students, using the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS), 15 students were selected for a…

Dramatic increases in the dropout rate, particularly among classified behavior disordered children, coupled with a decline in an Occupational Education enrollment project led to the creation of a "failure identity" for individuals and a loss of human resources to the national work force. The need to address this problem was the stimulus for…

The Alternative Certification Program (ACP) was implemented to reduce staffing shortages and to develop an alternative training program capable of producing teachers who are equal to or superior to teachers trained by traditional methods. This evaluating examines the effectiveness of the Houston (Texas) District's training program by comparing the…

The report describes evaluation data on the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program for the Sacramento City Unified School District. Parents of elementary, junior high/middle, and senior high GATE students completed questionnaires regarding their children's reactions to GATE, staff answered surveys, and GATE's advisory committee responded to…