Although adolescent alcohol and drug use is decreasing, many teenagers continue to use alcohol and drugs. Studies of adolescent alcohol use typically sample intact high school populations, excluding dropouts and adolescents alienated from straight high school populations. Alcohol and drug use and alcohol related attitudes were measured in 62…

This is a guide for the North Carolina Extended School Day Program, an alternative education program which provides youth with the opportunity to complete high school in an environment conducive to meeting their needs. The extended school day program is an extension of the regular public school and is an integral part of the comprehensive high…

Over the past 15 years, developing countries have seen the number of training programs outside the formal education system multiply. The calling into question of schools is one of the factors explaining the recent interest in out-of-school education. Despite numerous attempts at clarification, there is a lack of unanimity with regard to the…

A study was conducted at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) to determine the characteristics of individuals who had taken courses through the college's Non-Traditional Learning (NTL) sub-division. The records of students who had taken specified NTL courses during spring 1981, fall 1981 or spring 1982 were retrieved and analyzed. Study…

Those responsible for coordinating flexible and open learning in colleges should consider whether the time may be right to seek common ground on the issues and principles shared by the many related initiatives in Great Britain during the last two decades. Two principles that are important to flexible learning are that education's effectiveness is…

This paper discusses distance learning with microcomputers and describes how the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has used and plans to utilize this technology. The paper is divided into the following topics of discussion: (1) distance learning systems with microcomputers; (2) educational needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands; (3) a profile of…

Described are practices of 70 home-schooling families who resided in southwestern lower Michigan in Fall, 1987. A literature review discusses: (1) philosophical roots of the home education movement; (2) concern for the socialization of home-educated children; (3) reasons why home-schooling is considered a good educational alternative; (4) state…

With specific reference to the Aboriginal situation in Australia, and in the context of the Australian federal government's current policy regarding Aboriginal self-management, this document addresses the need for alternatives to traditional Aboriginal training (education) programs and the implications of these alternative programs for the…

Alternative learning environments offering computer-related instruction are developing around the world. Storefront learning centers, museum-based computer facilities, and special theme parks are some of the new concepts. ComputerTown, USA! is a public access computer literacy project begun in 1979 to serve both adults and children in Menlo Park…

Author has compiled an impressive bibliography with appropriate annotations of recent publications concerned with the alternative school movement. (Editor/RK)

This review of attempts at educational reform, both overseas and in Australian schools, addresses itself to two fundamental questions regarding alternative schools: Is there a real choice and who enjoys it? And in what ways are the new approaches different from the old? The trends discussed and evaluated include the use of open space teaching…

The use of film making by college students, instead of term paper writing, to understand sociological ideas and the implications of role behavior is examined. The technical art of film making, equipment, and production costs are provided. (DE)

After a 4-month chaotic period, the development of a crude curriculum, which became the focal point of this school and the activity of its members, is noted as the beginning of the social order of the school. (HMD)

The analytic model is intended to assist educators in systematically designing, describing, and assessing the high school learning environment. It focuses on the relationships among the items in the schools rather than deals with each item separately. The model should be of use to those desiring to assess the effectiveness of new learning…

This article describes a visit to the Maison des Petits school in Geneva, Switzerland where Piaget had observed young children. (PD)