Discusses the arrival of a new breed of educator with skill, ability, leadership, and the courage to do away with outmoded paternalistic practices in favor of new creative approaches emphasizing personal growth and lifelong learning. (Author/GB)

In this evaluation report of the sixth year of operation of the Benjamin Franklin-Urban League Street Academy in New York City, it is recommended that the program be continued for the seventh year despite the poorer than expected student gains in all studied components and the sporadic student attendance pattern and high dropout rate. Students…

The purpose of this publication is to provide school officials and others concerned with the concept of alternative educational programs a summary of research pertaining to the evaluation of such programs. Included are an overview of the history of alternative schools, a discussion of the issues and trends associated with alternative schools,…

In "Management and the Activity Trap," George S. Odiorne points out that many organizations become so enmeshed in activity that they lose sight of their goals and the activity becomes an end in itself. This paper applies Odiorne's description of the activity trap to modern English departments. It points to examples that indicate that English…

Alternative school philosophy and structures are described. The implications for educational change are emphasized. (DE)

Offers a review of recent literature dealing with the social foundations of education and the role of education and schools in our society. (JG)

An educational system designed to challenge present social values and yet works within the socioeconomic system is proposed for the African state of Tanzania. (DE)

The attempts of UNESCO member states to provide culturally adapted educational technologies to developing nations are described. (DE)

This article discusses a recently developed educational alternative in the United States. This is the "university without walls," characterized by independent study combined with vocational training. (Text is in German.) (Author/AM)

Project Career (New Berlin, Wisconsin) is a special vocational needs education support program for disabled adolescents. The project's underlying philosophy focuses on early detection of potential vocational limitations steming from handicaps and the development of skills to overcome, compensate for, or contend with the disability. Eligibility…

A questionnaire survey of parents and teachers at a small, private alternative school in Roanoke, Virginia, compared the two groups' attitudes toward and perceptions of the school. Data were gathered from 27 past teachers and 60 past and present parents at the school on their age, sex, educational experience, number of children at the school,…

Accreditation issues raised by the use of educational technology not being substantially different from those raised during the decade of the seventies by the nontraditional education movement, there are several lessons about accreditation issues which are applicable to both movements. For example, credentialing and accreditation issues are…

Alternative educational programs were offered in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania school district to help students whose needs were not being met through the regular programs. Of 29 alternative programs evaluated, 27 were fully implemented, one was partially implemented, and one was not implemented. The programs included: (1) disruptive behavior or…