Describes an educational program which responds to the need for greater cooperation between students and the community, and suggests ways for independent schools to become more efficient. (RK)

Suggests that the educational system be changed so that the task of learning becomes a common one. The problem, the author observes, is to reorganize the social structure of the school so that teachers and students can belong to the same group, with an identity of interest, even if they have different roles within its framework. (JF)

Three major stages are outlined for conducting evaluations of nontraditional programs: the preoperational stage, the implementation stage, and the post-operational stage. Utilization of the model in evaluating the Master of Liberal Studies Program at the University of Maine is described. (Author/MLW)

Identifies ingredients necessary for successfully developing programs which use innovative modes to achieve progressive institutional goals. Outlines the process of program development (i.e., identify target group; conduct needs assessment; develop knowledge base; examine limitations; review existing delivery systems; and design, field-test, and…

Experience in 12 Colorado school districts suggests that implementation of a four-day school week can offer several benefits, including savings in fuel costs, decreased absenteeism, improved efficiency in activity-oriented classes, increased staff development time, and a flexible "fifth day" for extracurricular activities. (PGD)

Describes the successful Alternative Learning Program for the High School Age (ALPHA), an optional program for 40 high school students disaffected by the traditional educational system in the Livonia (Michigan) School District. ALPHA involves communication workshops, community service, and dedicated teachers and is well supported by the central…

Cites documents in the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with a community-based approach to the administration of adult education; the "one-college" concept; community college relationships with industry; learning centers; developing and implementing continuing education programs for elderly homebound; and nontraditional delivery systems for…

Discusses the relationship between community development (CD) and community education. Describes the undergraduate CD curriculum at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and compares it with traditional curricula. Considers how this approach relates to the principles of community education. (Author/SK)

The promise of education at a private Baltimore (Maryland) school rests in the idea that scholarship is the key to autonomy, self-determination, and self-fulfillment. The Park Heights Street Academy serves as a haven for the able adolescent who has been misplaced for social, political, economic, or academic reasons. (Author/MLF)

The North Hudson Jointure Commission educates children having emotional and learning problems with the focus on individual needs. All students are within the normal range of intelligence, but do not fare well in large classrooms. The goal of the program is to reintegrate students in their home district. (Author/GK)

Describes the history of Alaska's extensive school construction project, which offers many of the state's 11,000-plus rural students their first opportunity to attend high school in their home villages. Geographic, technological, and cultural differences from the continental United States have made Alaska's system of secondary education unique.…

The second in a series, this article reviews the history and development of Nova High School in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), one of the most widely hailed innovations of the 1960s. (Author/WD)

Pennarama, a partnership between the Pennsylvania State University and the Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems, provides a continuing education cable television service to more than 150,000 homes in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Courses are of three types: standard college credit work; training for business and professional…

In examining progressive education in Britain, the author finds that, while the future of the distinctively "progressive" style is in question, many of progressive education's main features already exist in British schools: tolerant discipline; coeducation; modified examinations; and encouragement of curriculum experiments and of the…

Houston, Texas has experienced a phenomenal growth in the arts. The opening of its High School for the Performing and Visual Arts enabled students who were gifted and talented in the fine arts to participate in a program of combined academic instruction and artistic training. (JN)