Data unobtrusively collected from an ethnically mixed junior high school indicated that parents of children with low success were fewer in attendance at scheduled Parent-Teacher Conferences than parents of children with relatively high school success. This finding was more pronounced for Mexican-American parents. Possible alternatives to the…

Focuses on future trends in postsecondary education and their implications for institutional planners and researchers. The four projections are: increased enrollment of the nontraditional student, rise of alternative educational institutions, decreased undergraduate vocational preparation, and diminution of compulsory education. (Editor/PG)

Describes the communal child rearing and education programs found in communities of the Society of Brothers (Bruderhof). (Author/CS)

This paper describes the evolution of the alternative education program at Spingarn High School in the District of Columbia. The intent of the alternative program is to provide a variety of self-actualizing learning experiences for students through diversifying scheduling and instruction. Curricular options include majors in art, music, the…

The Urban Education Studies were motivated by the conviction that in many city school districts there are developments which may become forerunners of fundamental transformations in elementary and secondary education. Several distinctive features were incorporated into the design of the studies, such as concentration on unusually successful…

The number of secondary alternative programs in the school district of Philadelphia has grown to 75 giving it one of the largest networks of alternative programs in the country. The object of this paper is to report on the impact of those programs. The programs are divided into four categories: (1) disruptive/ truant programs, (2) career programs,…

The purpose of the handbook is to bring information to bear on educational decision-making, from the classroom to the institutional level, for producers as well as consumers of educational services. It is divided into two parts. The first consists of basic information about American College curricula, and describes normative practices, their…

Most study halls in most high schools are not arenas of constructive leisure, but rather, exercises in creative discipline for the teachers. Students practice wasting, not using, time. One high school in Illinois, however, implemented a successful study hall plan. The traditional study hall was divided into three areas defined by the arrangement…

A history of the Open University of Great Britain, its role as a leader in nontraditional education, and its influence on programs in the United States and elsewhere. (LS)

The purpose of this study was to determine if students presently attending continuation schools believed that their classes have helped them to achieve educational objectives specified for continuation education in California. (Author/RK)

A comprehensive evaluation of the characteristics of students attending a public alternative school revealed marked differences between the experimental group (the alternative school) and a control group (students attending a regular public school). (Editor)

Discussion of several important problems faced in developing the Follow Through model and implementing it in the field, and their eventual impacts on a sponsor. (Author/ND)

This is a discussion on how translator training can be improved. Some conclusions are: that professional societies, universities, and industries which employ translators should work together; that the role of the student should increase; and that universities should cooperate in researching and implementing a more rigorous system of instruction.…

Convivial access, described as a way to allow people the most autonomous action by means of learning resources and tools least controlled by others, would counteract the schools' current monopolistic control over student learning by changing approaches to freedom, responsibility, and choice. (DW)

Presents results of traditional evaluation methods applied to an alternative high school showing that alternative schools can withstand and should welcome evaluation processes. (DW)