Discusses the freedom students find in the open classroom. (RK)

The success of Minnesota Metropolitan, now six months in operation, indicates that the time of degree by contract has arrived. (Editor)

Use of a programed elementary economics text in the second of a three-quarter sequence yielded very favorable student response. As compared with regular courses, student learning was equivalent and less time of student and instructor was required. (IM)

Study supported by Tuskegee Institute Division of Behavioral Science Research. Describes the content and outcome of a program of historical and political education designed to avoid the academic weaknesses and exploit the strengths of Black college freshmen, and to foster an attitude of racial pride in them. (JM)

A description of an English course for high school slow learners in which students discussed and wrote about the moral dilemmas presented in two films shown in class. The author advises how such a course should be conducted and notes the value of student evaluation of the course. (JB)

The interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary curriculum at the experimental high school on the Sde Boker campus of Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel, is described. It is viewed as a worldwide model available to academic communities to study the impact of environment on survival of all living things. (MP)

Experiences of two British secondary mathematics teachers as they try curricular and instructional innovations are related. Suggestions for the teaching of several topics and specific examples of student reaction to these topics are given. (MK)

After a course on death and dying students perceived themselves as more comfortable in interacting with the dying and bereaved and held stronger beliefs about rights of the dying. Little change was observed in attitudes towards life after death but a trend away from traditional burial preferences was noted. (JAC)

The NEXA program at San Francisco State University seeks to span the gulf between the humanities and the sciences by offering interdisciplinary team-taught courses on concepts and issues in the liberal arts. Providing a rigorous and challenging curriculum for highly motivated students, the program is gradually finding a niche within the confines…

Describes the California International Studies Project which was designed to strengthen precollegiate students' knowledge of international issues. Examines the impact of the project on school districts. Reports that ongoing evaluation indicates that this program brings together scholars of international cultures with teachers and administrators.…

Describes experimental K-9 bilingual-bicultural curriculum in Navajo studies emphasizing open-ended questioning, inductive/analytical reasoning, and student verbalization in both small and large groups, and discusses reasons why it has been well received by teachers and students. Findings challenge conventional view that these students are…

Recounts the creation of an ethnographic study of literacy acquisition among nomadic pastoralists in Gujarat (India). Describes the project's goals and methods, research problems, and experiments with Regenerated Freirean Literacy Through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) methods for literacy learning. Concludes with suggestions for future…

The purpose of this paper from a symposium is to promote a discussion of implementation models by examining a current study assessment package for a national reform effort. The evaluation of Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SS&C) implementation in Houston consisted of a formative and summative assessment. The formative assessment consisted…

This report describes in detail the development of courses in accounting and data processing offered to high school seniors for college credit. The appendix includes sample final exams in accounting and data processing. Cooperation among personnel from both the secondary and post-secondary levels is essential to the success of such a program. The…

A two-year modular mathematics program was developed by the Scottish Education Department; the results of pilot testing are discussed. The program consists of nine four-modular cycles. Groups of students work on different modules of the same cycle. Modules include worksheets, activity cards, and laboratory apparatus. (SD)