To cope with the increasing problem of crime in the schools, principals must be part sociologist, part security technologist, part human relations expert, and part curriculum innovator. (Author/JM)

An overview of a symposium on research and utilization of educational media for teaching the deaf, "Educational Technology for the 80s" is presented. Among developments reviewed are the video cassette, the video disc, and a "closed captioning" system for television sets in which only those sets with a special adaptor will produce captions. (PHR)

This paper discusses the role of mentors in individualized learning at Empire State College. This individualized learning program and the components of the role of mentor are defined and illustrated. (Available: School of External Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 167 Franklin Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.) (CT)

Describes educational programs at Bexar County Detention Center (San Antonio, Texas), which utilize alternative modes of delivery as much as possible. Elements include a media center and a computer assisted instructional system. Discusses the effectiveness of these programs and why they should be implemented in correctional institutions. (CT)

Reviews charges that community colleges seek to "cool out" low ability students, perpetuate class structure, train paraprofessionals at public expense for private profit, and shepherd unemployed youth. Proposes an alternative system of postsecondary institutions and employers to provide remedial, general, and vocational education through…

Argues that reform of public education is possible through a combination of programs of remedial education, enrichment, and alternative education, and changes in the structure of education that come from vouchers and the 45-15 year-round school schedule. (IRT)

Considers the problems of regional accreditation commissions in evaluating non-traditional institutions and formerly single-campus institutions with multiple off-campus program sites. Relates the response of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association and describes its sequential evaluation progress for…

A survey of colleges and universities offering alternative career curricula for physical education majors is presented including the availability of programs, administrative control, the relationship of alternative career and teacher certification curricula, and the future of such programs. (JMF)

Summarizes and synthesizes five articles on the state of secondary education and concludes that schools are not the producers but rather the products of society. Today's society is nervous, permissive, violent and goalless, and the schools reflect those traits. (JMF)

A student-centered teaching method known as the inquiry model is explored in its relation to physical education. (LH)

Presents a descriptive model of an alternative secondary education program with program evaluation procedures, which provide a nontraditional school atmosphere for secondary students who are unable to function productively in their home school. (Author)

A preventive program designed for junior high school students "at risk" for dropping out or becoming delinquent offenders is described. (Author/CL)

Discusses the influence of the ideas of Ivan Illich on the English school system. (Editor/RK)

Argues that, under certain conditions, allowing students to select their own learning experiences results in optimum experiences for both instructors and students. Suggests that the optional approach to learning can be equally valuable for elementary students and college students. (JG)

Describing an outdoor oriented reading program designed for children (grade 5) with reading difficulties, this article presents 8 sample reading lessons for an alternative reading program. (JC)