The effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention like Re-ED (Reeducation of Emotional Disturbed Children) requires a clear definition of the essential components of the model. This article describes an ongoing process to create a program assessment tool for Re-ED. Program fidelity requires being able to specify precisely what is meant by certain…

Discusses the elements of constructivist instruction/teaching. Constructivism is seen as ultimate decentralization, with student and teacher able to make decisions regarding what and how they learn. The few studies on leadership and constructivism note the power of constructivist leadership in decentralizing schools and even classes or teams, with…

The article responds to a paper by Charles Lemert and the report by the American Association of Colleges, "Integrity in the College Curriculum." Noted are the challenge offered by women's studies programs to authoritarian concepts of knowledge and curriculum. (DB)

Compared 40 families with adolescents unsuccessful in public schools who were attending alternative schools with 52 families of public school adolescents. Results showed predicted differences in direction of greater balanced functioning and more positive communication in public school families. Public school families also perceived greater…

Alternative certification programs are needed to address the projected teacher shortage by 2000. Only two-thirds of prepared graduates enter the profession, half who do enter leave after five years, and teacher salaries are 25 percent lower than the salaries of college graduates in other fields. Afternoon, evening, and weekend preparation programs…

Annotates and reviews four books for parents and educators who are interested in homeschooling and two books about children's literature for those who want to either supplement or supplant traditional schooling efforts. (MG)

Describes the efforts of the Undugu Basic Education schools that are designed to provide basic instruction to four slum areas of Nairobi, Kenya. Description is based on the information gathered by a research team from the Basic Education Resource Centre. Lists the objectives of these schools and discusses their organization and curricula. (KO)

Many adults are attending weekend colleges in search of undergraduate degrees. The intense two- or three-day programs provide a workable alternative for adults who are unable or unwilling to attend classes during the day or evening. (MLW)

Learn and Teach is a foreign-funded literacy project in South Africa that is intended to combine conscientization with literacy instruction. The approach includes vernacular as well as English instruction. A call is being made for a mass literacy campaign on a national scale to end the marginalization of the Black population. (SK)

A review is given of the avenues currently available under California law for individuals or institutions to pursue "alternative" teacher certification procedures. An explanation is given of the nature of the District Intern Program, and how it can be used as an alternative credentialing path. (JD)

In effort to reduce disruptive classroom behavior, five students attending school for behavior-disordered youth were shown videotapes depicting themselves or peer appropriately engaged in classroom activities. Effects were idiosyncratic across students, the most significant effects occurring for the self-observation procedure. (Author)

Choice can potentially transform schooling if it is properly understood, carefully thought through, and implemented in stages. Genuine diversity means offering parents and students a range of educational options from preschool through high school. However, the U.S. currently spends more on one Stealth bomber than on all magnet school programs.…

The development of new courses and instructional modes help to meet the informational needs of a restructuring corporate sector. A university committed to facilitating technology transfer, exploring innovative ways of disseminating research, and promoting information exchange, gives new meaning to the mission of instruction, research, and public…

Concludes that Israel's external high schools resolve a policy dilemma: their accessibility and parallel teaching methods ostensibly provide equal educational opportunities to dropouts preparing for the critical matriculation examinations, but their graduates' low success rate does not threaten the legitimacy of the regular school system. Contains…

Open learning offers a coherent methodology and a range of practical techniques for developing continuing education. (JOW)