East Hill Farm and School is a K-6 school with 12 students, 4 teachers, and intensive parent involvement. Teachers and parents believe that learning is built upon the experience and expression of feelings as well as the mastery of skills. Entries from a teacher's journal describe events and activities. (SV)

Spectrum Community School, an alternative public high school in the North Kitsap (Washington) School District, and Omnibus School, an independent evening program in Ekaterinburg, Russia, have spent the past six years building bridges. They have traveled to each others' homes and shared each other's lives via a collaborative, engaging, and…

Describes two models for training teachers to deal with the challenges of at-risk youth. One is a certification program in alternative and correctional teacher training, the other an internship in special education for California Youth Authority teachers. (SK)

Describes research into the operation of peer learning communities on the MSc course in Change Agent Skills and Strategies at the University of Surrey. Argues for acknowledgment of significant qualitative differences in current usage of the term "learning community" in relation to higher education courses. Indicates educational…

Examines the relationship between attendance in personal contact programs (PCPs) and achievement in open distance education. The sample consisted of 83 secondary level students of National Open School (NOS), India. Findings indicate a positive correlation between attendance in the PCPs and learner performance. (AEF)

The Big Picture Company is an education nonprofit that is looking for ways to improve high school education nationwide. Their approach to career exploration and preparation is work-based learning, which means no vocational classes are held on the school site. (JOW)

Presents seven myths about online learning that discourage its expansion. These myths revolve around the purported inadequacies of online learning, the limits imposed by for-profit ventures, and the damage that virtual colleges will do to their traditional counterparts. (SLD)

States that advanced technology, cost control concerns, and worldwide expansion in distance education programs challenge technical communication teachers to find ways of delivering quality technical writing courses by distance. Describes a distance platform at Texas A&M. Sees examining, applying, and testing existing distance theory in…

The Storefront School, a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools and Southwest Missouri State University, provides at-risk students with a holistic, integrated curriculum. The school features decentralized decision making, interagency cooperation, a community orientation, and mandatory family involvement. (SK)

Looks at how one can gain credentials and education credits in a variety of ways, such as passing standardized exams, demonstrating knowledge gained through experience, completing campus-based course work, and taking courses off campus. Includes a list of contacts and print resources. (JOW)

A principal of an alternative secondary school and a district superintendent reflect on their 12-year relationship. Because Anderson kept Gosling informed, the superintendent could handle critics while demonstrating support for an unusual program. Mutual respect, agreement on issue definition, collaborative goals, productive conversation, and…

Studied the perceptions of 14 female college students in England, most of whom were nontraditional students, taking women's studies about women's studies combined with a range of other second subjects traditionally labelled as "academic" and how they thought the wider world valued the academic nature of their subjects. Suggests some…

Offers a new model for addressing issues of providing access to lifelong continuous learning and personal knowledge management. The full spectrum of component functions and costs within traditional education systems are being unbundled so as to allow separate functions to be selectively retained and redesigned independently, then reconfigured,…

This study sought to determine the academic, affective, and administrative support expectations of distance education students, and to compare actual expectations of distance education students with the instructor's perceptions of such expectations. Results demonstrated divergence between perceived and actual expectations of student support in…

Describes philosophy and course of study for the Alternative Education Licensure program at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, first offered in summer 2001. Emphasizes team-teaching approach. (Contains 15 references.) (PKP)