A model for an alternative degree program for postbaccalaureate students is presented. The program is designed for lifelong learners for whom traditional graduate study is not appropriate. It is not directed toward disciplines, but toward the learner's profession and his personal needs for advancement within his profession. (JMD)

Presented is the second of a two-part study that describes how some colleges have been joining together in a grassroots cooperative movement to buy, make use of, and shape telecourses. The experiences of two such consortia used by colleges are among the topics discussed. (JMD)

The Independent Human Studies program at Schoolcraft College offers an alternative method of earning academic credits. Students delineate an area of study, pose research questions, gather resources, synthesize the information, state the thesis, choose the method of presentation, set schedules, and take responsibility for meeting deadlines. (MB)

Describes Black Hawk College's (Illinois) efforts to meet the needs of nontraditional students and the community through an associate in liberal studies degree, a division of interdisciplinary and alternative study through the university parallel program, credit for prior experiential learning, courses available at public libraries, and community…

Testing of a modified contract instructional method (contract, instructional objectives, self-test) with a traditional procedure supports the contention that, for a population of underachieving junior high school students, the modified contract procedure constitutes a more effective teaching method. (Author/MJB)

This article describes some of the principal types of formal education institutions available to young children in Denmark. Information about school administration, teacher training and parental and community roles is also included. (CM)

Credited to the quality of leadership provided by the superintendent, the school board, and the professional staff, Pascagoula's sound, many-faceted, and highly regarded school program stresses skills in reading, mathematics, and language arts, in the elementary schools and offers three types of curricula (college preparatory, general education,…

The adaptation of students from an open junior high school to a traditional high school is the focus of this article. Students' adjustment to the new school, their academic performance, and attitude toward school are discussed, and findings indicate that only in attitude did they differ from students from other junior high schools. (JD)

Discusses the plight of primary level science in Australian schools and examines possible solutions to the difficulties. (SL)

It has been the purpose of this report to establish through a philosophical framework a general education curriculum model that could be applied within an institution of higher learning. An attempt to merge the general educational ideal of "commonality" with the flexibility of "individualism," and the "reality" of contemporary society is…

Presents empirical findings concerning the impact of films on the learning of the audience and describes the rationale and development of a film series which may be utilized by instructors concerned with values education. Available from: Film & History, The Historians Film Committee, c/o The History Faculty, New Jersey Institute of Technology,…

The author examines some of the barriers to learning found in public schools and concludes with an alternative which has the potential of providing a different philosophic basis for adult basic education programs, a literacy technique developed and implemented by Paulo Freire in Brazil. (MF)

Discusses the value of learning centers and other open education techniques in early education programs for young Native Americans. (BD)

Dejuvenilizing the high school by minimizing the custodial relationship between school and student calls for innovative alternatives in school scheduling, in providing students with off campus educational opportunities, and in meeting their needs for work and service experience. (Author)

Advocates a change in educational emphasis in which humanism is seen not as an alternative but as a given. Suggests switching focus from measuring end-results to providing options which emphasize process and which reflect two themes, namely active learning from concrete experience and the symbolization of that experience through sensory means. (BR)