Noting that an alternative educational system must be understood as being distinctly different from alternative learning environments, this article argues that the Urban League's Street Academies have successfully explored the viability of alternative learning environments, and that in respect ot the public school system, they should be understood…

Although some nontraditional drug education programs work, most programs are either ineffective or actually increase the use of drugs. (Author/IRT)

An analysis and discussion of the educational implications of white, mythical black, and actual black perspectives in terms of their relative emphasis on cognition and affectivity. (EH)

The Learning Center at Old Sturbridge Village is designed to develop a sense of early American lifeways and stimulate creative behavior. (Author)

The author distinguishes between the concepts of political socialization and political education. He argues that political socialization has come to dominate both our thinking and our teaching in the area of civic education. Suggestions for promoting political education are included. (DE)

Education consists of three important facets: reflection, action, and systematic instruction. Various mixtures of these components should be available to meet the needs of persons at the various stages of life, of persons in different groups, and of persons in different types of communities. (Author/WM)

In the current model for educating poverty children, a major shift is required which would view the school as a secondary intervening influence and stress primary intervention at the societal and family level, focusing on essentially non-school variables and settings. (EH)

As the recipient of 1 of 40 National Academy for School Executives-Danforth Foundation Fellowships, this author lists observations on American education derived from the fellowship's 2 month study leave program. (JC)

A description is given of two Georgia alternative certification institutes and academic year internships for secondary foreign language, mathematics, and science teacher-interns and mentors. One program, the Teacher Recruitment and Internship Project for Success (TRIPS), is an intern-mentor alternative certification program designed to attract…

This document describes the establishment of a Department of Nonformal Education in Botswana and is intended as a case study that can help ensure that nonformal education receives adequate funding in developing countries. The first chapter examines the theory of nonformal education and includes sections on three guiding precepts for this type of…

This document contains five reports from a study that collected survey data on the practices and state trends affecting military personnel attending proprietary, private, and public postsecondary education institutions in 11 states and on the practices related to student transcript evaluation. The contents include "Introduction, State and…

Parents and guardians of children in the Indianapolis Public Schools' Montessori Option Program for kindergartners through sixth graders were surveyed. Parents and guardians were surveyed on: (1) the pupil progress report, which was used on a pilot basis during the 1988-89 school year; (2) the Montessori method; (3) strengths and weaknesses of the…

This report describes the Palenque Project, a highly interactive, multimedia, optical disc research prototype which was developed for home use and tested by observing 25 children in the 9 to 14 year age range and their families and 8 12-year-olds in pairs. It is noted that the project was intended to create a rich, multimedia database environment…

This report, which consists entirely of statistical data and explanatory notes, is the annual data report for 1986-87 of the Rochester City School District (New York). As stated in the introduction, the report's primary purpose is to provide systematic and reliable information for district assessment, strategic planning, and substantive…