Indicators of the quality of a nontraditional college are difficult to define since the outputs of nontraditional education differ from traditional outputs. This document assesses some of the possible indicators, including accreditation status; state charters, licenses, and approvals; the college catalogue listing of faculty and indication of…

This book is a collection of ten essays about the future of education, both as the authors think it will be and as they think it ought to be. Implicit in each essay is a vision of what is right and wrong with education today, as well as a vision of the possibilities and pitfalls of the future. The essays include "What the Future of Education Might…

The views of 30 members of the Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education and of a large sector of the Montana population as to the most important "issues and questions facing Montana postsecondary education" were solicited. The replies were categorized into the following subject areas: Goals, objectives and Priorities; Governance,…

The rapid increase in the number of alternative schools in the past two years suggests that today's educator should closely examine the topic--whether with a view toward promoting such options or simply in the interest of keeping abreast of major developments that affect American education. This bulletin gives an introductory overview of the…

This newsletter contains 20 reports of varied educational activities in member European countries. The major articles written in English include an industrialist's view of academia; reports from Germany on pilot projects for educational reform, new programs for late elementary grades and alternatives to the university; Irish discussions on adult…

This report examines the results of a survey conducted to trace the activities of the graduates of SEED--a "free" high school that is an alternative to the regular high school program in Toronto. The survey was conducted to see how many former SEED students had gone on to universities or community colleges, had had problems meeting the…

A survey of alternative school students was undertaken by the Minneapolis Public Schools in the Spring of 1971 to collect information which would help in the development of programs to meet the needs of these students. A total of 54 students, three-fourths of those attending three alternative schools, completed questionnaires. Compared with their…

This is a handbook and guide for nontraditional higher education. Part one is an operational guide for the development, organization, implementation and evaluation of an alternative resource center for the facilitation of nontraditional learning within higher education. Part two is a comprehensive resource guide to alternative education programs…

Based on the premise that therapy is a way of learning, two Field Centers were developed: (1) a small group in New Mexico who studied geology, botany, wilderness survival skills and themselves, the latter using group dream study methods and (2) a group in Switzerland to study Jungian psychology including individual analysis. (JT)

Describes a program in which art work by local artists is exhibited regularly in schools to provide children with an unstructured aesthetic experience. (CW)

This model is an attempt to integrate a number of developments into a new form of secondary education with a distinctive purpose, process, and context that will have a powerful and beneficial influence on the maturation of adolescents and their transition to adulthood. (Author)

The structure and operations of a school based on Kohlberg's concept of just community are described. This approach integrates social studies and English curricula with a program of moral discussions and a governance structure based on a participatory democracy. (Author/DE)

Information from interviews with a parent coordinator at Eastside Elementary School, a teacher at Silver Lea Corridor School, and a student at Action High and the Planning Course is presented to show history, relationship and function with parents, teachers, students, and administrators in the Eugene, Oregon, public alternative school system. (JT)

Views oral interpretation festivals as educational exercises superior to competitive events and suggests methods for improving the organization, criticism and listening elements of these festivals. (MH)

The article offers the suggestion that interdisciplinary units can be maximized if they include some form of focusing experiences as part of the module and gives some tips on developing such a unit. (Author)