The Alternative Education Program at Syosset High School, Syosset, New York, permits high school students on-site experience in their exploration of possible careers. The counselors can monitor a career experience as it develops. Students involved in career education undergo positive changes in their attitudes toward school. (Author/JAC)

Describes two innovative college-level geography programs in which classes are taught off campus at locations and times convenient for nontraditional students. The authors conclude that this format has attracted highly motivated, older students (particularly non-Whites and women) who would not otherwise have been able to continue their education.…

Experiential education is viewed as a process of enculturation: a student explores the work culture and develops the personality characteristics prized by the culture. Implications are examined for selection, training, and evaluation of students in an undergraduate internship in a psychiatric residential treatment center for adolescents.…

The mentoring role at Empire State College is examined on the basis of mentors' behavior responses to mentor-defined problems. The critical incident technique was used to elicit reported and recalled incidents that either facilitated or impeded mentoring. (Author/MLW)

Describes social studies program of a community service high school. The chief goal of the school is to teach citizenship through student projects which make a useful contribution to the community. Skill areas focus on thinking, human relations, organization, and information processing. (KC)

The Adult College Opportunity Program at California State College, San Bernardino, is described. Humanities core courses, which offer training in writing and thinking skills and practice applying those skills, are combined with a seminar series on adult development patterns and learning styles. (Author/MLW)

Developes a profile of the hard-to-reach adult, describes barriers to participation in continuing education, and discusses four models of participation and their implications for recruitment strategies. (SK)

A theory of experiential instruction based on the ideas of Jerome Bruner is proposed. Four general requirements of instructional theory are examined and it is recommended that research and development refine and improve the practice of experiential instruction. (Author/SF)

Suggests that educators must recognize the reality of antischool public opinion and, through the development of differentiated education and alternative schooling, seek to reinvolve the community with their schools. Condensed from "Principal," November 1980, pp 8-14. (SJL)

Reviews some of the forms school centralization has assumed, some of the problems following in its wake, and a few of the solutions undertaken to date. Optional (nontraditional) schools are singled out as a promising answer to governance difficulties. (Author/MLF)

Recognizes the diversity of the student population and the need to identify the students' learning styles and to develop strategies to accommodate those styles. Suggests instruments instructors can use to assist in the identification of learning styles and steps administrators can take to increase learning options. (AYC)

Provides an update on what has happened in family day care in New York City since 1974. The pros and cons of this type of day care and prospects for the future are discussed. (Author/MP)

Despite the weaknesses of the accreditation process, it is suggested that nontraditional graduate programs should seek full accreditation. Some conditions leading to support of accreditation are discussed: (1) motivation to belong, (2) reasonable cost of accrediting, (3) governance structure, (4) qualitative standards, (5) effective administrative…

Described are three models for higher education. Model I (historical): knowledge is a commodity purchasable for so many hours of effort, exchangeable into a currency called credits; Model II (post-1960): broader, more individualized learning experiences; Model III (proposed): an egalitarian force for social change. (KC)

Proposes family choice in education in Great Britain. The plan is to issue scholarships or vouchers to all families to be used to pay for their preferred school. The impact on educational practice and implications for political parties are discussed. (KC)