This article briefly reviews the development of alternative public schools and some of the efforts to change teacher education to meet this thrust toward multioption, learner-centered education. Specifically discussed are the Teacher Corps, Individually Guided Education (IGE), and Cincinnati's Mini Teacher Education Center. (SJL)

Secondary Education Learning Facilitator (SELF) is an alternative educational program designed for students who want self-responsibility and want to be actively involved in their own education. A facility is being built under a joint-use and occupancy agreement with a private developer. (Author/MLF)

Describes the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation/Kellogg Project, whose purposes were to identify the essential elements of non-traditional study programs; to develop a classification, guidelines, and evaluation procedures for such programs; and to propose a policy for more uniform approaches by accreditation commissions. Outlines project…

Reviews the present situation of off-campus programs in terms of the value placed on off-campus degrees, process-oriented standards of accreditation, the agencies that evaluate continuing education programs, the federal government's interest and role, and guidelines for evaluating administration, faculty, and students. (MB)

The existing educational system and a hypothetical one increasing the authority of families are compared for their relative ability to meet educational objectives. (JMF)

The Coons and Sugarman proposal for family choice and control of education by means of a voucher system is summarized, and some difficulties in the plan are identified. (JMF)

The author argues against the medical model of screening children for the early identification of special education needs. He proposes an alternate system which concentrates not on labeling children, but on the improvement of instruction for all, an approach which is exemplified by the reading program in Salford. (SJL)

A general overview of the University of the Third Age at Toulouse, France designed for retired persons, is provided including a summary of the university's aims to improve the lives and living standards of the elderly. Possibilities for such a program using distance teaching are reported. (JMF)

Discusses the possibilities of meeting educational goals: the transition to adulthood; provisions for experiential learning; community involvement in education; providing alternatives to traditional schools; improvement of instructional materials; respect for students' rights and individual identities; and providing new approaches to teacher…

The academic success of students with previous open school experience who entered structured or traditional schools was impeded. (MM)

Describes alternative organizational structures for gerontology education for different forms of programs in six institutional types. The study concludes that despite lack of evidence to promote gerontology as a professional discipline, the need for academic legitimacy will have created a profession that in practice does not exist. (Author/BEF)

Describes a program developed by College of Marin (California) called College for Kids. The program serves gifted children in the district through special courses designed to supplement the efforts of the elementary and middle school districts. It reflects a partnership of the college, the county board of education, and the 16 participating county…

Auditing is an objective examination conducted to determine accountability and the level of management control existing in the operation of an organization. Discusses the different types of commitments required of regional associations for implementing an auditing process in school program evaluation. (Author/RK)

Describes a series of disciplinary measures that are being developed in schools across the country as alternatives to suspension from school. They range from special classes to efforts to bring about parental truancy control, and they reflect several new educational realities. (Author/RK)

Describes the development and use of learning activity centers in the basic business classroom--an instructional approach which offers an alternative to the traditional approach and which allows maximum student involvement. (TA)