Describes the academic and structural advantages of the LaGuardia Community College middle college program, which combines the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in high school with the two years traditionally offered at the community college level. This innovative program allows students to progress at their own rates. (DC)

An alternative way is suggested for schools of education to make significant changes for those who want them while maintaining the goodwill of their more conventional faculty and students. (MM)

Notes that the new trend in business toward informal learning programs is meeting with success. Suggests alternatives to formalized training and means of implementing these learning techniques. (TA)

A discussion of student learning and reactions to PSI, its effects on performance in higher level economics, its impact on student proctors in terms of their learning of economics, and costs of establishing and maintaining a PSI course. (AV)

Washington has come to recognize the growing educational force of lifelong learning across the country. This growth and the current status of federal legislative efforts, including the establishment of the Lifelong Learning Project and Senator Edward Brooke's plans for a Senate lifelong learning financing bill, are described. (LBH)

The advantage of a multi-cultural program is that it can avoid the risk of ethnocentrism and provide for the self-worth of each individual in the student population. However, before proceeding to develop such a program, it must be determined if such a program will meet the needs and desires of the students and the community. (Author/NQ)

A discussion by its director of the establishment and the three years of operations of Central Park East, an alternative public elementary school in Manhattan. (JM)

Clarifies the assumptions on which three categories of alternative schools are based: the innovative school, the reform school, and the "beef 'em up and send 'em back school." Describes four assumptions influencing the function of alternative schools, such as broken kid versus broken system, and examines schools' missions. (RJM)

Focuses on state legislative mandates that have spurred the creation of alternative programs. Provides a simple outline of the different types of alternative schools, best practices in key areas, the rise of charter schools and magnet schools, and a summary of recommendations for creating the most effective alternative schools possible. (RJM)

Discusses outlooks for distance education as K-12 enrollment increases in the next 10 years. Outlines distance education development needs. Notes obstacles to addressing large-scale educational problems using distance education and the necessity for a three-part analysis of America's distance education. (AEF)

Data from 443 women combining work, family, and schooling showed that lower income increased their vulnerability to role conflict. Perceived intensity of student demands was the strongest predictor of role conflict, overload, and contagion (preoccupation with one role while performing another). Conflict and overload were eased somewhat by distance…

Describes the development of performance indicators at Wichita State University (Kansas) that reflect more accurately the institution's diverse, nontraditional constituencies and urban mission. Also presents results of their application and provides useful information for other institutions about considerations and techniques for developing…

Explains why marketing is so crucial in a competitive environment. Focuses on how marketing can be used to determine the needs to be met, the manner that services are to be delivered, and how to ensure that customers' or clients' satisfactions are realized. Concludes with recommendations for distance education. (AEF)

Compares student perceptions and learning outcomes of computer-assisted instruction with those of traditional didactic lectures. Class representatives indicated that students did not perceive computer instruction as being time effective. However, exam scores from computer laboratory questions were significantly higher than those from either…

Describes the development and implementation of an educational program designed to teach the humanities to those living in poverty and thus help them responsibly enter the public world. The pilot program, focusing on philosophical thought and reflection, successfully helps many of its students rise above poverty and improve themselves. (GR)