Information is provided on degree candidates enrolled with the Connecticut Board of State Academic Awards, an external degree program, and includes demographic characteristics, employment data, educational background, and examinations utilized. Based on the information, implications for higher education for nontraditional students are offered.…

Discusses arguements for, but basically against, both open space classrooms and open education. Reviews studies which reveal that students in a traditional setting and program demonstrate higher basic and creative skills and reveal less anxiety than do those in a nontraditional setting. (KC)

Attempts to determine whether behavior problems were as great a concern in schools-within-a-school as they were perceived to be in regular high schools. Uses student and teacher ratings as criteria for evaluating behavior problems. (Author/RK)

Discusses the results of the Flint, Michigan Board of Education's decision to include extensive development of alternative programs as part of the Quality Education/Desegregation Plan developed for the Flint schools. (Author/RK)

Describes educational systems in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, touching on tuition costs, adult education programs, vocational education programs, folk universities, admission standards, certificate of completion, radio and television courses, study circles, no-grade system, and the international folk college. (TP)

In an attempt to examine the general school culture, this study compares and contrasts the normative classroom environments of five types of public schools: urban, rural, suburban, vocational, and alternative. The Classroom Environment Scale (CES) was given in 409 classrooms, and the classrooms were grouped by type of school for analysis.…

Conventional courses in geographical data analysis have major problems of student background, statistical validity, geographical relevance, and intellectual inertia. An alternative approach, based upon the methods of data analysis advocated by Tukey, is proposed. For journal availability, see SO 506 593. (Author)

Describes the advantages of the small school-within-a-school plan for students having difficulty growing in an ordinary large secondary school. Uses the example of Santa Maria High School in California and how it gives students an opportunity to study a curriculum suitable for their future expectations. (RK)

The results of this field experiment support the conjecture that when learning tasks involve the development of a mathematical structure, guided-discovery techniques involving dialectical dialogue may be a more viable alternative to conventional instruction than individualized instruction through expository or programmed packages. (MN)

Describes student and faculty experiences in a four-year or upper division degree program for registered nurses; analyzes the students' socialization (or learning roles) using a combination of two theories of social influence involving compliance, identification, and internalization; and discusses a model of planned change in professional…

The rationale for using a camping situation in which children learn and do mathematics is discussed. (DT)

The traditional campus-oriented institution, the "without walls" college, and the "contract" community college are described, followed by case studies, and discussion of advantages and disadvantages, authorization and accreditation, and contract provisions for the "contract" college. (RT)

The problem of identifying and training college students to be effective multinational marketing managers is investigated in three parts: (1) Identification of multinational manager attributes, (2) selection of multinational managers, and (3) multiple "track" training programs. (TA)

The future of higher education has three dimensions: (1) changes in demographic patterns, migration, and changing high school curricula; (2) increases in industry-sponsored education, "colleges without campuses," and military instruction programs; and (3) possible responses, including more specific missions, improved counseling, and more…

In Kenya, village polytechnics have been started through the efforts of harambees (local fund-raising). An informal program, the polytechnics are designed to aid the agrarian oriented society in improving its efficiency. (CP)