Reflects on one educator's experiences teaching high school students and student teachers, suggesting that teaching was made meaningful, and learning against oppression was made possible, only when the group, consciously or unconsciously, made use of non-normalized or perverted forms of desire and crisis. Notes the teacher's realization that…

Discusses a qualitative research study conducted in a distance-learning environment using satellite delivery. Describes changes in instructional design and adaptation issues which faculty and professionals involved in satellite-delivery learning situations used to be successful. (Author/AEF)

Presents a survey of literature on distance education published from 1990 to the present. Using various criteria identified in the literature, distance education is evaluated using Parento's law. Findings include that distance education is 80% effective and that distance education does not necessarily always do a good job in the methods it uses to…

Describes four Australian initiatives that incorporate nontraditional approaches to education: (1) multiple and flexible pathways; (2) virtual schools; (3) workplace-based learning convergence; and (4) community of knowledge builders. Asserts that the particulars of these four initiatives can offer important points to the discussion about broader…

Describes the cooperative efforts of corporations, foundations, organizations, institutions of higher learning, and community support that transformed a church into one of the first charter schools in the state of New York. Describes the process, offerings, and continuing challenges of the King Center and asserts that it is a model of…

Study represents one of the first undertaken exclusively with students who brought weapons to school. Questions examined measures of student and family relationships, as well as attitudes and behavior among students caught with weapons at school. Findings support the need for substance abuse assessments and family interventions that strengthen…

Recognizing that their activities and programs are highly effective alternative learning models, camps are accepting a greater role in year-round education and youth development. Camps can reinvigorate their businesses, and schools can benefit from the power of outdoor, experiential learning. Advice includes explaining camp benefits in terms…

Findings from a study of 19 families in rural Pennsylvania who educate their children at home show that, overall, these home educators are asserting their historical option of cultural agency and schooling. Their decisions have implications for the reform of public education. (SLD)

Private universities implementing nontraditional programs for working adults typically staff these programs with part-time, adjunct, and underpaid faculty with no benefits. The model outlined suggests that a policy establishing nontraditional faculty may represent a false economy. Paying such faculty proportionately more than regular faculty would…

Explains the origins and growth of distance education, the media used, type of students it attracts, and identifies advantages and disadvantages of utilizing distance education. Gives a brief profile of distance education in the United States. (AEF)

Describes an Australian distance education remedial mathematics course, which was designed to address issues associated with math anxiety and poor self-concept in regard to mathematics abilities. Concludes that online learning can offer improved opportunities for timid and male students, equal opportunity for others. (Contains 18 references.) (NB)

The expansion of Specialist Subject Schools (SSS) will cost taxpayers 113 million British pounds in start-up costs in the next three years, taking the annual cost of the programme to 373 million British pounds (Times Educational Supplement [TES], 2003 ). This paper adopts a case study approach, examining the processes, outcomes and implications of…

In recent decades, a number of factors have contributed to the growth of alternative educational programs in urban settings. Public perception of cities as dangerous places and national media attention to high profile incidents of school violence are two influences. Here, Tallerico and Burstyn center on a subset of in-depth interview data provided…

This article contains suggestions for teachers wishing to remain active in the field of education but not on a full-time basis, especially considering that the oldest of the baby boomers have begun to retire, that people are living longer, and a growing segment of the workforce views retirement as a transition to a new venture, not the end of an…

The lifestyles of young people excluded from school have received much attention recently, particularly in relation to illicit drug use. Commentators have acknowledged that they constitute a high-risk group to social disaffection and substance abuse. This paper reports on a group of 48 young people living in Belfast aged 13-14 years who are…