The rediscovery of a role in extending social organization and bringing "order" to distressed neighborhoods has become an educational reform motif in the United States. A full-service school that links education and other support services can contribute to the social capital needed to improve children's learning. While it is a laudable…

Examines how the objectives of alternative schools and programs relate to basic educational objectives. Considers student decisionmaking on such issues as attendance, grading, smoking, and drugs. (Author/DN)

Article traces the history of public schools and examines the reasons for growing interest in nonpublic schools. (Editor)

Article explores the growing pains of an experimental school seeking to expand the learning experience. (RK)

The purpose of this discussion is to state the case for an important alternative educational model and examines the potential for developing necessary revitalization of the educational system. (Author/RK)

Describes an educational trip in a motor home in which study, educational tours, and living take place. Students are the main initiators of programs designed to stimulate the learning process and group living. (RK)

Suggests that the environment outside the school is now capable of taking over many of the school's classical functions, while educational functions traditionally carried on outside the school are now largely missing. (JF)

Article describes one group of teachers and their efforts to work together during the first three semesters of the West Philadelphia Community Free School. (Authors)

In an open university History of Science course a unit was written to provide basic information on quantum theory for students with arts and social science background in order to enable these students to handle the Bohr-Einstein debate. An evaluation of the unit showed that it achieved its purpose. (Author/MLW)

The author examines the shift from generalized management training to learning experiences specifically tailored for application on the job. He argues that acquisition of knowledge is not enough, if learners do not have the skills of application to follow through on what was learned. (SSH)

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale offers baccalaureate degree programs in occupational education and other vocational areas for off-duty military personnel on their bases. The program illustrates how a university can fill a need for communities at some distance from the campus. (PP)

Surveyed Virginia's colleges (N=23) to ascertain how financial resources, administrative support, and community interest might influence development of programs for older learners. Results indicated that general demand and administrative support were most positively related to growth while inadequate financial resources and cost to participants…

Considers St. Louis Community College's interdisciplinary efforts in terms of teaching strategies used and the programs and activities at particular campuses, including the development on an interdisciplinary studies program and an interdisciplinary core course; the use of weekend, evening, and telecourse instruction in the Program of Liberal Arts…

A study assessed the extent of health education services provided by community health services in Illinois. The need for agencies to define target populations and their health education needs and to state agency educational objectives clearly is underscored. (PP)

To accommodate declining enrollments and school integration, the Minneapolis, Minnesota school system instituted six widely varying alternative school programs, ranging from free schools to those employing fundamental methods. Students and parents can select the program that suits them best. (Author/PP)