Arguments commonly made against distance education systems and the merits of these contentions are considered. It is suggested that when plans to establish a distance teaching university are announced, a common reaction is the view that it will never work. The conduct of distance teaching, which is visible in printed materials and audible in…

The author discusses some of the limitations of the use of sheltered workshops and behavior modification in vocational rehabilitation for the handicapped and promotes the possibility of on-the-job training as an alternative to sheltered workshops. (EA)

The Coalition of Indian Controlled School Boards was organized in 1971, forming an alliance of Indian schools who shared common educational concerns. The Coalition stand has proved that the most effective way to successfully improve education for American Indians is to place the control and decision making power in the hands of Indian people. (KM)

The booklet presents a number of alternative educational approaches for gifted and talented students. Five chapters cover the following topics: characteristics of the gifted; identification; program development information and resources for enrichment, grouping, acceleration, and guidance programs; teacher selection and training; and communication…

A description of the kinds of services libraries may provide to students in nontraditional programs and an examination of the kinds of training needed by librarians who perform such services. (LS)

The authors explore some current models and theories of adult education and give their interpretation of how they can and should be applied in the future. The learning society has always been our goal, but we have not been willing to abandon our principal obstacle--schooling--to achieve it. (Author/AJ)

Children who speak Black English may have difficulty in acquiring reading skills because of negative teacher attitudes about their dialect and because of inappropriate initial reading material. Although some solutions have been suggested, few have been investigated. (BJG)

This second volume of Compact Guides to Information on Urban and Minority Education includes three reports: a review of alternative schools, a report on teaching writing to dialectally different youths, and a bibliography on race and sex stereotyping in children's books. The first report discusses the characteristics, types and outcomes of…

This bibliography contains over 300 references to works on career development, alternative schools, and community involvement in elementary and secondary education. Works cited were developed primarily by urban school districts in cities with a population of 100,000 or more, and include research studies, evaluation reports, and instructional…

This report provides a description and evaluation of a project conducted at Parkersburg Community College to provide workers in local industry with postsecondary educational opportunities in the work place. After chapter I introduces the philosophical base of the project, chapter II outlines its intended outcomes, which included: (1) the…

The monograph describes the Community Learning Center (CLC) model and process, which resulted from a University System of New Hampshire project conducted in six small New Hampshire towns between July 1973 and June 1974. The development involved a non-school, learner-controlled base, headed by groups of citizens called "core groups," who…

Traditionally, continuing education, though a recognized mission of the community college, has been relegated to an ancillary position outside of the policy-making and administrative mainstream. As traditional student populations shrink and outreach and career preparation become more important, community colleges have begun to realize that…

Two weeks before their June 1978 graduation, 21,225 students in the Los Angeles (CA) Unified School District graduating class completed a questionnaire about their plans after graduation and their opinions about their senior high school programs. Sixty percent reported that they had chosen their career by the time of their graduation. A smaller…

Nonformal educational programs, which are frequently characterized by their transmission of knowledge outside the limitations and role expectations of the traditional classroom, exist today as they have throughout the past. Among the common characteristics of the diverse nonformal educational programs throughout the world is their responsiveness…

Intended for those who want to reduce disruptive behavior in elementary and secondary schools, this book argues that children must be held responsible for their actions and prefers self-discipline to imposed discipline that evaporates when authority is absent. Schools need to take greater initiative in teaching students responsibility and giving…