The equal and sweeping collaboration between the public schools and the business-labor-industry communities within the Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) demonstration project is explained in question-answer form. What the community consists of and is asked for, the requirements it must meet, and the resources provided it are discussed.…

Concerns of potential EBCE participants and hurdles for program advocates to overcome have been confronted by earlier educational reforms seeking to coordinate schools' and communities' educational resources. These issues are considered as they concern students and parents, the program's community participants, universities and educational…

Evaluating Experience-Based Career Education was complex; four different programs were created by developer laboratories within common parameters. Evaluation was primarily formative, but the article focuses on information useful to an audience undecided about EBCE implementation. Three areas of measured outcomes are presented: community support,…

Introduction of experimental programs in higher education confronts faculty with problems and possibilities attendant with programmatic change. This article attempts to describe the position faculty has been placed in, as well as the kind of questions they should ask regarding the introduction of alternative study patterns. (Author)

Higher education need not be obtained in residency at a college or university. Some alternatives that may be widely employed in the future are examined. (Author/MLF)

Presents a measurement of the time and resources committed to traditional student actions such as reading and working homework. The perception of the educational value of each action for both students and faculty is captured. Basic educational efficiencies are computed for a traditional mechanics course and a nontraditional hands-on Electricity…

Provides insights into findings from the author's distance-learning courses at the University of South Florida, Lakeland Campus. Discusses sites and studio synergism; planning and preparation of materials; interactive instruction; preventing production problems; and promoting positive learning experiences. (AEF)

Discusses a study to determine the extent that Michigan Adult Education Alternative Training (AEAT) providers used selected concepts of systematic planning in developing training programs. Finds that 55.6% of 65 responding AEAT planners utilized the concepts. Suggests that planners should also incorporate political and practical considerations.…

Discusses the increasing adoption of the learning community ideal among community colleges, describing the leaders and organizations who have contributed to this movement. Reviews five indicators of a learning community: effective learning, professional development plans for every employee, constant reevaluation of missions and values,…

A former student from the Arthur Morgan School, a residential school in rural North Carolina, reminiscences about an adventure that he instigated while attending junior high. Years later, a teacher who witnessed the incident shared his pleasure on finding that students were not being mischievous as expected, but instead, finishing work that should…

Recounts how Foxfire grew from a high school magazine to a national program that helps others to teach in a student-centered way. The Foxfire approach has proven successful regardless of age and grade level, across the curriculum, and in the most traditional school settings. Describes various workshops, courses, and programs that Foxfire has…

Explains the potential role and benefits of service learning in transforming schools. Argues that service learning has the potential to reinvigorate traditional classrooms and turn passive students into dynamic and engaged learners, but its implementation carries no guarantee of "product satisfaction." Further, its success lies in the…

Investigates the implications of charter school choice for equity, discussing three standards of equity (racial balance, resources, and outcome). Reviews the equity provisions of state charter legislation, research on who chooses charter schools for their children and why, and analyses of the demographic characteristics of charter school students.…

Describes the MathOnline system at the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), a learning delivery method that, in addition to blending synchronous and asynchronous learning, combines traditional mathematics instruction with distance learning. Student surveys indicate the system greatly enhances traditional learners' educational experiences…

Defines multimedia and describes its use in education, particularly in the community college. States that it has the potential not only to improve current educational practices, but also to revolutionize the way higher education is provided. Offers a brief history of the various forms of media that are available for instructional use, including…