Surveyed 269 freshmen students at a nonresidential college to study faculty influence on student development in a commuter setting. Results suggested that the quality of student-faculty interactions may be more important in the personal and intellectual development of commuter students than the frequency of the interactions. (JAC)

Spirited teachers and a tough work-study program show that one city's young "incorrigibles" are not as unsalvageable as they had at first seemed. (Editor)

In recent research undertaken by the author a panel of middle school experts judged a number of criteria to be essential in order for a school to consider itself a true middle school. The qualities included in this article for the six middle school subsystems are derived from their valuable input. (Author/RK)

Presents a case study of a franchising arrangement involving a university and a student dominated association. (Author)

Considers music's role in the arts-in-general-education movement. Also identifies misconceptions that specialists often have about their involvement and cites evidence that arts-in-general-education programs actually strengthen existing music curriculums. (Editor/RK)

As the children of Belfast return to school, this report focuses on a project designed to help teenage pupils from the city's Catholic and Protestant communities. (Editor/RK)

It is maintained that the distinction between "phonics" and "look and say" methods of teaching is irrelevant for learning to read, and it is suggested that there is a specific sequence of steps which are essential if children are to learn to read an alphabetic script. (Author/RK)

Reports on nine issues that the National Society for the Study of Education agreed were crucial to education today and should be included in their yearbook on secondary education. Some of the conclusions of the yearbooks authors were also presented. (Editor/RK)

Dormitory residents (N=16) participated in transactional analysis (TA) groups. Pre- and post-test results on the Omnibus Personality Inventory showed the experimental group having significantly decreased complexity scores (p greater than .01) and increased estheticism scores (p greater than .05) when compared with a control group. The use of TA…

Paradoxical observations (N=20) are provided that deal with and reflect circumstances of students in the post student-activist era. Some of the paradoxes have only recently evolved, others have been continuously present. The conclusion is that the current activism tends noticeably to focus on issues that affect students personally as students.…

Takes a look at Scotland's first free school. (Editor/RK)

What kinds of instructional materials provide students with the experiences and activities that help them learn? Suggests that teachers should use local production facilities to design and produce their own materials for classroom use. (Author/RK)

Author visited a special school which tried to provide a "normal" curriculum for its severely handicapped children. (Editor/RK)

Author suggested that schools should do away with their remedial departments. (Editor/RK)