A study was conducted to describe the population of alternative models for comprehensive school reform in the region served by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). The study addressed the questions of whether schools that did not propose to adopt widely known or implemented reform models were able to design a reform process…

Presented are detailed instructions for a demonstration to simulate for educators the experience of the disabled reader. (DB)

Florida A & M University, a majority black university, and Florida State University, a majority white university, have engaged in two demonstration teacher education intergroup relations projects. (Author)

Two counties in Ohio are used as models for Extension organizations striving to reach and serve urban clientele. (DS)

Describes Project Build which proved successful in bringing disadvantaged youth into the building trades. (MB)

Discusses proposed demonstration schools which will provide 3-year model programs to teach skills in the areas of outdoor recreation and applied ecology. (SB)

Presents a model program for inservice college teacher education which has proven effective in upgrading the instructional quality of seminar participants. (AN)

Ten-state project tests new routes to better life for itinerant workers. (Editor)

A summer camp program for learning disabled children utilizing graduate and undergraduate special education majors is described. Training goals for both graduates and undergraduates are discussed. (CD)

The article relates the use and construction of a strobe unit as an instructional aid. (GB)

CLOSE (Center for Laboratory Oriented Studies and Experimentation) is an organization of engineering educators and 5 industries engaged in improving and strengthening engineering curricula devoted to laboratory oriented studies. (Editor)

Article describes nine He-Ne laser projects which have been successfully carried out by junior and senior electrical engineering students. (IR)

Describes the Saanich Internship Program for training teachers, which is exemplary in some aspects, and suggests modifications which could make it more nearly ideal. (AH)

Describes the Scottish Microelectronics Development Programme (SMDP), which was undertaken to advance the use of microcomputers in instruction at all educational levels in Scotland. The development of the microprocessor and its effect on educational technology are briefly considered, as well as initial problems and prospects for the future of…

At a time when property tax valuations and frozen mill levies can't keep pace with the rising costs of library operations, special employment workers at the Parmly Billings Public Library in Montana have helped sustain many programs and activities. This is one of the top five winners in American Libraries' competition to identify innovative…