From October 1 through December 31, 1965, activity was concentrated on the selection of a curriculum and the development of topic objectives within each course of study. The proposed curriculum outlined for grades 9 through 14 is based on meeting the four identified domains of specific vocational, general vocational, citizenship, and…

In August 1970 the Ford Foundation announced the establishment of a Venture Fund grant program to help strengthen and to encourage innovation in undergraduate education throughout the country. Criteria for selection were: (1) evidence of creative programs in the past, (2) the quality of current educational programs and leadership, and (3) the…

This report describes the results of 2 questionnaires designed to measure students' perceptions of and satisfaction with aspects of their small liberal arts college environment. The test was administered to samples of students enrolled in the experimental program, alternates (students who had volunteered for the experimental program but were not…

Composers of new music want musicians to create their own music and to realize their own creative powers. Author describes new music and lists examples for reference. (Author/RK)

Author, who directs The Literary Imagination", a freshman English course at Carnegie-Mellon, describes two experimental, student-directed English courses he helped establish for freshmen, and the reasons for the apparent failure of these courses. (DR)

Describes the Nebraska Physical Science Project, an experimental program designed to provide individualized instruction in chemistry-physics to high school students. The course objectives, topics, instructional approach, evluation instruments, and project personnel are described. (LC)

Results of the study indicated favorable differences for the home economics education graduates who completed the experimental undergraduate course in employment education in regard to their attitude toward the employment emphasis, their knowledge about the employment aspect, and their teaching preferences in occupational programs. (Author)

Describes the planning and the foreign students' evaluation of an experimental interdisciplinary course in international environmental problems. (IR)

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)

Research supported by a grant from the Cooperative Research Branch, U.S. Office of Education.

Points out the problems in designing and evaluating research on writing courses. (JL)

Presents a perspective on the nature of the use of proofs in high school geometry. Compares three currently used approaches to the geometry curriculum: (1) traditional geometry with no explanation of the axiomatic system; (2) hands-on geometry with no proofs until the end of the course; and (3) experimental geometry with no proofs. (DDR)