This paper offers suggestions for ways in which private higher education institutions can work together toward common goals. The first part, "Common Framework," outlines a shared reform agenda. It identifies common commitments of independent institutions and stresses three shared goals: enhanced learning; a meaningful worklife for faculty,…

Effective faculty professional development programs in independent schools can lead to a collegial, intellectually stimulating school culture. These programs can inspire exciting partnerships. Importantly, there's a "trickle down effect"; energized faculty lead to energized students. Yet, many independent schools lack faculty…

This paper proposes a proven, viable program aimed at alleviating the intransigent attitudes toward curriculum change and the subcultural conflict of teacher and student interrelationships and, as well, provides an experience in humanized education. (Author/RK)

This article describes the systematic installation of a career education program on a local or on a regional level. (Author)

This article is an indept presentation of the evaluation of an ethnic studies class conducted in a Nevada secondary school. (Author)

Questions and answers presented in this article offer concrete advice not only about what options in public education should be but also what they should do. (Editor)

The office of admissions of a large, private university recognized the need of students seeking admission, who wanted to be reassured that their secondary education would be compatible with admissions requirements. Article is a general statement on how the university intended to meet secondary school demands. (Author/RK)

Describes an innovative self-paced instructional program and its advantages with old, lock-step lecture methods. (Editor/RK)

This article uses both theoretical knowledge and practical reality associated with the implementation of school improvement as data sources for determining what is desirable for staff development. (Authors)

Explained are basic concepts and components that are common to manual, machine-aided, and computer-based systems, and their significance as key factors in the analysis and design of academic library circulation systems is documented. (2 references) (Author)

Prepared by a professional class in Methods of Teaching School and Community Health, this is a step by step, no nonsense" guide to designing a program on drug use. (CJ)

"The first of a 2-part article reviewing research into early reading and suggesting techniques of prompting." (Editor)

The hearing-impaired child in a nursery school for children with normal hearing is surrounded by experiences which help him to regard speech as a natural outlet for expression. (NH)