Recent legislative efforts have been aimed at increasing the accountability of schools to meet the educational needs and improve outcomes for students. States and districts across the nation have responded differently. One emerging pattern has been the rise in alternative schools which address the educational needs of students unsuccessful in…

Author discusses the four components of planning: need, interest, organization, and accountability as they relate to an alternative school. (Editor)

The development of a nontraditional system of education, in addition to maintaining the existing operation, may be the best solution to the economic and enrollment problems facing junior colleges today. This article identifies the elements that influence the development of nontraditional educational services, and suggests modes of implementation.…

The views of 30 members of the Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education and of a large sector of the Montana population as to the most important "issues and questions facing Montana postsecondary education" were solicited. The replies were categorized into the following subject areas: Goals, objectives and Priorities; Governance,…

Adult educators, providing necessary lifelong, comprehensive education, face the major imperative of solving the problem of racism. Numerous other imperatives concerning program design and content must be fulfilled in effectively meeting adult learners' needs. Guidance from the principles expressed in a proposed adult educator's Hippocratic Oath…

Not only one educational style, i.e., Formal 3-R, is right for all students. Alternatives should be offered to ensure that different student needs are met by the school curriculum. A planning/working time line is outlined. (Author/RK)

The advantage of a multi-cultural program is that it can avoid the risk of ethnocentrism and provide for the self-worth of each individual in the student population. However, before proceeding to develop such a program, it must be determined if such a program will meet the needs and desires of the students and the community. (Author/NQ)

In this address, the author speculates upon the current status of teacher education, reflects upon the knowledge currently available from research and theory, and proposes a new system of cooperation between teacher educators and teachers in the role of educating children. Comments are made upon the lessons learned during the 1950's and 1960's…

The impetus and situation for development of a Polish open university similar to Britain's are outlined and discussed, focusing on Poland's educational system since World War II, the limits to expansion of conventional universities, new educational interests, alternative program models, and administrative organization. (MSE)

Explores the option of using distance education courses as a viable alternative to building classrooms and facilities. Distance education could be one solution to the financial and physical facilities problems universities may have in dealing with the predicted economic and enrollment conditions. (AEF)

This book contains five essays that recount the story of Britain's Workers' Educational Association (WEA) in particular and adult education in general in Cornwall since 1919. "An Idea Moves West: The Days before 1919" (Bernard Deacon) discusses the birth of the movement. The problems of chronically high unemployment, low wages, and…

Career development needs of Illinois secondary school youth, and plans being made in the State to meet those needs, are described. Two Illinois agencies have been awarded planning grants for NIE's Experience-Based Career Education demonstration projects: the Illinois State Board of Education and Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4. (AJ)

Based on the assertion that punitive programs for at-risk students are ineffective, this book describes in detail how to start an effective alternative program to redirect the lives of at-risk youth. Following the preface, chapter 1 presents a historical background and an overview of alternative education. The second chapter describes strategies…

This issue of "Mini-School News" deals with the first 12 steps involved in starting a minischool. The first and most critical step is to clearly identify the problems that make reform seem necessary. The question then becomes one of identifying the possible solutions and sources of information about them. Then the data must be evaluated from a…

Three proposals developed from concerns in the 1960s about the effectiveness of continuing medical education are discussed: a national plan, a process program model based on identified physician needs, and use of mandatory continuing education in relicensing/recertification. Problems are considered, and recommendations for changes are summarized.…