Program descriptions for the School District of Philadelphia's 102 alternative elementary and secondary programs constitute the bulk of this booklet. Descriptions include information on number of students, grade levels, administrative staff, and program purposes. A brief summary of the evaluation of alternative education programs, as well as…

Gives brief overviews of such programs as New Brunswick's Criterion-Referenced Testing Program, Alberta's Education North project to develop educational programs better attuned to the needs of students in isolated communities, and a study of how and why parents choose between public and independent schools. (IRT)

Twelve annotated bibliographies of literature in the ERIC system describe the administration, organization, concerns, and practices of current school volunteer programs. (MLF)

The author describes the role of minicourses, in-depth study sessions of short duration for gifted and talented students in elementary and secondary education. Examples of successful minicourses from around the U.S. are cited, and the implications for minicourses of gifted characteristics (such as curiosity, flexibility and decision making…

The programs of the two back-to-basics schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky, are briefly described in this speech. The two schools, one high school and one elementary school, are alternative programs. The emphasis is on traditional curriculum, patriotism, respect, competition, and citizenship. Recitation, drill, and homework, along with…

This pamphlet surveys the last ten years of a Pennsylvania assessment program called Educational Quality Assessment (EQA). The assessment, mandated by state law, measures student achievement in ten goal areas. Pamphlet topics cover legislation and history, administration of the program, the EQA inventory, and the school report. (Author/LD)

This booklet contains descriptions of seven elementary and four secondary alternative school programs in the Eugene, Oregon, School District 4J. All these programs conform to school district policy, which dictates that alternative school programs must cost no more to operate than regular district schools. Each alternative school proposal was…

This description of the National Diffusion Network, a nationwide system of trained educators working together to help school districts adopt tested exemplary educational programs, includes a brief history of the NDN and discussions of how programs are identified, how exemplary programs are chosen, and how school districts adopt NDN programs. The…

This article describes the merits of career education and of an alternative, two-year program open to high school seniors and intended to develop students' career planning abilities. (DS)

The paper considers the problems of special education for India. Sections cover the incidence and types of crippling conditions, special education in the context of India's general educational system, medical services and their bearing on the problem of exceptional children, and an overview of trends in the provision of special education in…

The document presents an account of project activities that evolved around the development and implementation of career education in Leon County School District, Florida. The purpose of the project was to begin effecting needed educational changes at the K-14 level by developing a comprehensive career education program designed to increase student…

This is a companion document to "Educational Programs That Work," and is intended for use by state facilitators and other linking agents who are working with school districts to locate exemplary practices that, if adopted, will lead to improved educational programs. For all projects (whenever such information was available) the use of each…

The paper describes the Northville (Michigan) Public Schools' program for providing education to approximately 750 handicapped students living in two major residential institutions. Legislation underlying the program's development is reviewed, operation of the educational program is discussed, and statistics on program staff and students are…

This is the fourth edition of the ERIC/SMEAC DIRECTORY OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. This edition contains summaries of 207 efforts, 121 of which were not reported in earlier editions. The remaining 86 are more recent reports of environmental education projects and programs previously described in the second and/or third…

Described and illustrated with charts and tables is a model program for learning disability students at the University of Vermont. The program is said to feature an interprofessional team of educational, clinical, and medical specialists. Reviewed are the five steps in the Problem Oriented System for Educational Services (P.O.S.E.):…