After independence India's leaders committed the country to democracy with universal franchise and to pursuing a socialistic pattern of society. As part of these interlocking projects, it was widely recognised that India's educational systems needed reform. However, with scarce resources, Indian policy-makers faced the dilemma of whether to…

The 43rd annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held at the University of Central Florida in March 2019. Papers in these proceedings include the following: (1) How does Experimental Learning Increase Skills and Knowledge Acquisition and Retention in the Non-Traditional Adult Learner? (David Antico); (2) CHAT and…

Comprehensive musicianship is a concept about teaching and learning music. It is an approach that suggests that the source of all musical study is the "literature" of music, and promotes the integration of all aspects of music study. This volume presents a synthesis of the philosophy and practice of 32 experimental programs based on the concept of…

Presents a brief sketch of Theodore Newcomb, author, teacher, and founder of the experimental Residential College at the University of Michigan. (PG)

Originally a speech prepared for the Alabama Consortium for the Development of Higher Education, this is a paper that attempts to test assumptions about non-traditional educational programs and simultaneously to posit alternative approaches that are flexible but still maintain appropriate academic standards. (Author)

Recounts the author's experiences in theatre education with students in the small, rural Peacham School in Vermont. The evolution of theatre concepts, philosophy, practices and community acceptance are described. (MH)

Describes some of the work of two members of the Half Moon Photography Workshop Collective, an independent London gallery committed to showing social and documentary photography. Examines The Workshop's major aim of promoting interest in the use of photography as a critical educational tool. (MH)

AFTER GENERAL REMARKS ON INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION OVER THE YEARS, THE PROGRAMS OF SIX NEW LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WERE DESCRIBED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE INSTITUTIONS--(1) THE FIELD-STUDY CENTER ("DISPOSABLE" OR "BEACHHEAD" COLLEGE), A JOINT PROPOSAL BY ANTIOCH AND GODDARD COLLEGES (OHIO), WITH ENROLLMENT FOR A PERIOD RANGING FROM A FEW WEEKS TO…

THREE MAJOR PAPERS WERE PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE--(1) W. HUGH STICKLER DEFINED AN EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE AS AN INSTITUTION WHICH MANIFESTS PERSISTENT COMMITMENT TO A BELIEF THAT HIGHER EDUCATION CAN BE IMPROVED AND WHICH INNOVATES ON A CONTINUING BASIS TO ACHIEVE THAT IMPROVEMENT. HE DESCRIBED 26 CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGES, LISTED…

Assesses the possible effects of lossening up fixed time requirements and rigid patterns of instruction on the economic efficiency and instructional quality of higher education. (Editor/PG)

This project furnishes students of high school age with a learning model that is a decided contrast from the currently traditional public school system. (Author)

Proposes a typology for examining Indian educational thought and experiments: the British period and its legacy, basic education, elementary education, higher education, adult education and literacy, and other trends. Concludes the essential prototype of education as represented by the university and the formal school system has remained India's…

Explores the nature of complete education as it was conceived and practiced by adherents of French classical anarchist pedagogy. Notes conflict between freedom and authority in their conceptualization. Argues that consciousness of actions rather than the economic and social products of those actions was what made practice contributory to…

A social science perspective is offered on the educational challenge of fostering students' independence while cultivating their abilities to coordinate with others. Rejected are the alternatives of reinforcing the values of American society or permitting free reign to individual development. Educators are reminded that, since their role is to…