Public Law 94-142 requires, in part, that an individualized educational program for each handicapped child be prepared in a joint conference involving, at the very least, a parent, a teacher, and an administrator. (PHR)

This paper is a statement prepared for the General Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives. In it the Texas R&D Center's programs in the personalization of teacher education are outlined, including examples of the process at work in experimental projects in the University of Texas College of…

Examines how the objectives of alternative schools and programs relate to basic educational objectives. Considers student decisionmaking on such issues as attendance, grading, smoking, and drugs. (Author/DN)

The director of a highly innovative school describes the program there. (LS)

Describes a program of individualized instruction and student-made schedules and how that program brought the life back to a Catholic high school for girls. (RK)

This directory was compiled from the returns of a mail survey conducted in the fall of 1973. By the nature of the survey, the listings in this report are incomplete. But what emerges from the information is clear: there are many different kinds of alternatives. In providing a brief description of each school or program, the editors have attempted…

During the past few years a new trend in day to day schooling has developed, namely independent studies, that involves learning experience between people. This monograph presents the idea that there is a relation between independence in school programs and a desire for "community" (the coming-together of people) which is mutually nourishing.…

This final report of the "I" Project for 1971-72 evaluates the general objectives of providing a responsive educational program for students who do not respond to usual secondary programs. The program was to be a model for creating positive attitude, behavior and skill changes. A basic skills laboratory, diagnostic procedures,…

This paper, with portions written in English and French, examines issues in the education of students with emotional or behavior disorders (EBD) from a Canadian perspective. The paper is organized to counter seven "myths" about schools and students with EBD. These are: (1) "the student is the problem" (rather, well organized…

Cultural factors that influence 14- to 17-year-old boys in southwest Ohio to become involved in the juvenile correctional system include the following: (1) lack of a structured family environment; (2) lack of empathy; (3) self-centeredness; and (4) a misplaced sense of masculinity. Treatment of the whole person in correctional residential…