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Jones, Ron – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Describes the evolution and demise of an experimental program that, one afternoon a week, allowed students to choose their learning experiences. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs, High Schools, Nontraditional Education
Jacobson, Thomas; Hardin, Joyce – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes a system whereby the district's students and parents can telephone a number and ask to hear tape recorded messages on topics of interest. (IRT)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, High Schools, Information Systems, Program Descriptions
Download full textThe Practitioner, 1976
This newsletter briefly discusses the question of whether or not large secondary schools suffer from more problems than smaller schools and then examines the possibility of subdividing large schools through use of the "school-within-a-school" approach. Two different variations on the school-within-a-school approach are described, including…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, High Schools, House Plan, Models
Cyr, Angela V. – American Vocational Journal, 1976
An exemplary program in Wisconsin for high school students interested in some form of health care. On-site exposure, with on-the-job experience fed in gradually, is the key to this program. Equally benefited are those who discover early they want out. (Editor/HD)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Awareness, Demonstration Programs, Educational Resources
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
The Issues and Values Project was designed as a pilot program to develop and implement a law-related education curriculum for New York City (New York) private and public school 12th grade students. This booklet describes the curriculum project's: (1) purpose, background, objectives, and evaluation; (2) program implementation; and (3) student…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Experimental Curriculum
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1975
Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) has been developed as an experimental program to help high school students bridge the gap between study and experience, between the classroom and the community. The key to the EBCE concept is the adult working in any local community environment who is willing to share occupational knowledge of the real…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Lamont, Ken; Cother, Bob – 1974
The report describes the development of an experimental career guidance and education program for grades 10-12 which focused on including a career decision making unit in the existing curriculum. The program goals were: to increase faculty members' ability to facilitate positive student self-concept development, to increase students' informational…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance
Oakford, Robert V.; Allen, Dwight W. – 1968
In 1965, a 3-year developmental program was begun to determine the desirability of modular scheduling for comprehensive and vocational schools and to investigate the impact of such scheduling on 18 secondary schools. During this time more than 15,000,000 data were provided by the schools. The Stanford School Scheduling System, a computer program…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Curriculum Development, Discipline Problems, Experimental Programs
