Described a program, Alternatives for the Middle Years, in which students discover their city and themselves through the school's community resource program. (RK)

At Hofstra University, peer teachers are students who are paid participants in class discussions, as well as being responsible for advising and tutoring outside the classroom. The success of the peer teaching program at Hofstra is described. (Author/PG)

A foster-family-based treatment program recruits couples from the community that are willing to learn a set of treatment procedures and accept a disturbed or disturbing child or youth into their family. The couples apply the learned procedures consistently, and under supervision, while they also provide good care and parenting. Though…

As a result of an earlier project conducted by the Council of Chief State School Officer's Project on Humanities and the Schools, 76 programs in the humanities were identified for their efforts to improve the teaching of humanities between 1972 and 1983. From these projects, 20 exemplary projects were selected for inclusion in this catalog. The…

This publication discusses plans for an experimental "middenschool" program, which is being considered for adoption in the Netherlands. The middenschool program would extend the period of basic education beyond primary school into the first stage of secondary school, serving students in the 12-16 or 11-15 age bracket. This booklet…

As the most significant change agents in the school setting, principals must reestablish their educational leadership in order to effect significant program improvements. The Principals Inservice Program is designed to provide a continuous process of professional development. This approach is in contrast to the typical inservice program which…

Developmental programs resulting from the increased emphasis on off-farm agricultural occupations and considered innovative by state wupervisors of agricultural education are described: (1) 17 high school vocational agriculture programs in horticulture, agricultural mechanics, forestry and conservation, agriculture and distribution, cooperative…

This document describes the Science Cluster College (SCC), a part of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. The SCC offered a science seminar, survey courses, and laboratory work. The seminar emphasized creative aspects of scientific activity, the nature of scientific knowledge, inductive and deductive logic,…

This progress report describes the activities and summarizes the evaluation of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University for the 1972-73 academic year. Emphasis is placed on the general education component, the structure of MAP in its position within the University, a profile of the MAP student, student development,…

This 2-part report on experiential learning is a product of the University Governance for Community Relations aspect of the University of Pittsburgh University-Interface Program. This report highlights some of the major issues concerning the development of the experiential learning component in higher education. To facilitate this discussion, a…

The aim of the Rural Improvement Project of Maine from Spring, 1969-Fall, 1970 was to improve the quality of rural education through an innovative attempt to utilize specialized, trained personnel (Cooperating Rural Resource Teachers; associate teachers; teacher aides; 3 undergraduate teachers; and an elementary guidance counselor) and to…

This paper describes the design, development and use of computer-based teaching materials in the Physics Computer Development Project at the University of California at Irvine. The decision was made to develop dialogs and simulations related to existing material using the computational mode. The principal thrust has been in wave motion and…

To fulfill the purposes of a family planning training network for the state of Connecticut, a variety of courses and educational exercises have been developed since 1974. Special educational needs of family planning organizations are discussed, as well as the training network, and a description of a course in medical interviewing is appended.…

A look at behavioral objectives in a general setting combined with a discussion of some of the aspects of behavioral objectives as interpreted in mathematics and some practical lessons on objective writing were the focus of this paper. (Author/RK)