The "Law in a Free Society" project of the State Bar of California, in cooperation with other associations and institutions, is a systematic and comprehensive program at the K-12 level in civic education, emphasizing the development and application of reasoning and inquiry skills to the concepts of authority, justice, freedom,…

Collaboration of faculty and staff with administration to design flexible total compensation programs that can be "customized" to their particular needs is discussed. The implementation of the Ford Motor Company's Employee Involvement Program when designing the Taurus automobile is described. (MLW)

A generic model for a Course-In-Oneself was developed for self-assessment on the basis of valuing participant responsibility for self-awareness and using instruments designed to further self-control and enhance generalization of feelings and behaviors. Pre-post research evaluation suggests that such educational assessment experience does…

Work has become monotonous and there is a need for educational programs to help individuals to better know how to utilize their leisure time to add meaning and perspective to their lives. This discussion was undertaken to develop an outline for such an educational program, especially for informal youth programs. (Author)

This book describes the development of a new elementary mathematics curriculum called "Investigations in Number, Data, and Space". The book has practical suggestions and is aimed at helping educators who are implementing curricula such as Investigations. Chapter titles include: (1) "Teaching Children Mathematics"; (2) "The Jobs of a Mathematics…

This handbook describes the mission of each of the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories in the U.S. The laboratories ensure that those involved in educational improvement at the local, state, and regional levels have access to the best available information from research and practice, thus guaranteeing that lessons about school reform that are…

Developments of alternative schools are reviwed, emphasizing differences in five types of public school options and the similarities of these types in respect to their social education programs. (Author/KM)

Paper describes the organization of a program established by Intermediate School District 101, State of Washington, involving thirteen rural school districts during the second semester of 1971. (CB)

Describes the business communications program at the University of Houston. Emphasis is given to the teaching facilities and to student needs. (JS)

Discusses the possibilities of a kind of educational contracting where the student seeks and secures the teaching service and experiences he desires. (JS)

A new role for industrial arts considers the major technological problems facing man. (GR)

Social studies educators who are seeking to combine the power and utility of microcomputers with the new generation of video technologies have a sophisticated instructional tool at their disposal in the form of interactive video systems. Three current social studies projects employing such systems are described. (RM)

Provides an overview of innovations in the teaching of chemistry at all levels in the United Kingdom, emphasizing recent changes in chemistry in the secondary schools. (CS)

The need for a new approach to the education of nonacademic students is stressed, and a nonreading approach for learning disabled elementary children, the Parallel Alternate Curriculum, is discussed. (PHR)