A description of what the Calgary Board of Education does to create a more stimulating environment for brighter students. (Editor)

Describes an art museum program that attempts to test and evaluate various tour techniques, to involve schools in preparation and follow-up activities for museum visits, and to prepare and evaluate materials for the schools which could be incorporated into their curriculum. (Author/RK)

A remarkable transformation has been accomplished by Japanese industry. One factor leading to the success of this transformation has been the development of a unique approach to quality problems and the formation of national program to assist in the implementation of this approach. Describes this manufacturing process and contrasts it with…

For the last five years, sixth graders at the Theodore Roosevelt School, an elementary school in Long Island, New York, have been doing ninth-grade algebra, while third graders have been doing long division. They are taking part in an experimental mathematics program developed by Everard Barrett, an associate professor at the State University at…

The Chinle Boarding School in Arizona engaged in a camp experience for its elementary/secondary Navajo students. Objectives were to provide: new environmental experiences; opportunities for student age and sex interactions; improved self images; an atmosphere conducive to creative expression; development of effective student leaders; and group…

Attempts to validate the Parallel Plan of Cooperative Education, discusses utilization of student's current jobs in cooperative education, the practice of volunteer jobs in cooperative education, and the use of Federal College Work Study funds in selective Cooperative Education placements. (Author/RK)

The Jefferson County, Colorado, public schools (Jeffco) have offered an arts in general education program since 1971. Its intent is to infuse the entire curriculum, K-12, with arts activities and perspectives. (Author/RK)

According to the theories of Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget young children are happiest and learn best when they are participants in the learning process. ViceVersaVision involves a concept of participatory television viewing by which young children actively take part in the television programs that they watch. (Author/RK)

The evaluation of effectiveness was conceived with three college communities in mind. Surveys of students, faculty, and recent alumni produced data showing patterns of use and support. This approach recognizes that the career planning office's existence is also tied to the support of faculty and administration. (Author)

This article describes an effective method for evaluating counseling efforts. It applies a modification of goal-attainment scaling to the school counseling setting. (Author)

Describes a program, Cultural and Technological Studies, created to develop an interdisciplinary, undergraduate curriculum exploring the relationships between technology and culture. (Author/RK)

This study examines three critical aspects of the school-visitation programs of art museums in the United States and Europe: the prevalence of volunteer guides and how museum personnel are training them, the ways various museums are involving classroom teachers in the school-visitation programs, and how these programs are evaluated. (Author/RK)

In New Haven, parents and students join with teachers and administrators in examining options to traditional education and deciding what may work best for them. (Editor)

Includes descriptions of 16 of the participating schools written by administrators of those schools. (IRT)