This paper describes the joint collaboration of Broome Community College (BCC) (New York) and the State University of New York at Binghamton to help their engineering students become self-directed learners (SDL). Gerald Grow's model for staged self-directed learning is presented as a framework for the collaboration, with its four stages of student…

This book presents 40 instructional guides for use with secondary school students, organized around the following information literacy standards from "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning": (1) access information efficiently and effectively; (2) evaluate information critically and competently; (3) use information…

This book presents 43 instructional guides for use with elementary school students, organized around the following information literacy, independent learning, and social responsibility standards from "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning". The standards dictate that students should be able to: (1) access information…

This digest examines the basic tenets of Self-Directed Learning (SDL) and discusses the findings of recently conducted research which are germane to SDL's application in K-12 classrooms. Self-directed learning has its roots in adult education and has been investigated and discussed for many years. The digest surveys the literature to identify…

This book contends that, by putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard), young people can learn to express their true feelings, understand themselves, create, re-create, and explore who they are and want to be. The book stresses that besides developing and sharpening creative communication skills, personal writing is even good for mental health…

Turning from the curriculum aspects, this writer focuses upon several administrative techniques of schools responding to NASSP's annual survey of exemplary programs. (Editor)

Discusses the role of the teacher in helping children to become independent learners, and what is meant by independent study. (GB)

Individualized instruction in industrial arts may be used as a self-teaching method for remedial work and to make possible voluntary, in-depth study in an area of interest to the learner. (MS)

Learning Activity Packages (LAPS) are units of instruction which students complete individually. Their five parts (rationale, performance objectives, self test, activities, and teacher evaluation) can be used to advantage in career exploration at the junior high school level. A sample LAP is provided. (AG)

A presentation of a model showing how computers can be used in correspondence study. (HB)

An Independent Study Program (ISP) was created in the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1967 to provide educational options to foster self-reliant education for medical students. (Editor)

Author suggests activities that enable children to become actively involved on an individual basis within a regular classroom. (Author/CB)

Discusses dropout problems in adult education courses in India. (DS)

Team effort and learner-centered activity are emphasized in this description of the learning program at the Plantation Middle School, Broward County, Florida. Extensive use of media and materials characterizes the curriculum. (Author/KE)