This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the second in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the third in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the fourth in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the last in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

Discusses a recent doctoral study of several schools in Indiana that investigated the effects of school programs on student control. The study aimed at providing useful information for school officials anxious about student control in programs where students have unstructured time. Recommendations are made for those contemplating the use of…

This article builds upon and partially updates a report on a survey by Alexander and Hines, 1966. (BB)

Examines correlation between provision for independent study in an institution and its institutional Productivity. (Editor)

A one-semester elective course called Independent Study, which was offered by the English Department of Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, is described. (JW)

The author mentions Project THINK (Tapping Heuristic Intelligence for New Knowledge) and describes the Isle of Independent Study, a seven-step procedure designed in the form of a map for use with upper elementary gifted students. (SB)

Teachers in a South Windsor, Connecticut, program for gifted elementary students improved their students' independent study skills through the structure of nine steps such as selecting a topic, planning a schedule, writing objectives, and locating resources. (DB)

Although self-directed learning is a common response for many of the 183000 American women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, very little is known about the nature of the experience for them. Four themes emerged from interviews with 13 breast cancer patients describing their self-education efforts in regard to their disease. A…