This article describes a research study that compared the success of the "adventure playground" to that of a conventional playground. (JA)

Synanon uses many of the same methods used in its drug rehabilitation program in its educational program which includes 230 children in its membership. The Synanon "indictment game" is one of the methods used. (JA)

This paper is an account of the first two years of the Experimental Study Group, a full-time program of supervised independent study for undergraduates, together with suggestions for those working in or planning similar programs in otherwise traditional schools. (Authors/JA)

Author describes an experiment to inter-weave three disciplines-history, sociology, and philosophy-in an extra-mural course on violence and revolution. (Editor/LF)

The role of research in higher education is analyzed with a history of how it achieved its status and an analogy of what circumstances must surround its continuance. (HS)

Centers could do much to increase the registers of adult education centers if they exploited the educational possibilities found within counter attractions. Author describes one successful attempt to put this into practice. (RB)

In an innovative program which is being tested in California schools, students furnish and develop ideas for products, investigate and determine the feasibility of manufacturing and marketing these products, and plan and implement the manufacturing and marketing of selected products on a limited basis. (JK)

The Knitting, Lace, and Net Industry Training Board in Great Britain is beginning to work with management training, using three firms for experimental pilot projects. The Board plans to introduce this management system throughout the industry. (MF)

Guidelines for operating the employment service as a comprehensive manpower agency are being field tested in 10 cities and one rural area. Two of the most important tools are Job Banks which computerize job opening and training opportunities and employability teams which provide comprehensive client counseling. (BC)

A unique summer program for art students and teachers who wish to go beyond the conventional boundaries of the visual and performing arts is described. (CK)

This experimental study assessed the effectiveness of fundraising messages. Based on recent findings regarding the effects of message framing and evidence, effective fundraising messages should combine abstract, statistical information with a negative message frame and anecdotal evidence with a positive message frame. In addition, building on…

Describes an innovative consumer education curriculum at Dartmouth Middle School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. (JA)