This book is a summary of the knowledge gained during 10 years experience as teacher, principal, superintendent, and consultant. It attempts to express as enthusiastically as possible why schools must change, what changes must be made, and how they might best be accomplished by teachers, administrators, school boards, and parents in every state in…

The basic problem of this study was to develop a method for increasing the efficiency of the instructional process at the introductory level. The experiment compared two methods for doing the outside of class assignments in support of a course in library science instruction. The plan called for the control groups to do the outside assignments in…

The Pan-Pacific Educational and Communication Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) project for interconnecting classroom of colleges in the Pacific Basin was tried for the first time in June and July, 1971, between two campuses of the University of Hawaii. The experimenters found that while classroom interconnection by satellite produces some…

This publication describes a program at the University of New Hampshire called Life Studies. The Life Studies program is designed for freshman and sophomore students and was begun because of complaints voiced about lack of relevance in the freshman and sophomore curricula. The program is interdisciplinary in nature and is specifically designed to…

This report describes and evaluates a pilot Outward Bound program undertaken by 24 students of the State University of New York at Buffalo as an adjunct to the inner-city teacher preparation program. It was believed that such a program by testing participants to their limits both physically and psychologically would better prepare them to survive…

Two experiments are conducted to observe how children, ages 10-15, who have not previously used a computer, will learn concepts relevant to computer programing languages. The interpreters used are LOGO and SIMPER. Subjects are pretested with an instrument developed to predict ability to manage the concepts. They are then given group instruction on…

Provides a historical review of ten years of Project Follow Through. Discussed are the origin of Follow Through, quantitative and cross-model evaluations, and future concerns. (CM)

Describes the work in one area (functions) of an experimental project in mathematics involving the same group of children from kindergarten through second grade. The project was undertaken chiefly to give mathematical continuity to activities that made use of manipulative aids. (BR)

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Participants' understanding of the treatment in social science experiments is raised as an issue in the specification of statistical models of policy evaluation. A statistical model is offered which shows that failure to consider participants' understanding may introduce biases of unknown direction into policy parametric estimates. (Author/JKS)

Describes the evolution and demise of an experimental program that, one afternoon a week, allowed students to choose their learning experiences. (IRT)

Describes how photo identification cards for students are produced and used at Andrews (South Carolina) High School. (JG)

Author's attitude toward the adaptation of Sesame Street in foreign countries is that it is worth doing, if done well, but the project should be approached critically and warily. (Author/MB)

In this experimental elementary school program children are not instructed in reading until they show an interest in books. (MM)