These four early childhood education conference papers discuss ideas and themes to create healthy educational environments inspired by preschool sites in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The first paper, "Environmental Visions: Daisies and the Possible" (Alma Fleet and Janet Robertson), discusses the influences of Reggio Emilia. The paper notes how…

It's not enough to learn the skills, faculty members discovered; they had to develop, internalize, and learn to project a different kind of role model for their students. In this document, eight teaching approaches are outlined, and the difficulties involved in role change for both students and faculty are explored. (Author)

Discusses the development of a list entitled Desired Characteristics of the Science Program for the Middle School'' and based on findings from physiological, psychological, and cognitive research of the in-between-ager.'' Included are two reports on school visitations and an abridged section of Transescence and the Middle School.'' (CC)

Several approaches for judging quality in child care are presented, and a short environmental analysis is elaborated to facilitate evaluation by parent or teacher of the degree to which an environment is designed to meet the needs of young children. (CS)

Partial report of a survey on job markets for the Doctor of Arts in communications. (RN)

Presents a teacher education program that will strongly influence the total faculty and the total institutional program. It includes a specific list of program features. (Author/RK)

Discusses the specific objectives of a program designed to assist junior and senior high schools in their preparation for North Central Association evaluations. (Author/RK)

More candid - and caustic - comments about the open-plan school and its effects on teachers, pupils and parents. (Author)

Author advocates the appointment of a Freshman coordinator who will bring order out of the chaos engendered by the anarchy of academic departments. (Author/CB)

As part of a Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act project, the West Jackson School converted its gymnasium for use as a resource center. (NQ)

Without building costly new plants, the College High School plan can be implemented. This plan provides the kind of climate usually associated with colleges, where students accept major responsibility for selecting courses, choosing teachers, and managing free time. (Editor)

Describes a course at Southern Methodist University's School of Business Administration in which student's design their own learning program. (CB)

"This report was prepared for the Nuffield Foundation, Resources of Learning Project, which supported the research described herein." (Authors)