This bibliography on the improvement of teaching and learning in higher education was compiled from materials published by the Center for Research and Learning at the University of Michigan. Its 74 references are primarily documents and books published in the 1950's and 1960's, along with a few articles from educational journals. (AF)

Scripts of the presentations made during Forum 23--"Three Case Studies of Instructional Change"--of the annual meeting of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges are provided. Representatives from the following schools described instructional changes made in their institutions: Burlington County College (an innovative college in…

This report describes a program designed to promote relevance in the lower division curriculum at Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, Texas. It was decided that the best means to be used is a multidisciplinary course that utilizes the method of problemsolving as the basis. Therefore, a course combining the social and behavioral sciences…

This paper examines how block scheduling affects teachers' perceptions of school climate. It is based on information taken from 21 high schools in a southern state that used 4X4 block scheduling. Data were collected through interviews, a survey instrument that measured teacher perceptions of climate, and focus groups. Based on results from the…

Questionnaire data indicates the 10 innovations in higher education most likely to receive support from administrators: field experience, independent study, instructional technology, innovative graduate programs, faculty promotion and retention, nontraditional studies, school-community relationship, student evaluation, educational philosophy and…

Describes a new approach to teaching using a 3-minute film. (PG)

Article describes a creative approach to industrial drafting programs combined with new courses designed to test the students' imagination and curiosity. (Author/RK)

The process of searching for, designing, and implementing program alternatives in physical education is discussed. Presented are: (1) a model which may be followed in the development of an alternative program; (2) exemplary outcomes of this approach as presented to a large suburban school district; and (3) a format for writing a curriculum. (CJ)

This parody of Coleridge's poem notes some of the problems involved in accepting federal funds for education. The governmental emphasis on innovational programs is given special treatment. (MKM)

This article describes ways the counselor can extend his/her effectiveness by involving other staff in counseling activities. The author conceives of a counselor who is essentially a teacher trainer and innovator. (Author/EJT)

Attempts to frame the study of teaching and learning in explicitly scientific terms are not new, but they have been growing in prominence. Journals, conferences, and centres of "learning science" are appearing with remarkable frequency. However, in most of these invocations of an educational "science", "science" itself is understood largely in…