THE NATION'S SCHOOLS SCHOOL OF THE MONTH IS A BUILDING DESIGNED WITH AN OPEN INTERIOR. THERE ARE NO SEPARATE CLASSROOMS. THE MAIN SPACE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEARNING AREAS, PRACTICAL ARTS, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND COMMONS. FLEXIBLE PARTITIONS AND MOBILE CHALKBOARDS ACT AS VISUAL BARRIERS TO LIMIT DISTRACTIONS WHILE CARPETING AND ACOUSTIC BAFFLES…

SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF NEW TUTORING TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS THAT ARE CONSIDERED MORE SENSITIVE THAN CONVENTIONAL METHODS WERE OFFERED IN THIS GUIDE. SOME OF THE METHODS WERE (1) USING COMIC BOOKS, (2) HAVING THE TUTEE CREATE HIS OWN MATERIALS, (3) THE "DEAR ABBY" TECHNIQUE, (4) WRITING A "HIPTIONARY," AND (5) ASKING THE STUDENT…

The purpose of this national short-term training project was to provide trainers of rehabilitation personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed choices when considering telecommunications technology as a delivery approach in training. Training content was designed to provide both an overview of the telecommunications…

IN AN EFFORT TO POINT OUT FUTURE TRENDS IN EDUCATION THE SPEECH NOTES THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTIC OF AMERICAN SOCIETY TODAY IS THE CHANGE IN THE RATE OF CHANGE--NOT CHANGE IN ARITHMETIC BUT GEOMETRIC PROPORTIONS. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF TODAY'S SOCIETY ARE--(1) WE LIVE IN AN ERA IN WHICH THE ONLY STABILITY IS SOME KIND OF STABILITY…

The seven descriptive position papers were prepared after selection for the Multi-National Workshop on Basic and Functional Education for Adults. Those selected are significant innovative programs of adult education in the U. S. which may have direct applicability to improving program practices in various parts of the world. The programs described…

CEEFAX, the British Broadcasting Corporation's news and information service, allows viewers to select from and read 100 pages of reporting written in words and figures on the television screen. A receiver equipped with CEEFAX has extra controls with which to select the service and to dial the page. This optional service requires a built-in decoder…