Presents the results of student evaluations of an experimental program in self-directed learning at Kent State University. Focuses on student demography, overall student reaction, certain comparative evaluations to determine student reaction, student load preferences, and the impact of teacher-guides. (Author/RK)

This demonstration program evaluated by the Child Welfare League of America indicates that intensive service to families is effective in elinating the need for foster care or in reducing the time spent in care by children of "at risk" families. (Author/GO)

Explores the aesthetic underpinnings of the "postcards" included in each segment of the "MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour." Discusses the postcards' somewhat limited but effective appeal over their 13-month lifespan and suggests that their very construction is probably indebted to the avant garde genre of film production. (JD)

A critical assessment of the 10-year Experimental World Literacy Program (EWLP), which consisted of a series of pilot projects and micro-experiments in different countries (Algeria, Ecuador, Iran, Mali, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madgascar, Tanzania, Sudan, Zambia, and Venezuela) sponsored by UNESCO, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and various…

An experimental open air school for adults and youth which meets weekly in Chapultepec Park offers arts and crafts, vocational studies, languages, literacy, theater, sports, and other courses in a flexible format. (MS)

A counselor training program has been designed by a consortium of Oregon State educational and occupational organizations. The program is competency-based, individualized, open-entry/open-exit, and field centered. Counselors who complete the course can receive a Masters Degree from Oregon State University. (KP)

The author discusses a program aimed at preventing mental illness in children. This program, Developing Understanding of Self and Others (DUSO), emphasizes learning through active participation on the part of the child, parent, and teacher. (RP)

Illinois State University has done away with traditional courses in teacher education. The Professional Education Sequence (PES) is performance based and derived from an explicit conception of teacher roles. The teacher role consists of specified competencies formed in behavioral terms and expressed as objectives with explicit assessment…

Describes in detail an experiment in team teaching that integrated deaf adults into a regular welding class and led to a career development program for adults with all types of physical and mental handicaps. (Editor)

The adult degree program (ADP) at Goddard College in Vermont is a nontraditional program for students over 26 who once started but never completed work toward their BA degree. Goddard offers parttime study, with no grades, required courses, texts, lecture halls, or residency requirements. (Author/PG)

An experimental study reveals no significant difference between student learning by means of microfiche and self-paced tapes versus students trained by the traditional procedure even though the self-instructional group and one-third the formal contact hours with the teacher. (Editor/PG)

Ease and speed of subsidized try-out job placements for the handicapped in private industry indicate that this method should be made regularly available to rehabilitation professionals. (AG)

Results of 2-year study for over 300 inner-city families indicate clients' preference for a personal relationship with a single worker requires that workers understand and make full use of potential contributions of other disciplines. (AG)