The success analysis approach consists of individual and group exercises through which participants, in sharing meaning-centered experiences, identify their strengths and needs and clarify values operative in both past and expected successes. This approach constitutes a rational and practical perspective whereby students, teachers, staff, and…

This publication presents the program objectives and research design for an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the New Hampshire communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, and Hooksett. Separate sections of the report discuss various aspects of the voucher program, including…

This publication is the final summary report for an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the New Hampshire communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, Hooksett, and Salem. Separate sections of the report discuss the purpose of the voucher program, the background of the program,…

This publication is the final interim report for an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the New Hampshire communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, Hooksett, and Salem. This particular report covers the period from July 1, 1975 to May 31, 1976. The first section of the…

One of five booklets designed to help vocational education teachers and Commission for Manpower Policy reported here reflect the Commission's concern that, classrooms, this booklet discusses the role of medical, social, educational, and unemployment are expected to continue for some time. This booklet's content is presented in four sections. The…

AN ACCELERATED PROGRAM FOR SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS DESCRIBED. THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO HAD COMPLETED 3 YEARS IN THE ST. PAUL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM. THEY WERE ENROLLED IN REGULAR SCIENCE OR MATH COURSES AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY WHILE STILL COMPLETING THEIR FINAL YEAR AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSES OF…

THE COLLEGEFIELDS PROJECT (CP) WAS PRIMARILY A DEMONSTRATION OF EDUCATIONALLY BASED GROUP REHABILITATION FOR DELINQUENT AND PREDELINQUENT BOYS. SECONDARILY, IT WAS DESIGNED TO VALIDATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS. GUIDED GROUP INTERACTION WAS THE MAJOR TECHNIQUE IN ALTERING EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND REDUCING DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS AND FEELINGS OF…

THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROJECT PROVIDED MANY SERVICES INCLUDING--(1) A PREKINDERGARTEN TESTING PROGRAM INVOLVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS NORMS AND PARENT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, (2) INDIVIDUAL STUDIES OF PARTICULAR CHILDREN, (3) COORDINATION OF THE TESTING PROGRAM, (4) INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, (5) PARENT…

DESPITE THE SUBSTANTIAL AND RELATIVELY COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PRACTICES IDENTIFIED, IT APPEARS THAT JUNIOR COLLEGES, IN GENERAL, ARE DOING LITTLE EXPERIMENTATION IN THE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF FACULTY SERVICES. THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE FACT THAT UNTIL RECENTLY, THE COLLEGES HAVE HAD LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN RECRUITING FACULTY. ALSO, THE COLLEGES ARE…

GUIDANCE PERSONNEL HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR HELPING STUDENTS IN CULTURALLY DEPRIVED AREAS WHO LAG BEHIND IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. THE PATTERN OF ACADEMIC FAILURE, OFTEN RESULTING IN DROPOUT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND IN SOME CASES JUVENILE DELINQUENCY SHOULD BE CHANGED. THIS EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS BASED ON A LONG HISTORY OF GUIDANCE IN BOSTON PUBLIC…

AS PART OF A LARGER INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS ON THE ATTITUDES AND INTERESTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARD MATHEMATICS, THIS STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT OF SEVERAL EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS UPON THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS WHO WERE COMPARED WITH STUDENTS IN MORE CONVENTIONAL PROGRAMS…

This paper presents the results of an opinion poll given to a sample of parents, parent association board members, staff, and the principal at Cedar Park and Sand Point schools where the dual principalship experiment has been under way since September 1976. The data provided by this limited experiment do not justify a conclusion that the dual…

THE LOS ANGELES CITY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT CONDUCTED A 6-WEEK EXPERIMENT FOR THREE GROUPS OF UNDEREDUCATED YOUTH--(1) 50 WITH LOW HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, (2) 51 FROM BILINGUAL HOMES AND ALSO WITH LOW GRADES, AND (3) 51 ADMITTED TO COLLEGE BUT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A C AVERAGE. AMONG THE PROGRAM'S 10 OBJECTIVES WERE (1) REFINING CERTAIN TEACHING…

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES PROJECT COLLEGE-BOUND AND COMPARES IT WITH SIMILAR PRECOLLEGE PROJECTS AROUND THE NATION. THE BASIC DIFFERENCE IN THE PASADENA PROJECT IS THAT MONEY IS USED AS A MOTIVE, THE STUDENT RECEIVING $1.40 FOR CLASS HOURS AND FOR RELATED OUTSIDE WORK. ONE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO BRIDGE THE SUMMER GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND…

The existence and achievements of experimental, university-connected programs of liberal study for labor are discussed. First to be considered are the underlying problems and aims of both labor education and university liberal education. Next, specific programs are described: the Liberal Arts for Labor program offered through the Extension…