This paper examines educational environments that promote learning and explores the ways that such environments produce differentially positive results. It is based on a study that investigated the effects of a theoretically based social-constructivist approach to education, in contrast to the more classroom-based "abstract" instruction used in…

As practical nursing continues to expand, major trends are underway concerning: practical nursing programs offered under the auspices of Vocational-Technical Education, program growth at the high school level, core curricula which allow students lateral movement, and exploratory programs in the health occupations. (DS)

Describes implementation and results of a filmed German language course at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. The series, Guten Tag: A German Language Course for Television,'' is available from the International Film Bureau, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. (RS)

New academic patterns are developing in answer to educational demands, and this article discusses the elements that are a part of new degree programs. (RK)

Experimental project places disadvantaged women in traditionally male-oriented jobs. (Editor)

Purpose of this paper is to report the feasibility of a national educational experiment and to present the summative findings regarding Project Physics, a physics course for high school students. (Authors)

Describes an experimental music program which has been in operation at Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee for the past four years. (Author/CB)

Presents the objectives, activities, materials, and procedure of a six-week summer course in environmental science for inner-city students at the Horace Mann Junior High School, Omaha, Nebraska. Included in this program are studies of the wildlife, conservation, and natural science of the Eastern Nebraska region. (LC)

Describes an experiment with a special section of a terminal" physics survey. The experiment consisted of systematically removing as much structure as feasible while using a lecture format. Evaluation indicates student enthusiasm and performance increase as structure disappears. (Author/TS)

Author stimulated an 11th-grade Arkansas English class to increase self-confidence and improve reading skills by reading plays aloud in class, each student taking turns at the parts. Class then produced a play for the public, the first in this school. (PD)

Describes the Three Dimensional Project", a program which has been established in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, to utilize the community as a learning laboratory and to expand and redefine the classroom. (Author/DR)

The authors describe the general conceptualization of personalized instruction that has evolved with the program and suggest some implications for future investigations of the impact of such a personalized program. (Author)