This report is a compilation of reports and abstracts relating to research and innovative instructional activities conducted at Santa Fe Junior College (Florida) during the 1970-71 academic year. It is the third of an annual series and serves to document what has been tried at the college to encourage others to re-examine and experiment, and to…

The primary purposes of this study were (1) to determine whether significant differences existed among second-grade experimental and control groups in the rated quality of their compositions and in their use of selected syntactic structures at the end of a one year experimental program in written composition, and (2) to determine the relationships…

The basic purpose of the present study was to study the effectiveness of using trained peers to lead small process groups in freshman orientation. A sample of 253 freshman students from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma, were used for the experiment. The instrument used to determine whether perceptions of the college campus climate…

Comprehensive musicianship is a concept about teaching and learning music. It is an approach that suggests that the source of all musical study is the "literature" of music, and promotes the integration of all aspects of music study. This volume presents a synthesis of the philosophy and practice of 32 experimental programs based on the concept of…

The Paracollege of St. Olaf College is a satellite institution in which educational experimentation takes place. The paracollege has a student body of 240 and the faculty numbers 21. In addition to the other aims of St. Olaf as a whole, the Paracollege has as its objectives (1) to be an experimenting unit of St. Olaf College, always searching for…

This document presents a discussion of several dependent variables related to the topic of student choice of subject matter within specified courses. The dependent variables discussed are: attitudes, personality, pacing, achievement, future choices, and varied instructional outputs. Personality has never been used as a dependent variable in any…

EFFECTS OF TONAL MEMORY OF TWO KINDS OF FACTORS WERE STUDIED. THE FACTORS WERE (1) THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STIMULI PRESENTED TO THE SUBJECT IN A PITCH IDENTIFICATION TASK, AND (2) THOSE EFFECTING THE RESPONSE THAT THE SUBJECT MAKES IN SUCH A TASK. FIVE HYPOTHESES WERE ADVANCED FOR STUDY. THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT…

Traces the history of the youth theatre movement in general and specifically discusses the National Youth Theatre from its inception through the present. (Available From: CS 703 732) (MH)

The Intercession program at Glassboro State College offers students experiences not usually available during the traditional semester and provides teachers with unique opportunities to innovate. The Intercession program proves that structured flexibility, timeliness of topic, and group involvement will still be important tools for any teacher of…

Explores a method of bridging the gap between experimental theatre work at the University of Ottawa and an audience from the community. Describes the effects of staging a play in different environments and the resulting actor-audience relationships. (MH)

An experimental six-week, travel-study program relating to recreation professions was sponsored for 10 students by the recreation and parks program faculty of Pennsylvania State University. (SK)

Discusses the position of the Kibbutz in Israel's higher education. (PG)

This article presents a review and outline of the curriculum and supporting procedures of the instructional program used during the two years of the full-scale experiment, 1970-1972. (Authors/CB)

An experimental program designed to give opportunities for education to adults has been transplanted from Britain to the University of Maryland. (Editor)

Study revealed that teachers, attracted to team teaching by the novelty, accepted difficulties as part of the program's challenges'' and innovations.'' (SP)