The general purpose of this project was to initiate, implement and evaluate a program concerned with developing improved and more effective techniques for the reduction or prevention of learning and behavior problems in children. The children included in the PACE I.D. Center Study were an extreme group as far as behavior and learning problems were…

A teacher education program has been designed to (1) illustrate a process for creating teacher education programs and (2) provide an example of one which is designed to prepare educators who will have the skill and commitment to help create and test new educational forms. The rationale is the idea that professional performance can be described in…

Two studies were conducted to investigate information needs and the processes of information utilization at the local school district level and in institutions of higher education. The first of these studies was a survey of several school districts. In each district a questionnaire was distributed which asked for data concerning sources of…

Modular building design is the architectural premise for a California school. Audiovisual instruction, and educational programs and curriculum, are discussed, as is future planning. The school is one of twenty schools cooperating with UCLA and various foundations to stimulate and study educational innovations. (FPO)

The Carnegie Commission Reports are an indepth study scrutinizing the structure, procedures, and content of an educational system as never before. These reports form the basis for this volume that treats those questions and problems in some way or other common to most countries of the Western world. An attempt is made to examine the educational…

This symposium report presents the text of papers delivered at the symposium and outlines of discussions. The contents are as follows: a) "Knowledge in Education" by Sheldon H. White, Joan S. Bissell, and John Golenski; c) Comments on White-Bissell-Golenski Paper by David K. Cohen; c) General Discussion of White-Bissell-Golenski Paper and Cohen…

The Minneapolis Public Schools' Experimental School Project, Southeast Alternatives (SEA), consists of four alternative elementary programs and two secondary level programs. The elementary level programs are a) the Contemporary School which incorporates promising practices into an essentially teacher-directed structure; b) the Continuous Progress…

This study on reforms and new trends in medical undergraduate education in Europe consists of nine national reports. In these reports prominent medical educators assess the current situation in their respective home countries: Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. In…

Herein are discussed the conditions that, if met, appear to be favorable to change in institutions of higher education; some of the barriers to change in institutions of higher education; the effectiveness of a number of specific devices for change in higher education; the categories of change that are open to colleges and universities and the…

Hypnosis is a state of mind which manifests a high degree of suggestibility. Advertising, political campaigning, and religious contemplation are all areas in which hypotism is employed, usually without knowledge on the part of either the "hypnotist" or the subject. Because of its association with entertainment, magic, manipulation, and…

This essay offers background and explanatory information concerning a new approach to higher education--the upper division university and the Illinois Community College System. Emphasis is placed on Governors State University and Sangamon State University, two senior universities who offer an innovative and flexible approach to baccalaureate and…

The potential social impact of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), originator of Sesame Street, the Electric Company, and other innovative educational ventures, and the fact that it is supported largely by public monies are strong reasons for examining the full implications of the workshop's achievements. This study was designed to identify…

This document deals with the Images component of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. The component was designed to organize, evaluate and utilize an understanding of the world. The program is described in relation to history and time constraints, goals, students, faculty, implementation and assumptions, general…

This manual consists of a compilation of executive orders, policies, procedures, guidelines, and recommendations pertaining to external degree programs. The manual has been assembled in loose-leaf form to facilitate revision as policies change or additional guidelines are developed. Emphasis is placed on (1) criteria to be utilized by the…

Since 1961, 24 universities and 1 university college have been founded in Britain and Northern Ireland to be added to the already existing 22 universities and 4 university colleges. The key word in the creation of these institutions has been innovation. This report is a case study of the struture of the new universities. It takes into…