Cites findings of 1974 Ford Foundation report in support of educational alternatives, notes summary of research on alternative public schools, and briefly discusses conclusions from evaluations of alternative public schools in six cities. Also notes three current trends in options, including magnet schools and back-to-basics optional elementary…

Suggests integrating theatrical experiences into total art experiences by using creative workshops to challenge the intellectual, emotional and physical needs of elementary school children. Available from: Children's Theatre Review, Children's Theatre Association of America, American Theatre Association, 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 402,…

The Home-School Partnership Model for Follow Through is designed to reduce the alienation of parents from the institutional education of their children by establishing positive attitudes toward home-school partnership on the part of parents and teachers and by involving the parents in an active, realistic, and supportive role. (MB)

Discusses the recent development of the educational system in Japan, highlighting a number of serious problems plaguing the stability of the school system and the government. (RK)

Argues for the reform of the English alphabet and advocates the use of the phonetic system, UNIFON. (KS)

The first 10 volumes of "Teaching Sociology" (1973-1983) were appraised; characteristics of the authors and their articles were examined. Case studies of instructional innovation were found to dominate the journal. The innovative work presented was quite diverse. The journal offers teachers a unique chance to share the joy of teaching.…

This section presents 27 abstracts of selected doctoral dissertations in curriculum from 1986. Categories are as follows: curriculum goals, influences on curriculum, curriculum change/implementation, curriculum leadership, curriculum theory, and miscellaneous. (TE)

Highlights new developments in distance learning, including telecourses on audio and videocassettes, interactive videodiscs, teleconferencing via satellite, Instructional Television Fixed Service, digital compressed video, and correspondence courses via electronic mail. (DMM)

Discusses a program in Belgium which studied the use of computers as teaching devices for economics and business education in secondary schools. Describes three courses in which the computer is used as a source of information, as a tool for computer assisted instruction, and as a tool for simulation. (GEA)

Reviews Ralph Smith's article "The Question of Elitism." Questions Smith's criteria for excellence and his assertion that art must be judged by a single, absolute scale. Argues that populism is pervasive in all aspects of American life and that elitism is deadening to culture. (BSR)

Contends colonial education conflicts in Kenya justified educational reform and discusses the reform implemented between 1963-1986. Defines aims of education as: (1) production of local manpower; (2) individual development; (3) internal and external liberation; (4) cultural development; and (5) regeneration. Points out individual fulfillment is…

The Center for Experimentation and Investigation in Pedagogy provides permanent services to foster innovations in education. The center develops official educational programs and curricular guides for teachers. The center has also changed the content of curricula and the methods used to develop them. (RB)

This article describes how students at an elementary school in South Carolina use computers to create art. Includes samples of their computer graphics. (JDH)

A follow-up study of the Kensington Elementary School (studied for educational innovations 15 years earlier) used ethnography, life history interviews of original faculty, and historical study of the school district to examine school identity. (CB)