An ecological and transactional approach based on Project Re-Ed, liaison psychology makes use of tensions which arise from differing points of view and seeks to facilitate growth of effective relationships. A discussion of strategies which can be used by the practicing school psychologist is presented. (Author/RL)

Focuses on the indicators of effectiveness in a case study of an alternative school. The clarification of staff roles in conjunction with the development of innovative roles is stressed as an important success factor. Includes a discussion of role theory. (APM)

Presents results of a study of student attitudes toward United States history 10-week minicourses. Course titles include America's West, Roaring Twenties and Desperate Thirties, Nuclear Age, and Popular American Image. Concludes that minicourses allow students to choose among a variety of offerings and to determine which subjects are relevant and…

Outlines the concepts in and the implications for educators of the Club of Rome's new study, "No Limits to Learning: Bridging the Human Gap," which asserts that the human learning system lies at the heart of the world's troubles and at the heart of the answer to those troubles. (Author/IRT)

Describes some projects of the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development and discusses how that research attempts to effect change in the processes of teaching and learning. (SK)

The need for a new approach to the education of nonacademic students is stressed, and a nonreading approach for learning disabled elementary children, the Parallel Alternate Curriculum, is discussed. (PHR)

Computer-based education provides adult educators with an interactive and self-paced medium which has pedagogical and cost advantages. Applications of such educational technology must be an integral part of the instruction process. (Author/SK)

The value of television as an educational tool lies in the ability of educators to make television more active and less passive. Examples of "acTiVision" are presented to demonstrate the potential of existing technological possibilities. (JMF)

Educational innovations from the mid-1800s are briefly reviewed and a framework for projected change strategies in the next decade is given. (JD)

This article describes the National Diffusion Network (NDN), which was developed by the U.S. Office of Education to disseminate exemplary educational programs. Also discussed are five NDN programs which have been adopted by Catholic schools. (SJL)

An investigation of the possibility of teaching students to apply mathematical heuristics to novel mathematical problems is presented. Tenth-grade students demonstrated the ability to apply one heuristic to the solution of novel problems, regardless of the vehicle used. (JMF)

Using the Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) Thinking Project as an illustration, two problems are discussed: the difficulty of deciding just what to investigate, and how to control the continual development that is necessary throughout the duration of a project. (BW)

If lifelong learning were to become the norm, it would require a supporting system of lifelong education, and special skills and attitudes on the part of teachers. This paper examines changes made in the teacher training programs of five institutions in four countries in response to the idea of lifelong learning. (Author/FG)

Reports findings from a nationwide survey of 95 school districts conducted to find out how they were coping with the effects of declining enrollments on instructional and supervisory programs. (Author)

Suggests the potential of the PLATO system in advertising education. (RL)