Considered teaching effectiveness, teaching competencies, teacher certification, and the development of policy regarding the challenges posed by the competency-based approach to teacher education. (Author/RK)

Results of a survey of 486 admissions officers at undergraduate institutions and graduate, law, and medical schools for their opinions on various traditional and nontraditional grading systems. (Editor)

Presents ten brief reports of recent innovation in college science teaching, involving study courses, educational programs, demonstrating experiments, laboratory instruction method, and teacher preparation programs. (CC)

Community Quest is one of the most innovative projects in secondary curriculum and teacher education in Hawaii, and it allows students the opportunity to become involved in community-centered curriculum. (Author/RK)

Two teachers from Spain decrying the inadequate educational environment and facilities in their country describe their efforts to move educational developments in a more positive and creative fashion. (RK)

Describes a school in Rockville, Maryland, built on a no-expense-spared budget to provide service and programs for adolescents (11 to 19) with average or higher intelligence who, for emotional, social, or other reasons, cannot function in traditional schools. (Author/EA)

Describes external studies as undergraduate or graduate programs characterized by highly unconventional paths. Indicates the necessity of developing new definitions and models for this nontraditional medium to evolve a clear concept in engineering education. (CC)

Summarizes nontraditional educational programs in terms of changes occurring in the type of student enrollment, location of learning experience, and methods of instruction and evaluation. Concludes that higher education is no longer the exclusive preserve of the young, but is a lifelong activity for all people. (CC)

Discusses current changes in American graduate education along the direction of the electrically-aided external programs. Indicates that the nontraditional study movement will not only benefit students, but will bring also opportunities for faculty to perform in a variety of professional ways. (CC)

Discusses the five characteristics which distinguish this upper division college from the majority of higher education institutions in America. Indicates the presence of a positive response based on increasing enrollment from 520 in January, 1973, to a possible 1,200 by June, 1973. (CC)

Discusses the two programs, conducted by the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, in terms of the underlying philosophy, operating procedures, and flexible individualized offerings. Indicates that the University Without Walls provides an education economical in time for students and in cost to institutions. (CC)

Describes the new Bachelor in General Studies (B.G.S.) degree program alternative offered by the College of Literature, Science, and Arts at the University of Michigan. Compares the level of aptitudes, achievements, and interests of students in the B.G.S. program to those of students in the traditional bachelors program. Provides the results of…