A study was conducted to explore the options and costs of both voluntary and compulsory solutions to metropolitan school desegregation. The study focused on the Saint Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan areas which are examples of settings in which desegregation can occur. The demographic characteristics of these central cities and their…

Specialist schools in Western Australia are central schools having a special emphasis in their curriculum (such as music or mathematics) but also offering the regular range of secondary school courses. They provide specialization for selected students of particular talent or skill. This study investigated the background and current nature of…

The Buffalo Public Schools have developed magnet schools to aid desegregation plans and to provide for different student needs and learning styles. The Academic Challenge Center is designed to meet concerns about declining reading and math scores. The Buffalo Traditional School emphasizes traditional learning styles and puts a high priority on…

Designed for eleventh-grade students, this activity book contains nineteen electrical experiments. Experiments focus on topics such as commercial application of electromagnets, electromagnetic instruments, and commercial generators. Each experiment follows a typical format that includes the following parts: purpose, material used, procedure,…

This study uses a representative sample of eighteen school districts to determine the effectiveness of magnet school programs as a strategy in school desegregation. An overview of issues concerning magnet school programs is provided. The magnet schools in the eighteen districts and their community contexts are described. The relationship of magnet…

THIS TRIAL EDITION OF A TEACHING GUIDE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR AN INTRODUCTORY STUDY OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, AND IS NUMBER ONE OF A SERIES OF FOUR. IT IS SUITABLE FOR USE AT VARIOUS LEVELS FROM GRADES 2-10. THE FOUR VOLUMES PRESENT ACTIVITIES SUFFICIENT FOR A PROGRAM OF FROM 5 TO 40 WEEKS, DEPENDING UPON EXTENT OF USE…

THIS TRIAL EDITION OF A TEACHER'S GUIDE, BOOK TWO IN A SERIES OF FOUR, IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR AN INTRODUCTORY STUDY OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. IT IS SUITABLE FOR ADAPTION TO VARIOUS LEVELS FROM GRADES 2-10. USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER VOLUMES, IT PROVIDES MATERIAL FOR A PROGRAM OF FROM 5 TO 40 WEEKS, DEPENDING ON…

Textbook teaching and the Essex Electrical Board (EEB) were compared for relative teaching effectiveness. Student and teacher attitudes toward the EEB were also analyzed. A pre- and post-test were administered to both the experimental and control groups, in the same school, at six week intervals. The experimental group, using the EEB, consisted of…

Focuses on identifying policies and practices that may have been crucial to successful implementation of the Houston plan or may have contributed notably to it, and describes several interrelated issues in urban education raised in the course of establishing the magnet school program. (Author/IRT)

The King School in Dorchester, Massachusetts has come from being an educational basket case to succeeding in the remarkable feat of attracting and holding a city-wide population of students. (Author/AM)

The primary objective of this study was to determine if a voluntary school desegregation approach is well received by the public and, if so, to see if this reception is accompanied by a significant amount of voluntary action. (Author/AM)

Ten steps are described for planning and development of magnet schools: identifying needs; establishing desegregation and education objectives; developing district program strategy; selecting leaders; identifying and allocating resources; designing individual magnet schools; developing curriculum around magnet theme; publicizing the program and…

Reviewing research on alternative schools, the author notes that the schools show improved student attendance, attitude, and involvement, as well as higher educational quality and academic achievement. (MD)

Describes the voluntary, interdistrict transfer plan implemented to accomplish desegregation in the public schools in the St. Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area. (GC)

This paper describes findings of research that explored the meanings and experiences of high school students in a Business Technology and Communications magnet high school located in a large, urban school district (Georgia) that has been under court-ordered desegregation since 1985. Data were obtained through classroom observations, focus-group…