In 1969, the Economic Development Council and the Division of High Schools of the New York City Board of Education formed a partnership to deal with problems in inner city schools. The result of that partnership was the High School Self-Renewal Program. The program, first implemented in two inner city high schools, was designed in such a way that…

The High School Self-Renewal Program is a multiphase program designed to facilitate individual school improvement. In this document the various stages of the Renewal process, as adopted by Bay Ridge High School, New York, are outlined. Both cabinet level and school level processes are described. The cabinet level entry stage was characterized by…

This paper attempts to summarize briefly the history of the Denison University project for learning through simulation, detailing the range of research, development, education and training, and evaluational efforts which resulted in the establishment of the Denison Simulation Center. The paper includes an explanation of the services currently…

In this report on a two-day workshop involving the Vermont Education Association (VEA) and its Subject Matter Affiliates, the main concern is identified as an effort to develop an effective means by which the VEA and its affiliates can provide mutually rewarding assistance to each other. The first session was primarily concerned with examining the…

The first section of this report reviews traditional memory studies, which have provided much of our information concerning memory development. Major strengths and weaknesses of memory-development studies are illustrated by comparison with recent research into children's problem-solving skills. The report concentrates on one area of general…

Author answered his critics and emphasized the need for all of them to focus on those things upon which they all agree in considering the potential that exists for educational planning to play a major role in social development. (Author/RK)

This study was designed to assess the intercorrelations of selected variables of reading readiness to determine which measures were related. (Author/RK)

A matching task was presented to 120 subjects from 6 to 20 years of age to investigate the relative influence of dimensional salience and salience of variability on problem solving. The task included four dimensions: form, color, number, and position. (LLK)

Article investigated solutions for storing and releasing pets used for learning processes in the classroom. (RK)

Article provided some recommendations by the Hawaii Music Advisory Council on how to achieve a balanced music curriculum in Hawaiian schools. (Author/RK)

Article addressed itself to the question of relationships between the cognitive styles of subjects and their use of certain solution strategies on a concept attainment task in mathematics. (Author/RK)

Views the teaching of materials as content oriented, while teaching design is process oriented. Advocates the integration of design teaching with materials teaching through design problems in which the materials component plays a large part. (GS)

Describes a five-step method of conflict reduction suitable for use by practicing counselors. Presents the model in how-to-do-it fashion, supplementing it with illustrations. Describes reactions of eight counselors who used the model in 37 conflict cases. Presents responses of the persons involved in the conflicts. (Author)

The ninth grade art class at Sleeping Giant Junior High considered the streets of their town from a pedestrian's point of view and arrived at some interesting and innovative ideas. (Author/RK)