This report describes an instructional innovation program involving beginning teachers attempting to nongrade the Overlander Elementary School, British Columbia, Canada. Teacher training included weekly seminars, a weekend sensitivity experience, and a trip to California to observe schools operating under the nongraded system. The seminars…

Explored the relationship between children's internal or external locus of control orientation and their attitude toward school and self-concept as learners in school. Results support the premise that students with an internal locus of control will favor open-space schools; while students with an external locus of control will favor traditional…

An analysis of teacher attitudes and practices in open and traditional school facilities. (Author/MLF)

Francis J. Bellamy Elementary School was a fast-tracked project, and as such is a showcase for materials and construction techniques evaluated for both performance and critical path scheduling. (Author)

Explores the relationship between instructional style (open and non-open programs), architectural style (open and non-open facilities) and selected cognitive and affective outcomes of third grade pupils. (CM)

Open education and schools of choice are alive and well--even in an era labeled "back to basics". (Editor)

The author taught in an open-space classroom at Argyle Junior High in Montgomery County, Maryland. Here is a candid look at the inner workings of a room without walls. (Editor/RK)

Attempts to learn whether or not there are differences in both academic achievement and the assumption of responsibility for academic success or failure as a function of open versus traditional classroom experience at the end of the third academic year. Also assess the contribution of the sex of pupil to differences in the above variables.…

Presents the history, ideal level of utilization, and current reality of six educational facility concepts: openness, space relationships, quantity, quality, suitability, and flexibility. (MLF)

In order to realize the progressive potential of team teaching, shared responsibility for teacher work is necessary. This paper reviews teacher orientation to work in open plan settings through the interrelated concepts of privacy, autonomy, and individualized practice. The implications for preservice and inservice preparation of teachers are…

By its very nature, informal education has built within it the major components of individualization. (HMD)

A discussion of a successful venture into an open school plan, Apollo School, which convinced critics of its merits. (HB)

A much needed addition to the Jamestown Elementary School turned out to be more than an expansion of walls for more space. A new educational program, a limited budget, and a short time line were tackled on a team approach basis and were successfully resolved. (Author)

Grand Rapids, Minnesota, built a high school on 196 lakefront acres. Outdoor openness is matched with an imaginative indoor open space'' concept. The school's philosophy centers on career education and is especially committed to programs in forestry and horticulture. (WM)