The purpose of the Emporia State University (Kansas) Center for Educational Research and Service is to provide research and staff development services to Kansas public schools. The Center was begun in 1982 to provide these services and to stimulate College of Education faculty to conduct research. Since 1984, the Center has expanded its mission.…

The Eastern Michigan University Staff Development for School Improvement Program (SDSI) has involved over 25 school districts and 60 schools within the Detroit Metropolitan area since 1978. This program offers teachers a process for planning their own professional development, with a view toward improving the instructional environment and teacher…

The manual is designed to encourage school districts to use community resources to expand educational opportunities for gifted students. Suggestions for planning such community enrichment programs address locating and screening resources, developing community relationships, and integrating resources into the instructional program. Examples of ways…

The Minnesota Extension Service sought to have adult learners provide local leadership for establishing educational priorities as well as to have them become actively involved in the organizational change and program-planning process. Because it was found that many citizens are unprepared for such leadership roles, the extension service developed…

La Escuelita, a Warwick (Rhode Island) Spanish language instruction program for children in grades 3 through 6, originated in 1983 in a group-tutoring program and expanded under the auspices of the local Parent-Teacher Association into an after-school activity for all city schoolchildren. The PTA undertook the administrative tasks, and the…

In an ongoing experiment in the basic public speaking course at Miami University (Ohio), an attempt has been made to devise a testing approach that preserves the viability of the evaluation process and, at the same time, is efficient to administer and acceptable to students as a measure of what they have learned while performing. The alteration of…

The Baltimore County Public School system implemented the use of quality circles in its school improvement programs to facilitate change through increased involvement of faculty in decision making. The program increased the productivity and the motivation of the staff in their efforts to strive toward excellence. This paper describes the program…

This paper focuses on public school program development to correct the effects of segregation. It suggests concrete measures and plans for the Cleveland Leadership Academy, which is designed to enhance instruction and access. Cleveland City School District's Remedial Order is a court-approved blueprint for desegregation that mandated management…

The Diagnostic Cognitive/Academic Therapy Program at Newington Children's Hospital (Newington, Connecticut) was designed to accommodate learning-disabled adults with different levels of education, rates of achievement, information processing styles, social backgrounds, and personalities, and to provide services in clinic, home, and work-site…

Vocational students require their own humanities courses not because they differ from liberal arts students in their abilities, values or aspirations, but because their programs are more structured and allow less time for electives. In order to serve vocational students, humanities courses should fit the tight time and credit constraints of…

Based on reports from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and on interviews with directors of seven other regional educational research laboratories, this report summarizes critical elements that have enabled the laboratories to sustain a viable set of research and development activities. A brief review is presented of: (1) the purpose…

The South Dakota Medical Information Exchange (SDMIX) is a statewide telephone teleconferencing network which was established to provide continuing health education programs to a variety of institutions and facilities in South Dakota. The project's success is predicated on the establishment and maintenance of inter-institutional coordination and…

Designed for workshop, teacher inservice, and classroom use, this monograph pulls together theory, research findings, and descriptions of successful classroom practices to improve instruction in listening skills. Chapter 1 discusses the importance of listening instruction, providing general background information on the nature of listening. The…

This paper describes the experience of setting up a computer assisted learning (CAL) program, the implementation of the program, and the way it is currently being integrated into the curriculum. The CAL program was developed by a team that included a subject specialist, specialists in computer applications and instructional design, a computer…

Using current programs and cooperative efforts as examples, this paper focuses on the emerging role of two-year institutions in various facets of international education. First, the paper reviews events over the past 10 years that are reflective of changes in community college attitudes toward international education, the benefits derived from…