A followup study was done in 1980 to determine if trends were evident in the involvement of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) institutions in competency based teacher education programs (CBTE). The results were compared with those obtained in 1973, 1975, and 1977, revealing some leveling of trends. It was found that…

Divided into three major sections, this document defines rural, discusses the role of the National Diffusion Network (NDN), and summarizes the findings of the 17 research reports included in Abt Associates' study of the Experimental Schools Program for Small Schools Serving Rural Areas. Section I, a summary reproduction from recorded notes of an…

The objectives of this analysis were to determine the evolution of multicultural education programs and to ascertain a description of current multicultural education programs in teacher training institutions. Teacher education personnel at five colleges and universities were interviewed for data collection. The majority of programs studied were…

A key assumption of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is that change is a process, rather than an event. The Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations Project is working to identify and verify diagnostic dimensions of CBAM, and to develop tools to measure the developmental status of users and non-users; these concepts will help change…

The process of implementation of higher education reforms at nine universities and colleges in France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Norway, and the United Kingdom is identified and compared; and a framework for implementation analysis is presented. After a brief review of the background for the study, the conceptual…

This review summarizes research findings on teacher receptivity to the implementation of changes in the educational system. Models of implementing change should include variables of teacher attitude and appraisal of change and perceived expectations and beliefs about educational issues. (SLD)

This study investigated how rural states assess programs and services provided to disabled and disadvantaged vocational education students in terms of planning and operational processes. Study findings revealed a variety of strategies for affecting the implementation of state education agency evaluations. (Author)

Sixty-six seventh, eighth, and ninth graders were selected by guidance counselors to participate in a problem-solving skills training program. Students receiving training demonstrated better problem-solving skills and a higher level of self-esteem than control group students. (Author/BW)

There has been a growing interest in placing sworn law enforcement officers in schools as School Resource Officers (SROs) as a means of improving school safety and improving relations between police officers and youth. However, when this project began in May 2000, relatively little was known about SRO programs. The purpose of the National…

In the spring of 2004, the Arkansas Association of School Administrators and the Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education surveyed all public school middle school principals in the State of Arkansas as to the degree of implementation of middle school programming. This document reports the results of the survey. Conclusions are drawn from…

This paper examines why charter schools are largely confined to urban areas. It explores why three states--Colorado, New Jersey, and Connecticut--with high proportions of charter schools in the suburbs have had greater success in introducing charter schools than Illinois, even though all four states have approximately the same laws governing these…

This paper reports on research conducted to determine if United States' community college model can be applied to higher education systems in developing countries. The author examined Vietnam's higher education system and conducted a case study of Can Tho University (CTU) in the Mekong Delta. First, common characteristics found among community…

This paper reports the results of a study to determine implementation profiles within a sample of 179 participants from a variety of education and business fields. Implementation profiling identifies the conditions that participants perceive are most important when implementing an innovation. Information about the relative importance of the eight…

To improve technology education in Taiwan and promote understanding of international technology education, technology education programs in Australia, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Taiwan were compared. A four-stage comparative approach (description, interpretation, juxtaposition, comparison) was used.…

Mother Centers are a grassroots self-help movement in Germany that help stay-at-home mothers break through the isolation they experience in German society when they have children and are not available for full-time employment. There are about 300 mother center projects currently in Germany, including 40 in the former East Germany. The programs…