Describes the program and some results of an institute for selected teachers and administrators from four area school systems, held during a six week period in the spring of 19709 (JM)

Part I of this report presents observations on the literature on change and is concerned with the value of the literature to the practitioner. It attempts to join knowledge of the change literature with knowledge of the educational setting. Part II analyzes the literature under the following headings: (1) definitions and types of change, (2)…

The One Major at a Time (OMAT) dropout program implemented for ninth and tenth graders by the Chicago, Illinois public schools is examined in this second year study. A description of the program includes information on its purpose, organization, instructional methods, student population, and objectives. Data on findings compare OMAT students with…

This report contains four major evaluation sections, each of which involves various subsections: (1) Baseline (demographic) data report--all raw data pertinent to this subject is reported in Appendix A; (2) Training Effectiveness Report--raw data in Appendix B; (3) Product Evaluation Report--raw data in Appendix C; and, (4) Process Evaluation…