Intended for directors and staffs of federally funded projects, especially Teacher Corps activities, this book contains discussions of six educational concepts and processes which stem directly from the federal commitment to "demonstrate" that is made explicit in the Teacher Corps guidelines. The umbrella concept is identified as…

Describes the activities of National Diffusion Network (NDN) project directors, which include traveling to school districts, demonstrating validated educational programs, and training teachers in schools that have adopted NDN projects. (SK)

This resource book, designed as a planning tool for demonstration project directors, discusses the following six key elements which have application at all three stages of a demonstration project: (1) Objectives, (2) resources, (3) endorsement, (4) communications, (5) evaluation, and (6) outreach. Each of these elements is discussed within the…

This publication presents brief descriptions of 48 innovative demonstration programs that have been developed, implemented, and evaluated by New York school districts under provisions of Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Under Title IV-C, the demonstration districts have been provided funds to cover the cost of aiding other…

This is a companion document to "Educational Programs That Work," and is intended for use by state facilitators and other linking agents who are working with school districts to locate exemplary practices that, if adopted, will lead to improved educational programs. For all projects (whenever such information was available) the use of each…

The guidelines for Title IV Consolidation, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide direction to state education agencies for the diffusion of exemplary or innovative programs and practices. In Illinois, diffusion strategies developed under Title IV-C have resulted in the replication of many successful programs. (GC)

This report describes the National Diffusion/Adoption Network, who is involved with it (developer/demonstrators, state facilitators, state education agencies, the U.S. Office of Education, and local school districts), and what happened during the first year of its operaton. (DS)

This report was written as a companion piece to "Increasing the Impact of Innovative Projects," proceedings of the national conference on the impact of federally-administered vocational education exemplary projects. Brief descriptions of the project's accomplishments, major activities and events, problems, publicity activities, and dissemination…

This manual is intended to help projects approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel produce materials that will support their dissemination activities. Specifically directed toward career education projects, it should be equally useful for other projects. Section 1 discusses diffusion/adoption and these topics regarding materials: purpose,…

As an arm of the National Diffusion Network, the Pennsylvania State Facilitator's responsibilities include informing the schools about Title III approved programs and aiding in the actual adoption of such programs by school districts. Two aspects of the facilitator's role were identified for evaluation: (1) whether the facilitator had implemented…

Despite its phenomenal success at disseminating information on endorsed innovative programs, the National Diffusion Network's interstate activities will be severely limited unless a new source of funding is found. (Author/IRT)

New models of research and training combined with dissemination techniques can contribute to relevant social change. The Ecological Psychology Program at Michigan State University, a graduate training program which focuses on model building and implementation research, offers ideas on the plausability of social programming. The process would…

Explains how five stages, each with an element of feedback from the community, are necessary for systematic educational change through developmental efforts. (DE)

Lists and compares the dissemination efforts of the Northern Cheyenne Behavior Analysis Model of Follow Through for the years 1978 and 1979. Provides the requirements for replication of the program. (FL)

Part D of Public Law 90-576 and other federal mandates have authorized the use of funds for exemplary projects and programs in vocational education. Despite the investment of funds, recent studies have found little evidence of impact. Therefore, a project was conducted to identify what administrative techniques or organizational arrangements were…