A leadership development seminar for State Directors of Vocational Education was held in Columbus, Ohio on August 6-9, 1968 to provide inservice training for stronger and more effective vocational programs in each state. Each State Director was asked to contribute a one-page report of some special program activity or new innovation to share with…

The Unified Studies Program began at Boston State College in September of 1974. Its model is based on team-teaching, learning contracts, small interdisciplinary seminars, and other open-classroom and unified educational learning/teaching techniques. Boston State College had been compelled to shift its academic assumptions because of financial…

This report is described as a detailed account of the history and development of the Metropolitan Applied Research Center (MARC) Academic Achievement Plan (AAP), describing the process and events which lead to its failure. The AAP is described as a blueprint for a system of educational changes to be developed and implemented by the Board of…

In 1972-73, 288 of the 339 school districts in Oregon took part in efforts funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I to provide a concentration of resources of educationally disadvantaged students. This report is compiled from project evaluations submitted by these participating school districts. Title I does appear to be helping…

This report aims to provide Phase 1 "first-round" information and preliminary recommendations to lead toward more intensive career education planning. The report discusses: (1) possibilities for revision and expansion of career training programs to meet the needs of the 1970s and 80s, (2) the effect on the careers of the future by the…

Whatever the innovation, the adoption-rejection decision must be related to precise evaluation data; and in cases where positive benefits are the clear result of an innovative program, the implementation of an effective diffusion program can magnify and multiply the benefits for a larger population of students. The Peterborough Project…

The Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh, as part of a consortium of 15 educational agencies, is the prime contractor for a project to design, conduct, and diffuse training programs for educational R & D personnel. Four training programs in the areas of curriculum development and the design and conduct of local…

The middle school movement, as a mechanism of educational reform through grade-level reorganization, has attracted a great deal of attention; and the total number of middle schools has grown significantly. This review surveys 19 documents previously announced in RIE, all but four of which are available through ERIC. The material reviewed is…

Although most business school deans accept criticisms emerging in a new report, they predicted it would take a decade or more to develop programs that have the recommended qualities of being truly interdisciplinary, emphasizing the global economy, and providing students with effective interpersonal skills. (MSE)

New trends and emphases in education--increased individualization of instruction, new content for school programs, deeper parental and community involvement, and extension of the school's scope to include preschool and exceptional children--all call for more effective professional development programs in the education of teachers. (JD)

Describes the objectives of the RISE legislation, specifically, to reform a school system which must keep up with a society whose technological and social changes are occurring at an increasing rate. (Author/RK)

A discussion of how office productivity, technological innovation, and changing work patterns of women may have an impact on business education. (HD)

Discusses Jesse Jackson and his program to inspire self-help in urban education. (IRT)

To address the needs of troubled youth, schools tend to over rely on narrowly focused and time intensive interventions. Given sparse resources, this means serving a small proportion of the many students who require assistance and doing so in a limited way. The deficiencies of prevailing approaches lead to calls for comprehensiveness--both to…

Article described new programs in preservice teacher education and inservice programs designed to usher in open education. (Editor/RK)