This study draws on literature reviews, interviews, and case studies to examine the viability of replication strategies in education and employment training. Replication is a dynamic process for improving the quality of local services by developing credible knowledge about effective program models, and reproducing those models in a variety of…

The four case studies presented in this report represent results from a national survey by the National Arts Education Research Center to identify and select model schools with established curriculum-based K-12 dance education programs. The schools selected for the project were Fillmore Arts Center (Washington, D.C.), Buffalo Academy for the…

This report provides the results of a comprehensive 4-year study of a statewide instructional improvement effort in Maryland; presents the characteristics of successful staff development for each of four implementation strategies (active teaching, mastery learning, student team learning, and teaching variables); and identifies the relationships…

The goal of the Hamilton and Waterloo Catholic School Boards in Ontario, Canada, is to meet the needs of all children, in ordinary, age-appropriate classes in neighborhood schools. This report focuses on this approach of teaching students and disabilities, terming it "full inclusion." The report describes local school board policy and…

Among the findings are that most innovative school programs are ESEA funded, that most programs involved staff development, that special programs are most successful at the elementary and senior level, and that most programs are initiated by school administrators. (Author/AM)

This report, the second of two volumes, presents case studies of 16 successful migrant education programs demonstrating "effective" educational practices that could be replicated elsewhere. On the basis of student outcome data, the projects were selected from 153 programs nominated by state directors of migrant education. The 16 projects…

The Research and Development Utilization (RDU) program research component examines the successes and administrative dilemmas faced by demonstration projects that attempted to develop interorganizational networks in a knowledge utilization and school improvement process. A framework is presented for looking at RDU projects as a group of…

Part of a special issue on organizational research utilization, this article analyzes two National Institute of Education programs--the Research and Development Utilization Program and the Experimental Schools Program--and finds that a key reason for nonutilization of research is the "policy vacuum" in which research is conducted.…

This publication presents approximately 50 brief case studies that describe the experience of participants in the National Diffusion Network (NDN), a linkage system established by the U.S. Office of Education to enable people to share their knowledge and help each other promote change in the schools. The case studies illustrate the change-agent…

Schools are the natural laboratories for examining and fostering strong leadership, followership, group problem solving, and citizenship. Today most leadership scholars see leadership as a process of a functional role in a group, which may be taken up later by another individual depending on the needs and tasks of the group. This curriculum guide…

Case studies of eight exemplary schools demonstrate that language-minority students can learn the same academic curriculum as native English speakers while pursuing English literacy. Common school characteristics include a schoolwide vision of excellence, creation of a community of learners engaged in active discovery, and well-designed, carefully…

Presented is the final report of a project--involving longitudinal casework with some 3,600 gifted and talented children, their parents, teachers, and counselors in 90 Wisconsin communities--to identify and develop programs for gifted and talented students. An initial section outlines such program components as major activities (including…

Perhaps the only way to maintain consistent support for the arts will be to demonstrate decisively that fine arts programs can contribute in quantifiable and positive ways to solving important social problems such as crime and violence. The broad goal of this impact study is to provide such evidence. This report discusses the results of the second…

The handbook focuses on the methods and techniques used in the Child Advocacy Project (Philadelphia), a community development project for child advocacy in five areas--education, youth activities, health and welfare, legal rights, and handicapped and mentally retarded children. Brief sections cover the following areas (sample topics are in…

This second volume of a six-volume study updates and concludes the description of the historical development of a school district code-named "Milford," presented in volume I. Board minutes remain the primary source of data with increasing amounts of information from public documents, interviews, and observation of meetings. Following a brief…