The article presents a review of the experience of practical testing (based in 385 experimental sites of the Russian Academy of Education) of current achievements of scientific academic schools that are developing the traditions of education. The organization of the innovative scientific and practical activity of the experimental sites of the…

Recognising and responding to behaviours and patterns of resistance is critical to the successful implementation of technology-enhanced learning strategies at higher education institutions. At institutional, academic and student levels, resistance manifests itself in a variety of forms, at best supporting a critical culture and at worst creating…

In 1996, faculty at Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, North Dakota) developed its Environmental Science (ENS) Program, basing it on the scientific method and techniques students would need for employment in environmental technician positions with local and tribal agencies. Over the course of 15 years, this employment-based training evolved…

The Educational Innovation Incubator is an electronic classroom designed to evolve at the University of Central Missouri. This newly enacted endeavor is a place for faculty and students to combine the scholarship of teaching and learning into their courses by experimenting with the latest technologies in education. This paper describes the process…

The School Library Manpower Project is moving into the second phase which involves the implementation and evaluation of six experimental programs in school library media education. (9 references) (Author/MM)

The paper describes NIE's educational problems and approaches in the area of education and work and mentions research and development activities in the career education program: awareness, career exploration, career preparation, and career access. (Author/BP)

This document, a revision and retitled version of "Implementing Different and Better Schools," 1969 (ED 051 110), attempts to provide guidelines for change in schools to help those educators who need to be convinced of the need for change, 2) those who are ready but need to be told what to do, and 3) those with some experience of change who need…

This book is a summary of the knowledge gained during 10 years experience as teacher, principal, superintendent, and consultant. It attempts to express as enthusiastically as possible why schools must change, what changes must be made, and how they might best be accomplished by teachers, administrators, school boards, and parents in every state in…

This publication describes a program at the University of New Hampshire called Life Studies. The Life Studies program is designed for freshman and sophomore students and was begun because of complaints voiced about lack of relevance in the freshman and sophomore curricula. The program is interdisciplinary in nature and is specifically designed to…

Describes the evolution and demise of an experimental program that, one afternoon a week, allowed students to choose their learning experiences. (IRT)

Describes the new innovative college recently added to the Washington State System. (HS)

This article describes in detail the objectives and components of the Peoria Teacher Education Center, which is a collaborative arrangement between Illinois State University and the Peoria Public School System. (JA)