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PATE, THOMAS, JR.; TETER, RALPH O. – 1967
THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE FIVE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. (1) B. LAMAR JOHNSON GAVE EXAMPLES OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS (GAMING, WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS, ELECTRONIC AIDS, SENSORIA, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, AND AUDIO-TUTORIAL METHODS) AND OF WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY (STAFF VISITS, PROVISION OF SPECIAL FACILITIES, USE OF GRANTS AND BUDGETED FUNDS,…
Descriptors: College Buildings, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs
BONHAM, GEORGE W.
AFTER GENERAL REMARKS ON INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION OVER THE YEARS, THE PROGRAMS OF SIX NEW LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WERE DESCRIBED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE INSTITUTIONS--(1) THE FIELD-STUDY CENTER ("DISPOSABLE" OR "BEACHHEAD" COLLEGE), A JOINT PROPOSAL BY ANTIOCH AND GODDARD COLLEGES (OHIO), WITH ENROLLMENT FOR A PERIOD RANGING FROM A FEW WEEKS TO…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Experiments, Educational Philosophy, Experimental Programs
Winebarger, Richard L. – 1971
In this report, the author attempts to (1) report the findings of an informal research survey concerning the perceptions of a sample of professional and lay personnel in Kentucky in regard to what they believe to be the inhibitors of change in education; and (2) extrapolate the sense of the findings into some generalizations regarding what might…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs
DOWD, DOUGLAS F. – 1966
AN EXPERIMENTAL SUMMER COURSE IN ECONOMICS WAS PRESENTED TO 53 PREFRESHMAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE 6-WEEK COURSE ENTAILED LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS. ONCE A WEEK THE ENTIRE CLASS WAS BROKEN INTO SMALL GROUPS THAT WOULD MEET WITH A SECTION INSTRUCTOR OR LECTURER TO DISCUSS A SPECIFIC READING. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, A FILM RELEVANT TO THE COURSE WAS…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Economics, Educational Experiments, Experimental Curriculum
COOPER, RUSSELL M.; FRENCH, SIDNEY J. – 1967
TEACHERS IN BIOLOGY, ENGLISH, HUMANITIES, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY AND AT VARIOUS JUNIOR COLLEGES IN FLORIDA TESTED THE VALUE OF ORIENTING COURSES TOWARD STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND AWAY FROM LECTURES. EACH INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTED ONE CONVENTIONAL COURSE AND ONE EXPERIMENTAL, LESS STRUCTURED COURSE COVERING…
Descriptors: Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Experiments, Experimental Groups
Follettie, Joseph F. – 1972
Instructional research now in advanced formulation at Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development is used to illustrate what a system of the IDCMS type must be able to do to acceptably support execution of such research. Of particular interest here is the event-control system which allows different subjects who…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Development, Educational Experiments, Educational Research