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HAMLIN, WILL; PORTER, LAWRENCE C. – 1967
THIS CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTATION AND INNOVATION DEALT WITH THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) "EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGES IN AMERICA," AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS OF INNOVATION, (2) "THE EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE AT BERKELEY," DESCRIBING A "PROBLEMS" APPROACH TO AVOID THE "DOMINATION OF... THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE," (3) "THE LIBRARY-COLLEGE,"…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Experimental Programs, Higher Education, Innovation
Barcikowska, Wanda – Literacy Discussion, 1977
Describes an experiment with adult education conducted in Poland in which television is used in out-of-school secondary level agricultural courses, often called correspondence secondary schools. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Educational Research
Borton, Terry; And Others – 1975
The Philadelphia City Schools engaged in a four-year program to develop and test dual audio television, a way to help children learn more from the massive amount of time they spend watching commercial television. The format consisted of an instructional radio broadcast that accompanied popular television shows and attempted to clarify and amplify…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Commercial Television, Educational Radio, Educational Research
Wallin, Erik – 1982
Using examples of school change, this document discusses both Swedish experiences with local educational development and theories of schools and change. An introduction gives background information on Sweden's schools and its parlimentary activities on education. Section 2 reviews the history of local educational development, especially…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Research, Educational Theories
Burne, Kevin – 1973
Phases two and three of an evaluation of an innovative approach to English Composition instruction at Long Beach City College are reported. In the innovative approach, each class was divided into two groups of 15 students each, which met twice each week to discuss topics for writing, to read and revise first drafts of papers, and to discuss basic…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
COOK, DORIS M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING A RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION UNIT WITHIN A SCHOOL WERE PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM FOR ESTABLISHING THE UNITS WAS DEVELOPED TO (1) SECURE MORE EFFICIENT LEARNING BY STUDENTS (2) ENCOURAGE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, AND (3) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH, CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Demonstration Programs, Educational Opportunities
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Power, Clark – Journal of Moral Education, 1988
Discusses Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral education through the structure of the just community. Evaluates experimental programs designed to implement this theory. Indicates that these programs establish cultures conducive to the development of socio-moral reasoning and action. Suggests ways to use these programs in the traditional school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperatives, Educational Research, Experimental Curriculum
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
Borton, Terry; And Others – 1975
The Philadelphia City Schools engaged in a four-year program to develop and test dual audio television, a way to help children learn more from the massive amounts of time they spend watching commercial television. The format consisted of an instructional radio broadcast which accompanied popular television shows and attempted to clarify and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Commercial Television, Educational Radio, Educational Research
Powers, Donald E. – 1975
The Philadelphia City Schools engaged in a four-year program to develop and test dual audio television, a way to help children learn more from the massive amount of time they spend watching commercial television. The format consisted of an instructional radio broadcast that accompanied popular television shows and attempted to clarify and amplify…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Commercial Television, Educational Radio, Educational Research