This book describes and analyzes the processes involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Peterborough County (Ontario) Mathematics Project (PCMP), a districtwide mathematics program. Apart from describing the features of the PCMP, the book is intended to provide insights into the complexities of school change. The…

The Essential Learning Skills Television Project is developing 60 15-minute programs and related print materials designed to blend and review math and language skills while focusing on the reasoning process. (Author/IRT)

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)

This article (1) defines "experiential learning" and some of its properties, purposes, and forms; (2) proposes a framework for thinking about evaluating educational programs; and (3) offers recommendations for future research to explore the value of experiential learning, guide program development, and increase knowledge about youth socialization…

AS ONE PART OF THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM OF PROJECT TALENT, A COUNSELING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN THE SAN JUAN, CALIFORNIA, UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED (THE TOP 2 PERCENT ON ACHIEVEMENT AND ABILITY TESTS) IN GRADES 7, 8, AND 9 WERE PLACED IN THIS EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM. BOTH COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES WERE SET…

In the past, organizations have had problems during the implementation phase of Program Planning Budgeting Systems (PPBS). Under the approach developed by the Educational Management Development Center (EMDEC), several school systems develop similar PPB systems, with EMDEC as the coordinating hub. District personnel are first familiarized with the…

Three purposes of the institute were: (1) identify needs of ghetto disadvantaged who can be reached by libraries, (2) explore means of responding effectively to these needs and (3) develop administrative approaches and procedures for implementing experimental library programs. Early planning decisions which contributed to the success of the…

Describes the planning, implementation, and outcome of an experimental social and legal aid outreach program run by American Indian paraprofessionals for native Americans in Seattle, Washington. Describes paraprofessional training, outreach methods, average clients, and sample cases. Demonstrates how minority people without extensive formal…

The effectiveness of an experimental mathematics teaching program was investigated. Observational measures revealed that teachers implemented the treatment. Analyses of product data showed that students of treatment teachers outperformed those of controls. Thus, teachers and/or teaching methods exerted a significant difference on student progress…

This paper lists and tentatively assesses three experiments in preschool education in rural areas in France, and outlines the Massif Central development program which draws extensively on these experiments. In Experiment I, a peripatetic teacher worked with young children, concentrating on speech activities in four different single-class schools.…

This report presents a case history of federal and state efforts to encourage voluntary adoption of an experimental educational voucher program by a number of New Hampshire school districts in the mid-1970s. The author traces the path of the "unregulated voucher" concept from its birth in 1969 to its consideration and rejection by New…

Capital Higher Education Service, Inc. was, until it concluded its services to the public in November 1975, a nonprofit organization providing educational counseling and brokering to adult, nontraditional learners. It was supported by federal funds and served the Hartford, Connecticut metropolitan area. The final report traces the project from its…

Planning Program Budgeting Systems (PPBS) rest on the assumption that decision-making and resource allocation can be managed more efficiently when information about educational processes is collected uniformly and aggregated systematically. The School Planning Evaluation and Communication System (SPECS) conforms to this conception of PPBS as a…

In preparation for evaluation of programed spelling instruction, a grade 5 spelling program was designed, teachers were given special training, and an educational motivation scale was developed. Of the three subject groups used to carry out the investigation--(1) control, taught by the conventional method; (2) experimental, taught by programed…

Theories relating to proposed improvements in education are discussed. Changes in curricula, contributions of fields such as psychology, and issues currently being debated are given consideration. Innovative models and approaches are proposed, and several interesting speculations are offered related to the future of education. Following the…