As with many districtwide reform efforts, the San Diego reform sought to improve classroom instruction by focusing on building the capacity of teachers. This article examines practices of teacher professional development in the district and their impact on literacy instruction. Through examination of the literature on effective professional…

This study explores attitudes towards and affecting online learning implementation (OLI). In recent years there has been greater acceptance of online learning (OL) by institutional decision-makers, as evidenced by higher levels of institutional involvement; nevertheless, the increase in faculty acceptance lags behind. This gap affects the…

This paper provides a historical and philosophical basis for parent involvement in the education of their children. It also furnishes a rationale for programs in Oregon which combine aspects of the classroom-oriented Standard Center-Based Model and the Home-Based Head Start Mode. Section One places Head Start development in Oregon in the…

Investigated is the topic of research implementation and how it can affect evaluation results. Even when evaluations are well planned, the obtained results can be misleading if the conscientiously-constructed research plan is not correctly implemented in practice. In virtually every research arena, one finds major difficulties in implementing the…

The construction and application of innovation configuration in assessing the implementation of adopted/adapted National Diffusion Network (NDN) programs and developmental programs funded by Elementary Secondary Education Act Title IV, Bureau of the Educationally Handicapped and Vocational Education, are presented. Implementation evaluation…

Indicates that educational programs in prisons illustrate how the tensions between symbol and substance create a loosely coupled situation requiring sensitivity by policy makers and instructors. Examines specific problems that subvert adult education and suggests policies to recouple educational goals to strategies of implementation. (JOW)

Education Matters' working hypothesis in this report was that the quality of implementation of ILT (Instructional Leadership Teams) and LASW (Looking At Student Work) groups is related to the quality of implementation of other components of reform. Specifically, the authors anticipated that schools in which ILTs and LASW groups were…

This monograph describes calls for educational reform and reviews many of the most significant curricular outcomes and innovations. The focus is on documenting changes institutions have made in response to calls for reform. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Curriculum Reforms in the Professions: Responding to Calls for…

This paper is the sixth, and final, monograph is a series of invited papers on distributed education. It describes the barriers to distance learning, both inside and outside the higher education community. Inside the academy, distance education programs encounter numerous challenges: (1) the academys acceptance of distance education as an…

Indicates that student vocational organizations have a unique capacity to bring the goals of vocational education to the attention of the public. Suggests that sponsoring a community activity, such as a bicycle race, is an effective way to do this. (JOW)

Among findings of a study involving families of nine handicapped children (6-11 years old) were that districts have expanded the evaluation and planning process for students, with a broader base of evaluation information taken into account, and that aspects of the least restrictive environment remain problematic. (CL)

Traces the legislative history of the Refugee Act of 1980; identifies the goals Congress intended to achieve; discusses the implementation of the Act in relation to the recent influx of Cuban refugees, and shows how the Act can be utilized beneficially in the future. (Author/MK)

Identifies and analyzes three basic policy issues that pose limits to the practice of primary prevention in social work. These issues are the identification of clients, the unanticipated consequences of intervention, and the profession's capacity to implement primary prevention. Discusses formulation of primary prevention policies. (Author)

Describes the implementation of a training course that used selected, experienced persons within an organization as a means of gaining that organization's acceptance of the course. (JD)

While there has been much discussion of using interventions other than training, no one has addressed the problems of getting one or more of them implemented. This article examines the use of performance technology, focusing on internal and external consultants, interventions (team-building, policies and procedures, simultaneous, consecutive), and…