The relationship between the bureaucratic character of an adult education organization and its willingness to accept innovation in program development was investigated. An instrument was constructed and administered to 45 Cooperative Extension Service organizations to obtain a profile of each one in terms of five characteristics of bureaucracy as…

The 4-1-4 or the interim term is used by an increasing number of colleges and universities in an effort to enrich or rejuvenate their educational program by providing a special new kind of learning experience for the entire college community. Generally a brief period between semesters or quarters, the interim term can take several forms: (1) it…

In 1965, the Policy Committee of the University of Utah was asked to evaluate the general education program (the basic courses required for graduation), and to make recommendations for its improvement. Students had found the old program rigid, a hurdle, irrelevant, and taught by left-over teachers. The Committee proposed that a new position of…

Section 1 of this report reviews the findings of a Carnegie Commission study of the use or planned use of innovative practices in 882 institutions, in general, and at Briar Cliff College at Sioux City, in particular. The innovations were divided into 4 categories: (1) curriculum and instruction, (2) instructional practice, (3) student governance…

During the transfer from conceptualizations to practical programs of educational innovation, difficulties, in the form of failure to close modular gaps, often occur. The author has constructed a functional model of research and systems development based upon logical sequencing and tight-line modular linkage between task assignment and…

Students enrolled in college remedial English courses typically profit little from them. Improved instruction through the use of innovative teaching techniques was viewed as a possible solution to the problem. Following a review of pertinent learning theory, some examples of current innovative ideas and techniques aimed at improving instruction…

The President of Brown University appointed a Special Committee on Educational Principles in December 1968 to examine the educational philosophy underlying the undergraduate curriculum, propose a statement of curricular philosophy in time for faculty action before June 1969, and recommend specific techniques for implementation. The Committee…

This commentary takes no serious exception to Professor Lortie's conclusions about educational changes and issues in evaluation, but it examines certain assumptions. It questions the implications that each school district needs independent evaluation and that evaluation should be applied at the end of a given educational program, and asks what…

This collection of articles examines fundamental issues and proposes basic changes needed in teacher education. The articles are grouped into three sections: part 1, "The Context and Objectives of Teacher Education"; part 2, "Some Innovative Programs"; and part 3, "Future Directions." Part 1 includes articles which…

This book considers the basic principles and suggested criteria for dealing with educational innovations. Points discussed are a) new forces in curriculum making; b) the impact of federal programs on the curriculum; c) decision making in relationship to grants and negotiations for curriculum change; d) the effect of media, militancy, and protest…

This document reports the scope of the activities undertaken and the accomplishments being realized as a result of the Educational Innovation Program (EIP) and the Instructional Innovation Program (IIP) at Illinois State University. Abstracts for each program in EIP and IIP include a program description and evaluation/status. Indices for projects…

Schools can be changed from the inside if one works with the dynamics that schools respond to. Four generalizations about the change in the schools are that: 1) Innovations must be comprehensible to the leadership of schools, i.e., innovations must be introduced to the administrators of schools as well as teachers -- administrators need to…

The Experimental College in California as defined in this report is (1) esentially an extension of the regular faculty-proposed curricula; (2) distinctly a student activity; or (3) a combination of these two. A 1968 report outlined in detail the structure of each Experimental College. This report only summarizes that aspect and updates the…

An updated directory of new and innovative schools in the U.S. and Canada lists over 700 schools at all educational levels. The schools are listed by states; information is given about the address, phone number, ages of students, date founded, tuition, ratio of students to teachers, and a phrase or two describes any special quality of the school.…

"Interdisciplinarity," the integration of concepts and methods between disciplines in teaching and research, may provide an important key to the innovations required in universities to meet the intellectual and social demands of the present time. This report is based on a seminar held in September 1970 and reports the subsequent reflections of a…