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Poole, Lawrence H.; And Others – 1982
In light of recent advances in the field of microcomputers and the general availability of inexpensive means of storing and transmitting information, this paper discusses the potential educational uses of computers and considers the role of computer technology and "technological literacy" in higher education. By way of example, the paper describes…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Download full textHuling, Leslie; And Others – 1982
Research studies cited show that principals do have some authority over how they use their time, resources, and power. The intent of this paper is to point out that it is important for principals to work with teachers for the purpose of improving teaching, that the principal has a choice as to what interventions to make in striving toward this…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Rutherford, William L.; And Others – 1982
Earlier research by the Concerns-Based Adoption Model Project at the Austin campus of the University of Texas has identified seven "Stages of Concern" that teachers and other front line users of classroom innovations could have. This study examines, first, whether principals have the same or similar stages of concern about their change…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents
Von Harrison, Grant; And Others – 1982
A study gauged the effects of peer tutoring on the reading skills of first graders. Subjects were 250 children divided into eight experimental and four control classrooms in a school district in Utah. Teachers were trained by researchers, bearing in mind five procedural principles: (1) appropriate modeling by the teacher, (2) extensive dialogue,…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Instructional Innovation, Learning Activities, Oral Reading
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
Malcolm, Clifford K.; Owen, John M. – 1981
To enhance the professional development of teachers and encourage an ongoing climate of innovation and reform, while providing for direct benefits for students, Australia's Schools Commission instituted a program allowing funds for curricular innovation to be granted directly to teachers. Interviews with a random sample of 45 of these grantees,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Educational Innovation, Faculty Development
Gross, Ronald, Ed. – 1982
In this anthology of readings, 28 scholars and educators consider the theoretical and practical forces that shape the concept of lifelong learning. After Ronald Gross's introduction, the first section begins its consideration of the Western tradition in adult learning with Plato's metaphor of the cave and includes Pico della Mirandola's essay on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Holloway, Robert E. – 1981
An analysis of measures used in assessment of innovation fidelity was studied. The purpose was to contribute to the development of valid and reliable methods of measuring critical elements of an innovation and identifying levels of implementation. Questionnaires were developed for high school introductory courses in English, calculus, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation
Daresh, John C. – 1981
Semistructured interviews were used to query school staffs, administrators, and school board members in this exploratory field study of successful high schools implementing an individualized program. Analysis of results suggest these possible findings regarding factors that may support or inhibit the implementation of innovations: (1) The most…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum, Decentralization
McConnell, Beverly – 1981
This evaluation report is of a pre-school and primary grades bilingual program that was begun in 1971 as a demonstration model uniquely designed to meet the needs of children in migrant farm worker families. In order to overcome some of the disadvantages migrant children face due to frequent moves, parallel educational programs were set up in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Individualized Instruction
Thompson, Merle O'Rourke – 1979
Five teachers, whose experience and reputations recommended them as successful writing teachers, but who used different methods in their freshman composition course, were asked to test their classes at the beginning and end of the course on writing ability and writing anxiety. The pre- and post-testing was accomplished through a written essay,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation
Adams, Charles F.; And Others – 1981
Project Impact, a support system for the administrative and instructional staff in the Onondaga-Madison BOCES schools, was designed to support a diagnostic-prescriptive approach in the classroom by providing the information the teacher needs in order to make instructional decisions. It consists of a series of computer programs with a large storage…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
Bikson, T. K.; And Others – 1979
A 3 year evaluation report is presented on an Interactive Classroom Television System (ITCS), which creates a visual classroom environment for partially sighted elementary school students (study N=24) using the magnification, brightness, and contrast capabilities of television cameras and monitors. It is explained that the system allows teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Communications, Educational Equipment
LAFFEY, JAMES L. – 1968
A LISTING OF 143 IMPORTANT RESEARCH REPORTS COMPLETED ON READING AND CLOSELY RELATED TOPICS COVERING PRESCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE AND ADULT YEARS IS PRESENTED. RELEVANT ISSUES OF "RESEARCH IN EDUCATION," THE "OFFICE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTS, 19656-65, RESUMES" (OE-12029, $1.75), AND "OFFICE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTS, 1956-65, INDEXES"…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Dropouts
SHELLEY, E.F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN WAS ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS WHICH COULD CONSTITUTE A COMMUNICATION-LINKED SYSTEM FOR OFF-CAMPUS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. A PRELIMINARY LITERATURE SURVEY REVEALED SEVERAL GENERIC ELEMENTS, BOTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE, WHICH CONSTITUTE A…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Planning, Educational Resources
