The model incorporates constraints (e.g., fiscal, legal), personnel (e.g., teachers, students), and innovational domains (e.g., reward system, role expectations). (DAG)

Television should be more extensively used for formal instruction of children and adults in school and at home. (Author/STS)

The consensus model of thinking about educational matters tends to inhibit the development of original thought and the actualization of realistic ways of diffusing creative ideas. (MM)

The thrusts are to require evidence of acquisition of basic skills, institute programs for all students, hire additional reading personnel, institute viable inservice programs for teachers and administrators, solicit community support, and initiate management systems with provisions for options and alternatives. (Author/IRT)

Microforms are a rapidly growing, convenient, and relatively inexpensive medium for information. Media professionals should explore the entire microform field and evaluate its potential for education. (Author/STS)

Introduces the articles in this special issue on social studies. Articles concern political socialization, economics, geography, a global perspective on social studies, ethnic studies, social change, thinking skills for citizenship training, and the integration of writing skills and social studies. (RH)

Motives related to developing and adopting innovations were the focus of a three-year study of 45 federally funded programs. Career-related motives were prominent but not exploitative and appeared to accelerate the adoption or development process. Results seem to show that too little or too much opportunism is counterproductive. (MT)

Restructuring of schools is best done by principals who enable the reaching of shared goals, as opposed to controlling people or their behavior. The emphasis should be on using power to give others power, to help them to be leaders and managers themselves. This edition responds to current issues of accountability for student outcomes. New data are…

A central and repeated idea in education is the continuous need for change. This paper explores how to assess the ways change can be incorporated into the curriculum, and why stability is also important. The example of team teaching shows the way a concept may become accepted as a "fact" in spite of many weaknesses of the approach.…

"Innovative Approaches to Teaching Technical Communication" offers a variety of activities, projects, and approaches to energize pedagogy in technical communication and to provide a constructive critique of current practice. A practical collection, the approaches recommended here are readily adaptable to a range of technological and institutional…

The new concept of Careers Day revolves around the cluster theory. Ten to fifteen people who represent differing careers within a specific area set up visual displays depicting some aspect of their occupation. Hence students can obtain information concerning related occupations at various educational levels. (KP)

Describes selected innovative programs in physical education designed to meet the needs of pre- and early adolescents. (JA)

Author suggests that all who are concerned with better instruction via media must act as a change agent. (HB)

A discussion of possible uses of computer simulation in high schools and colleges when direct experimental experience is not available to the student. Sample runs of three simulation programs are also presented. (AK)

A humorous look at the problems of introducing innovations in audiovisual aids into the school system. (AK)