Discusses the intervening years at Melbourne (Florida) High School since B. Frank Brown introduced several innovations in 1958. The major change, institution of a nongraded program, is still in effect. (WD)

Suggests ways to respond to the changes in the teaching of college literature wrought by recent literary criticism and theory. (DD)

An EIPOL grid which combines five major dimensions of a broad-based evaluation system with different steps of a project cycle provides a basic operational framework for designing and adopting a more functional system of reform evaluation. (Editor)

Argues that we should be more tolerant of the educational innovator, that innovation, particularly in these times of diminishing resources and back-to-basics, must be preserved. (Author/IRT)

The chemical model for autocatalytic reactions is adapted to the process of adopting educational innovations and is then applied to six sets of historical data. (Author/IRT)

Compares the process of evaluating art objects to educational evaluation, emphasizing the need for a perceptive assessment of the total educational environment--a process of observation and analysis that relies on both the intuitive and professional skills of the educator. (Author/CMV)

Uses the concepts of slogans and slogan systems to examine the degree to which educational innovations convey meanings that differ from their ostensible purpose. As an example, discusses the organization and use of slogans in a Federally funded instructional program. (Author/GC)

Encourages academic library program planning by listing the benefits of such activity and citing sample programs/activities drawn from a survey of college and university libraries in the Southeastern Library Association and from Old Dominion University in particular. (JD)

Educational uses of personal computers have progressed from basic early applications to professional commercial software to multimedia. The telematics industry as yet serves no educational objective and is not part of a long-term vision, and teachers lack skills in information technology. Telematics could learn from 15 years of educational…

The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), a training ground for aspiring chefs, is a sophisticated training organization that practices many philosophies and techniques, including team learning, training the whole cook, and training the trainer. (JOW)

Interviewed representatives of 11 higher education institutions known for innovative policies about how the metrics of the credit hour have helped or impeded their efforts to change. With one exception, these institutions converted their courses into time-equivalent blocks, and then assigning credit hours, when necessary, to these blocks. (SLD)

Describes how assessment is tied tightly to program development at Bowdoin College, with assessment criteria set up during the process of faculty members' seeking funding for research or curriculum innovation. Uses the example of innovations in an introductory biology course to illustrate the process. (EV)

Discusses difficulties of, hindrances to, and the necessity for school restructuring. (SR)

The Education Commission of the States along with the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota surveyed 110 charter schools, more than two-thirds of the schools approved in 7 states. Charter school officials advise others interested in opening their own school to establish a clear vision, mission, and philosophy, and to devote…

Suggests that pragmatism is most usefully seen as a perspective that encourages service learning practitioners to avoid epistemology altogether. Discusses three related commitments of service learning; (1) respect for disciplinary diversity; (2) encouragement of innovative experimentalism; and (3) enthusiasm for progressive thought and action.…