Curriculum criticism, an alternative to traditional modes of educational inquiry, encourages researchers and evaluators to respect the unique and non-replicable qualities of school training. It assumes an analogy between the curriculum (as lived-in experience) and a work of art (which offers an immediate experience to viewers). The curriculum…

A STUDY OF 12 WISCONSIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS MEASURED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXTENT OF INNOVATIVENESS EXHIBITED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE DEGREE OF CONSENSUS OF EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ROLE WITHIN AND BETWEEN GROUPS OF CITIZENS, TEACHERS, ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. MEASURES OF INNOVATIVENESS INCLUDED (1)…

Ultra-conservatives calling themselves the "new right" have made recent gains because of grass-roots interest in issues such as blocking gun control legislation, stopping the Equal Rights Amendment, lowering taxes, and promoting religious fundamentalism. These gains raise serious questions about the future of American education. If a…

In this paper, principals and other persons of innovating middle schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools associated with the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Individualized Schooling describe the most interesting features of their schools and respond to a features checklist. They provide the names of contact persons in…

This 3-year report on an Educational and Cultural Development Program (ECD) is in four sections: (1) rationale, (2) description of the five subject areas, (3) data evaluation, and (4) recommendations. Three student groups were compared: 156 liberal arts and 393 ECD students for fall 1965 and 561 ECD's for fall 1966. Each subject area showed the…

Walberg and Thomas (1972) have made an attempt to operationalize and validate the concept of open education. However, their conception fails to differentiate between open education and other nontraditional approaches to education, thereby lumping together a variety of different types of classrooms. In addition, their method of item selection does…

An examination of case studies suggests that rational processes were not entirely at work in the planning and conception of new, innovative schools. The rational model that serves as the foundation of our information systems assumes that a compelling professional need triggers a search for solutions; and, therefore, school personnel are eager to…

The author postulates that insufficient and inefficient diffusion and evaluation rather than lack of research and development are responsible for slow educational change. Breakdown points are discussed. Adoption or change efforts should be based on principles supported by research to maximize diffusion and make early adopters aware of a program or…

Institutional behavior can be seen as a dynamic balance between driving and restraining forces operating oppositionally. To shift the balance toward change in the 24 inner-city schools of the Model School Division, this experiment in innovation trained 300 District of Columbia public school teachers in new curriculum materials and methodologies…

This study was designed to describe the status of the present educational programs in the correctional institutions of Arizona and to further evaluate the potential of each institution and its inmates for additional offerings which might be possible. Data were obtained from: (1) interviews of inmates, (2) personal records, (3) organizational data…

This bibliography was compiled during a selective review of the literature on team teaching by two staff members of the Upper Midwest Regional Educational Laboratory. It contains approximately 120 ERIC documents; 20 SRIS documents (School Research Information Service); 130 books and pamphlets; 7 films; 700 periodicals; and 120 reports, papers,…