A taxonomy of organizational states is described, ranging from least to greatest chance of potential success. For each, various strategies for administrative action are discussed. The paper concludes by addressing a number of important issues concerned with facilitating instructional technology in higher education. (Author/JEG)

Alvina Treut Burrows, Kellogg W. Hunt, Richard Lloyd-Jones, and Charles Read comment on significant developments in writing during the 1970s, hopes for the 1980s, and important references dealing with teaching children to write. (DD)

Jeanne S. Chall, Roger Farr, John C. Manning, Robert B. Ruddell, Russell G. Stauffer, Dorothy S. Strickland, and Richard L. Venezky comment on significant developments in reading during the 1970s, hopes for the 1980s, and important references dealing with teaching children to read. (DD)

Foreign language study in elementary schools is making a comeback. Three models of innovative elementary language programs are presented. (Author/MLF)

Describes the Lozanov Method and recommends it as a source of renewal for the language teacher. (AM)

After two years of operation, this field-based, masters degree program in teacher education based on local concerns and local school districts was judged by its participants to have more advantages than the traditional or standard program because of the cooperative spirit developed between the university and the community. (MB)

Data about a modified contract grading system in an introductory American politics course at the University of Wyoming are discussed. Three grade options are described from which students choose one and complete its requirements. (ND)

The question of whether alternative schools and educational programs serve to "deschool" society, as sometimes claimed, is considered throught examination of what criteria define an organization as a school. (RW)

Characteristics of the school organization and the miseducation of educational practitioners orient educators toward designing solutions before they have analyzed the target problems. (Author)

Reviews, from the perspective of a school counselor, basic tenets of two contemporary educational trends, optional alternative education and deliberate psychological education. Describes blending of these trends at ALPHA (Alternative Learning Program for the High School Age), a public alternative high school located in Livonia, Michigan.…

This article reports on implementation efforts of a comprehensive school based health education program. (MM)

Southridge High School was funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant to design a building for an integrated vocational/academic program. The curriculum includes cross-discipline team teaching, block classes, and an academy program. (JOW)

Discusses how language arts educators can promote enduring change, including the need for continuous cooperation, collaboration, and reflection; the active involvement of all the stakeholders during every stage of nurturing visions; and how to support this complex growth process with flexibility and with an enduring commitment. (SR)

Three years of data from 42 providers in 4 European countries were used to examine the status of environmental management education. A review of innovative projects (a course for environmental business economists, a "green" middle management curriculum, an environmental awareness course at a vocational training center) revealed a gap…

Discusses methodological issues of mathematical microworld development integrated with generating innovation in school settings. Includes experiences in developing a component architecture for educational software based on Logo as a scripting language and discusses problems of collaboration between organizations and people of differing expertise…