This study addressed the question of why, to what extent, and under what conditions teachers fully implement and adapt instructional innovations. The subjects, a group of 24 ninth grade content area teachers, were seen to have implemented a particular set of reading innovations only to a limited degree. Five major themes were revealed as having an…

Regardless of favorable advertising and publicity, it is not presently clear that schools should rush to purchase microcomputers for instructional use in classrooms. In regard to instructional questions, much research is needed to determine the effectiveness of the computer under varying classroom conditions. Additional questions needing…

A framework to aid in estimating the impact from educational research and development (R&D) products was developed at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education at the Ohio State University. The dimensions of the framework (product development, distribution, implementation, utilization and effects) are explained in detail. The…

This paper on staff development proposes one dimension of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), Stages of Concern, as a diagnostic tool for use by counselors, administrators, staff developers and other change facilitators who are responsible for the timing and delivery of staff development experiences. A rationale for staff development, the…

Presented here is a view of early childhood education as a process reflecting social principles and practices which have evolved over time. It is argued that society first showed concern for the physical well-being of its young by protecting newborns from their own parents. Secondly, society became concerned with children's training and, later,…

Belgium's Renewed Primary School (RPS) project began in 1973 as part of a national commitment to innovative reform. The project's many goals focused on increasing interdependence among educational resources to support a more individualized, humanized, and effective response to pupil needs. Schools participating in the RPS effort usually selected…

As a result of an earlier project conducted by the Council of Chief State School Officer's Project on Humanities and the Schools, 76 programs in the humanities were identified for their efforts to improve the teaching of humanities between 1972 and 1983. From these projects, 20 exemplary projects were selected for inclusion in this catalog. The…

In Washington, academic and building trades skills are conjoined for high school students in the Tacoma Interdisciplinary Program (Editor)

A home education center, micro-publishing, the wired community, and "anywhere" computer terminals are just a few of the futuristic technological developments happening now. (Author)

Professors involved in innovative teaching can be the nucleus of a faculty development program, reinforced by their counterparts at neighboring institutions. (Editor)

Proposes a medical financing plan by which direct reimbursement by the physician to his parent institution would have the effect of freeing institutions from some federal control and permitting physicians to bear a more reasonable proportion of the cost of maintaining their profession. (Author/PG)

Discusses a program in which the instructor "buys" work from his students for grades. Four pieces of work are required of the student for the semester. Each successive piece of work requires more independent thought, and successfully completed, results in a higher grade. (Author/PG)