The variability in roles assumed by school psychologists suggests the possibility that school psychologists cannot be adequately described by a single model but rather there may well be a need for several. Rather than banish the old clinical model, a new model "Clinical Restorative" model is proposed. This model takes advantage of the knowledge…

The programs presented in this catalogue have been evaluated as substantially meeting the objective of finding solutions to educational problems. Each program was developed and disseminated by funding from Title III monies and offers a demonstration site for New Jersey educators and laymen. Staffs involved in 11 different programs offer…

The Strategies for Change and Knowledge Project is a concrete attempt to apply the Lindage model to eight colleges and universities. It is completing its third year of on-campus task force action to stimulate academic reform, of linking agent, survey feedback, workshop and consultant aid to those problemsolving efforts, and of external research…

The purpose of this project is to encourage innovative teaching through support and reward systems; specifically, its objectives are the generation, implementation, and sharing of innovative curricular ideas and classroom procedures. Participants are teachers, students, parents, other school staff and the community. The following elements are…

This booklet was developed as part of the Pilot Communities Program and focuses on how to develop and use teams in schools. The first section of the book, entitled "The Groundwork for Building a Team," includes the rationale for and definition of a team and discussions of: (a) team goals and objectives and real world constraints; (b) selection of…

Since educational organizations must constantly change to meet the demands of a changing society, educational administrators might look to the social sciences for help in managing change and innovation. This paper argues that an organizational approach to educational innovation is likely to be more successful than an individualistic approach.…

This bibliography includes an overview of the literature on alternative education. The overview places the literature under five headings: critical literature; reform literature; reconstructional literature; experimental literature; and directories, manuals, and clearinghouse information. (JF)

After three years of study, planning and preparation, Ottawa University instituted a new program of education in the Fall of 1970. The essential focus is upon the undergraduate and the learning process via an integrative interdisciplinary basic program which extends beyond the usual classroom limitations. The program is humanistically oriented and…

This open letter focuses on performance-based teacher education and certification (PBTE/C). The first section of the letter deals with anxieties about PBTE/C and about some of the people who have brought about this innovation. It comprises a survey. The second part of the paper makes various recommendations: a) the establishment of an independent…

Plans are being developed for a complete refocusing of educational curricula for the goal of career education. Goals for career education at present include: extended educational opportunities from cradle to grave: preparation for successful working careers; each course giving emphasis to its contribution to a successful career; hands-on…

This paper focuses on the roles played by internal and external change agents actively involved in the adoption of Personalized Teacher Education (PTE) or its components. Six adoption agents were selected for interviews by a panel on the basis of the number of institutions worked with, number of years in the business, experience with components of…

Herein are discussed the traditional model of local school development in preservice education, including its weaknesses; selected models of preservice education stressing local involvement, including the Florida Experimental Program in Elementary Education, the Cooperative Student Teacher Center Concept, the Mercer County Teacher Education…

This document was designed to study the feasibility of an external degree program among the member institutions of the Michigan Council of State College Presidents (MCSCP). Data were collected concerning the specific undergraduate and graduate noncampus, evening and Saturday activities available for credit during 1971-72 and analyzed by frequency…

The Thirteen College Curriculum Program (TCCP) is a new curriculum for black colleges, consisting of 5 freshmen and 2 sophomore courses, developed by the participating colleges and the Institute for Services to Education, in a project of intervention--new variables introduced and their effects measured, rather than pure research. The resulting…

This document reviews the role of the state and land-grant universities in America. Emphasis is placed on historical background and the role of these schools in light of recent developments. The first chapter concerns enrollment trends, changing emphasis on career goals, response to students, the arts, advanced placement, the honor student,…