Discusses the need for productive strategies and plans which cause new programs to be used widely and well. Presents some reflections based on ten years of experience with curriculum change in Hawaii, and on impressions gained from experience at large. (Author/RK)

The study evaluated death attitude change among university students. Utilizing the Hardt Death Attitude Scale and the Watts-Andrews Death Attitude Questionnaire, it was concluded that death-related attitudes can be favorably influenced as a result of a death education instructional unit within an introductory health education course. (Author)

During the first year of the Architects in Schools program, 39 architects in 22 states collaborated with teachers, students, and community members. The built environment is used as a laboratory for learning to observe, to understand, and to act. (Author/MLF)

The author describes a 2-year study of the process of microtechnological innovation in two schools, based on teacher interviews and classroom observation. Interviews covered practices, attitudes, and policy development. Observation focused on resource use. Results suggest that teachers need further training in microtechnology to transform certain…

Discusses the Rural Education and Agriculture Program (REAP) in Belize, a program which attempts to develop positive attitudes towards agriculture and influence young people to remain in rural Belize and engage in agricultural work. Examines factors that have contributed to the program's success. (GEA)

Presents the results of a research project on the history of education for girls in Prussia. Concludes with an outline of the impact of the identified trends on the educational expansion which took place in the Federal Republic of Germany during the last three decades. (Author/BSR)

A post hoc examination of 42 teachers' implementation of an innovative program following the establishment of a systematic implementation support system found that implementation varied for different program features and at different sites. (Author/CB)

Examines the Carnegie report in terms of three themes: (1) distrust of teachers; (2) commitment to teacher autonomy that is conditional on achieved results; and (3) a conception of teacher accountability focusing on student performance rather than professional practice. Concludes that the implicit view of the teacher is one of an assembly-line…

Maintains that the major dilemma of the Holmes Group Report is that improving teachers both is, and is not, by itself, the way to improve education. Raises several questions which the report ignores and offers a synopsis of scholarly literature regarding teacher education. (DH)

Criticizes "A Nation at Risk" as an agenda for conservative reaction, not reform. Comments on the underlying assumptions and implications of the Holmes and Carnegie reports. Concludes by suggesting alternatives for more substantive reform. (DH)

"Challenge classes" for secondary students are described in the context of their five-year history in one school district and by comparison with traditional approaches to education of the gifted. The program encourages the learner to push beyond normal curriculum expectations. Content is determined by individual teachers and their students. (JW)

The paper presents a framework for studying the use of computers in special education. The framework consists of two dimensions, one describing the service delivery areas that comprise special education and the other, general questions concerning educational innovation. Examples of the framework's application are offered. (Author/DB)

Reviews outdoor education history, beginning in 1930s with periods of experimentation, standardization, resurgence/innovation, and new direction. Explains how outdoor education continues to evolve due to environmental, sociological, and psychological influences and to develop elements of adventure, experimentation, and innovation that will sustain…

Innovation can be as much a matter of process and content as of structure. Innovation in Australian higher education will be necessary in the next few years, but without the growth or structural change that usually accompanies it. (MSE)

Resource allocation is a key factor in promoting or retarding innovation. In a restrictive economic climate, it is easy to use resource allocation for decremental rationing and to stifle innovative thinking. The technique can also be used to ensure that the institution's human resources are encouraged to identify opportunities for innovation. (MSE)