This paper presents the technology of the dissemination of an innovation into a school system, its strategies and implementation. The specific requisite strategies are detailed: a) the establishment of criteria to ensure commitment and understanding of instructional systems; b) the development of training programs for school district central…

This project established seven regional demonstration centers for the teacher training products "Minicourses" of the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. The goals of these centers were as follows: a) to attract awareness and interest of prospective users, b) to provide a setting in which educators could evaluate…

Demands for fundamental changes in educational policy contributed to the volume of dissent, protest, and criticism that made the 1960s such a turbulent decade for higher education in the U. S. This book analyses how change was attempted at 11 institutions by presenting case studies that describe the circumstances that gave rise to the appointment…

Change in Liberal Education is a project designed to plan, develop and implement a variety of programs in undergraduate liberal education as alternatives to prevailing disciplinary-based curricula. A secondary objective is to increase understanding of the process of change. Analysis of these problems points to three central issues: (a) the nature…

The Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) at the University of Massachusetts allows students to extend learning objectives beyond the classroom by providing greater flexibility in educational choices, more interdisciplinary programs and more individualized options for the students. The purpose of this investigation was to collect…

Representatives of 13 states and of the United States Office of Education developed this handbook to assist educators in the administration of Education Fairs. Such fairs are a valuable means for providing for the diffusion of educational innovations and should be designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of new and exemplary practices. Chapter I…

A cross-age tutoring program conducted in an elementary school is described. Part I of the report concerns reasons for instituting such a program. Benefits are predicted for (1) the tutor, in improving his/her attitudes toward learning, (2) for the tutee, by promoting a positive relationship with an older child, (3) for the teachers, in providing…

The need for educational reform is argued, based on a growing awareness of the general ineffectiveness of school for most children. Alternative educational programs based on behavioral analysis are judged inadequate, because they are based upon the same inappropriate goals as traditional education. In order to make educational reform effective, it…

This paper examines the rapidly developing trends of cooperative education and nontraditional study. The author sees these trends as an attempt to end the self-imposed isolation of higher education. The first, cooperative education, brings students out of the more traditionally cloistered classroom setting into the world of work. The second,…

This document is based on the results of a workshop held at the Reinhardswaldschule, Kassel, Germany in 1970; the workshop was attended by 52 participants from 14 countries who discussed "The Curriculum from the Eighties and Onwards." A framing principle for this report is that in place of the American emphasis on method in teacher education,…

Directed primarily at those involved in curriculum development and at teachers and students in colleges and departments of education, this book examines the reform and rapid changes in curriculum development in England. The author first examines the nature of curriculum development, the growth of the idea of curriculum, who should be in charge of…

Various considerations for a global approach to higher education are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the certainty of further growth, new problems and deficiencies of existing systems, and the search for new structures. Although global or integrated planning of post-secondary education is stressed, it does not imply global control. Rather,…

Although this bimonthly newsletter is prepared for teachers in Northern Colorado Educational Board of Cooperative Services (NCEBOCS) member school districts, information is included which would be useful to teachers outside the area. Teacher viewpoints, activities, approaches, and resources are compiled, among other items. The focus is on…

This information package contains five of seven reports on efforts to introduce instructional innovations into the school systems. The first report deals with the role of the association in implementing innovations. The points stressed are negotiating contracts with school boards, keeping abreast of school district and state education department…

The consolidation of 5 school districts into one, encompassing 377 square miles in Illinois, is described in this booklet. Information is included on the actual consolidation; the people and communities served by the new school district; programs and facilities in the elementary schools and the high school; and the Title III, Elementary and…