This document presents a discussion of and recommendations concerning the need for reform in today's colleges and universities. A main theme is the desirability of a greater diversity of programs to match the greater diversity of students and the myriad careers and life interests they choose to follow and to fulfill the many additional…

The basic themes that polarize English educators today are discussed, and the province of the English teacher and the English curriculum is defined. The three basic themes that have polarized authorities are in English education much the same as in all other areas. Is the purpose of teaching English (1) to impart useful skills, (2) to encourage…

In the fall of 1969, Hiram College launched a new curriculum. All the traditional discipline-oriented graduation requirements were eliminated in favor of several types of interdisciplinary programs and more student electives. The focus of the Hiram curriculum is on the freshman year. As a result of these changes, a task force was appointed to…

The Reform in Teacher Education project originated as a counter proposal to the USOE Bureau of Educational Personnel Development in reaction to Task Force '72. The proposal from the National Education Association suggested that teachers should and could be involved in reforming and managing in-service teacher education. The project engaged local…

This is a study of the faculty of a small college under conditions of planned change. It attempts to establish the role of the faculty in initiating changes in an assessment of an hypothesis regrading the conservative role of such bodies. Following some developments in organizational theory regarding processes of organization, faculty…

Research in Health Professional Education is performed by (1) Directors of Offices of Research in Education, (2) Behavioral Scientists employed by Health Professional schools in faculty positions, and (3) Behavioral Scientists brought in as consultants. Research conducted by Directors of Offices of Research in Education is probably of most use to…

Nonresidential colleges are well-developed instructional systems that take into account system resources and constraints, system goals, human learning and communication principles, and subject matter structure. This document presents a discussion of 2 such instructional systems, the British Open University and New York's Empire State College, and…

The Education Department of Mount Mercy College designed the following new model for teacher education. The "traditional innovations" like portal schools and the concepts set out in "Performance-Based Teacher Education: What is the State of the Art?" (SP 005475) were included in the model. In addition, a synthesis of the following were included in…

The Manchester Interview is a fictitious report of a conversation between three educators in 1980. The report reviews the present course and future alternatives of a competency-based teacher education and certification. The use of three fictional characters enables the report to cover three views and many facets of what might happen to a structure…

The primary focus of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is the individual teacher and professor involved in explorinq, selecting, and implementing educational innovations. The conceptual basis of CBAM proposes developmental steps of growth in feelings and skills that are experienced by individuals as they adopt innovations. The CBAM also…

This booklet describes the training strategies and materials developed as part of the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM) program for training Program Assistants to foster implementation of TEEM in local school districts. The booklet contains samples of various training materials, as well as descriptions and outlines of the Summer Training…

This brief annotated bibliography introduces publications from the Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations/Concerns-Based Adoption Model program of the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Each entry includes a bibliographic citation, a brief abstract, and availability information on…

This is a collection of six papers concerning teachers as innovators. The first is entitled, "The Types of Environment Most Likely to Favour the Active and Effective Participation of Teachers in Educational Innovation." It is concerned with the commitment of the teacher to permanent participation in the adaptation of the education system…

The evaluation of the qualitative aspects of education is not as simple a task as the evaluation of quantitative aspects. The research frequently fails to offer the educational planner concrete guidance in the area of educational quality. The planner must work in a framework of conflicting criteria requiring political decisions, with limited…

This study subdivides chronologically into two portions. The first deals with the conception of the reform and the circumstances leading up to the publication of the scope of the reform, the institutional infrastructure, and the processes of innovation. These subtopics correspond to the division into objectives, means, and processes. The scope of…