Survey responses from 3,271 high schools were analyzed to determine the status of innovational programs in curriculum, technology, and organization. (GW)

It is impossible for individualization of instruction to occur unless the subject-centered curriculum is replaced by a child-centered curriculum structure. This new structure radically alters the teacher's role. Instead of presenting drilling, and questioning, the teacher acts as a guide, helper and resource person. (Author)

Discusses innovations in the presentation of general chemistry catagorized via media, computers, and applied psychology. (SL)

Suggests that there exist great potential and much professional support for practitioner involvement (teachers, students, and administrators) in generating knowledge (creating new understandings of what is occurring in our experience and why) from field experience and that the probable consequences noted when practitioners become involved in…

Describes a case study of educational innovation in an introductory college sociology course. Generalizes about problems encountered in academic innovation on the basis of this experience, including the difficulty of working with student opinions, disagreement about effective evaluation techniques, and lack of interest in innovation due to the low…

Accounts, in part, for the successful implementation of an alternative "school-without-walls" and provides clues to what program administrators can do to make it more likely that new programs will get fair trials in the schools. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the impact of competency-based approaches on curriculum design in the health sciences. Student assessment is viewed as the locus of competency based approaches from which curriculum development will follow. (VT)

The author, a certified public accountant on the State Board for Public Accountancy of New York, Discusses education and training programs to "professionalize" accounting, particularly the need for innovative learning modules that integrate the traditional sequence of courses in baccalaureate programs. (MF)

The League for Innovation in the Community College, a small group of community college presidents that helps to promote innovative and promising programs in two-year colleges by seeking funds and sharing resources, is criticized for being exclusive. (MSE)

Describes the Enterprise High (Michigan) program for school dropouts. Supported by the United States Department of Labor, the program centers on teaching students how to earn a living and how to manage life. Includes an outline of the school's basics and references. (MD)

A discussion of recent developments and research on school improvement efforts precedes a review of information needs for broadening the data base on implementation and evaluation of innovative school improvement programs for handicapped and nonhandicapped students. A table matches effective classroom learning environments and expected student…

The interrelated themes of identity, non-passivity, control, and curriculum must be addressed in any successful innovation in teacher education. An innovative masters-level program is explored in terms of these themes. (Author/MT)

Abandoning the case method, traditional grades, and the law review, the City University of New York's experimental law school uses an integrated curriculum and focuses on public interest law in its mission to serve the legally underserved in the United States. (MSE)

Research shows that films can be effective in engaging the interest of students in an appealing manner. States that, with the growth of video cassettes, feature films should become an economical and more widely employed teaching medium. Suggestions for using films in education are given and sociologically relevant films in 39 categories are…

Describes a study which examined teachers' use of computers in order to understand current teacher practices and to collect ideas on what changes may be necessary. Recommends intensive training in computer software selection and instructional procedures for social studies teachers. (BSR)