An important indicator of the success of a funding agency is the achievement and impact of the projects it supports. This paper, one of three related documents, examines the effectiveness of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, a fund to improve educational opportunities. A telephone survey was conducted in 1979 of all of the…

This study identifies and assesses the potential impact of new electronic technologies on education in private homes, and looks beyond immediate incremental changes to broader, more subtle, complex, or threatening changes that may require attention from federal policymakers. Some educational implications are discussed: (1) equality of access to…

THIS 3-PHASE STUDY SOUGHT TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE PRODUCER OF NEW EDUCATIONAL IDEAS AND THE PRACTITIONER, OR TEACHER, BY EFFECTIVE USE OF NETWORK TELEVISION. PHASE I, DATA GATHERING, INCLUDED REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, AND IDENTIFICATION OF INNOVATIONAL PROJECTS BY CONSULTATION, FIELD VISITS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO MEMBERS OF 2 NATIONAL…

THE LEARNING CENTER CONSISTS OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES APPROPRIATE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE ENERGIZING CONCEPTS OF EDUCATION BASED ON HOW STUDENTS LEARN. INSTEAD OF STRUCTURING THE FACILITIES INTO SIMILAR SIZED CLASSROOM SPACES, THE CENTER PROGRAMS FACILITIES FOR LARGE GROUP SPACES ACCOMMODATING 150 OR MORE STUDENTS, SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION AREAS OF…

THIS NEWSLETTER COMPARES THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SCHOOL RENOVATION AND NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO EVOLVING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND METHODS. THE NEED TO UTILIZE EXISTING STRUCTURES THROUGH RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION IS EMPHASIZED AND A FORMULA IS PROVIDED FOR COMPARING RENOVATION AND NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION COSTS. PROBLEMS…

During the past ten years, many school districts have established alternative schools or programs for students who are seriously disruptive and academically unsuccessful. This bulletin describes five different types of alternative programs that have been effective in dealing with disruptive youth. They include the Tri-C Community Centered…

This paper discusses the increasing attention given recently to change theory and knowledge utilization in education and to the development of dissemination mechanisms in educational systems. Also discussed are the concept of "linkage," a process of connecting users with resources in an efficacious way, and the role of linkage agent, a person who…

This study attempted to determine the effectiveness of using elderly adults as resources in teaching historical concepts to young children and in helping them develop an appreciation of their heritage. Subjects were 47 preschool children, 3 to 5 years old, who attended a university child development laboratory program. The Historical Artifacts…

This paper discusses educational innovation and is comprised of five sections: (1) a review of previous years of educational innovations in the U.S., (2) processes associated with innovation, including an analysis of two national case studies, (3) research findings about the implementation of innovations, (4) a major thesis about centralized…

IN REGION 3 AND 5 OF VERMONT, A TITLE III PLANNING PROJECT WAS INITIATED TO DETERMINE THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION. THE CHIEF CONCERNS REVOLVED AROUND CURRICULAR PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISORY PRACTICES, AND SPECIAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS. THE PROJECT SERVED 105 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT.…

With a view to showing how Independent Television Authority and Independent Television have met the parliamentary injunction to educate, inform, and entertain, this document attempts to present the varying methods used, and the weaknesses and strengths as well as the originality and traditionalism of the programs offered to the adults of Britain.…

A school district plan of functional organization is designed to integrate the functional and the organizational aspects of performance. The plan can be used to seek solutions to three basic management problems: (1) The functions which must be performed in a school district, (2) the plan of organization which should be implemented to facilitate…

This study replicates part of a 1964 study designed to examine variations in the attainment of cognitive objectives in high school chemistry. In 1964 a traditional curriculum was used, but by 1972 when the data for this study were collected, a modern course based on CHEM study was being used. Scores on a 60-item end-of-course test given to…

This publication reports on the Regional Experts Meeting on the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development, which was held by UNESCO in Bangkok from February 25-March 4, 1974. Purpose of the meeting was 1) to examine and review the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) and the projects proposed for it,…

This publication reports on the Third Regional Consultation Meeting on the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development, which was held by UNESCO in Bangkok January 19-24, 1976. Purpose of the meeting was to review the progress of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) since the 1975 meeting in Tokyo and…