Focuses on the concept of matriculation and its necessity as put forth in the Report of the Committee of Enquiry in Year 12 Examinations in South Australia. (SA)

Describes how the 1974/75 Action Laboratory of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) compiled 15 guidelines for the evaluation of innovative efforts, then surveyed educators at the 1976 ASCD conference on both their endorsement and actual practice of these guidelines. Guidelines and survey responses are included. (SJL)

This description of New Jersey's public vocational education program emphasizes its nondiscriminatory and innovative features. (SJL)

The word "curriculum" is derived from a verb meaning "to run a course," which well describes the frantic actions of educators to adopt each new educational fad. But the curriculum revisions of recent years have not justified their cost. It is time for educators to be more conservative. (Author/SJL)

Changes in the British education system are discussed and the weaknesses of the British and American systems are seen to result from common causes. These causes are described as the hours spent watching television, children conditioned to expect entertainment, and educational experiments including open classrooms and "new math."…

Examines use of Title III/IV-C funds for implementation of innovative programs in North Carolina and those factors which contribute either to success or failure of a program. The extent to which the successful programs have been continued and/or shared and established in other schools within the system is also analyzed. (MER)

Discusses the history of mass media in higher education in three phases: early developments, 1920-1948; experiments with educational television, 1950s and 1960s; and major production and use of educational telecommunications, 1967 to present. (SK)

Presents results of an analysis of the academic programs of students who have completed undergraduate degrees through Illinois statewide nontraditional programs in order to determine student preferences and needed changes. Outlines the components of typical programs designed by students. Provides guidelines for universities developing a…

The essay analyzes the issues of outdoor education in the context of the liberal arts educational institution. Discussed are faculty attitudes and the issues of academic standards. An example curriculum is described. (RE)

The need for curriculum change in the education of handicapped students to include a life skills (functional academics, vocational orientation, personal development, human interaction, community awareness, and communication) is presented. (PHR)

Presents a list of potential ways the administrator may affect the school climate toward encouraging change and innovation by helping to minimize staff stress and burnout. (Author/SJL)

Previous research found that an innovative educational program had a negative effect on participants' personality development. For the replication, control subjects increased their scores on three out of 19 scales while program praticipants' scores remained the same. When retested one year later, there were no significant differences. (Author)

Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper presents guidelines and suggestions for the use of games and simulations in the education of this population. Steps in the design of games, such as determining the educational goals and objectives of the games, are discussed. (PHR)

Examines computer-based learning (CBL) in the United Kingdom and suggests that CBL offers new educational approaches which teachers can use in combination with more familiar media. Also discussed are the problems of training large numbers of teachers in the use of the new computer techniques. Seven references are listed. (Author/MER)

The entire higher education program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay focuses upon problems associated with people and the environment. This article describes the program's goals, implementation and benefits. (WB)