Seminar presentations of six leaders in the field of adult education are contained in this monograph: (1) "Adult Learning in the 1970's" by J. R. Kidd, (2) "Innovation in Organizing Learning for Adults--The New Technology" by Burton W. Kreitlow, (3) "The Nature of Continuing Professional Education" by Cyril O. Houle, (4) "Self-Planned Learning and…

This is a follow-up study of an extensive three-year investigation of variables responsible for school district adoption of innovative programs. The follow-up study was designed to provide new data and strategies relating to 1) the extent to which those programs originally adopted have survived, 2) the extent to which state or federal agency…

This is a handbook and guide for nontraditional higher education. Part one is an operational guide for the development, organization, implementation and evaluation of an alternative resource center for the facilitation of nontraditional learning within higher education. Part two is a comprehensive resource guide to alternative education programs…

During its seven year history, "Sesame Street" has maintained high popularity while introducing such innovations as new cognitive curricula, new characters, bilingual elements, and affective and social education. Early goals emphasized 40 predominantly cognitive objectives aimed at helping the disadvantaged child. Additions have included…

According to this research, an individual's centrality, as measured by peer group status, seems to be a better predictor of innovation adoption than attitudinal, demographic, professional, and scholarly productivity variables. (Author/DE)

Description of a pilot study that replaced a geographic emphasis in sixth-grade biology with an ecological and evolutionary emphasis. (ND)

This model is an attempt to integrate a number of developments into a new form of secondary education with a distinctive purpose, process, and context that will have a powerful and beneficial influence on the maturation of adolescents and their transition to adulthood. (Author)

Despite its phenomenal success at disseminating information on endorsed innovative programs, the National Diffusion Network's interstate activities will be severely limited unless a new source of funding is found. (Author/IRT)

Suggests that caution should be used by college level history teachers in employing nontraditional teaching methods. Suggests that a topical approach involving lecture and discussion can increase student interest and nurture that interest with personalized instruction. (Author/DB)

Contends that research methodology courses can be relevant to issues outside of psychology and describes a method which relates the course to consumer problems. Students use experimental methodology to test claims made in television commercials advertising deodorant, bathroom tissues, and soft drinks. (KC)

Describes a case study of an inservice Teacher Corp project where the purpose was to resocialize teachers moving from self-contained classrooms to an open-space high school. A staff development model is described along with the implementation strategy and the concrete operationalization. (JMF)

The development of a women's studies program at conservative Utah State University is described. The anticipated controversy over this curricular innovation has not materialized because the developers followed a careful strategy for designing and implementating the program. (JMD)

This survey of the use of computer assisted instruction in schools for the deaf identified 34 systems with a total of 408 terminals, predominantly in elementary and secondary schools for the deaf; 28 of these computer systems are strictly used for CAI. (Author/JEG)

Describes the "Packaging Useful to Schools Campaign," a one year experiment in providing free instructional materials to primary schools in Portugal. Materials such as maps, clock faces, detachable letters, rulers, protractors, and compass cards were printed by manufacturers on their packaging materials and were later recycled to…

The Northern Ireland Schools Curriculum Project was set up to investigate how schools could contribute to improved community relations during major social and political changes. To show how the project intervenes in school-community life, the article discusses its awareness, staff development, branch, and coordination models. (MF)