Reports of Title II reading projects dealing with American studies themes indicate that the approaching celebration of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution is both generating new interest in the study of American history, literature, and culture and stimulating changes in the way such courses are taught. Teachers and subject specialists…

Nontraditional education has the following characteristics: In nontraditional education emphasis is on the student as learner, on his achievement, and on the provision of materials and processes to expedite or promote that achievement. Less emphasis is on where, and how learning occurs. The shift to an emphasis on the learner also means that the…

This survey examines the types of speech communication courses offered in college curricula across the country and reports on the methodologies employed in such courses. Randomly selected college catalogs were sampled to determine the extent to which traditional and new courses are included in speech communication curricula. There does not seem to…

A novel approach to the collection and utilization of program treatment information that quantifies innovative educational practices is described. Data was collected from groups of students within grade and within subject matter area who were exposed to the same program characteristics. These flexibly defined "educational experience…

The seven papers and four discussions in this publication present several perspectives on educational innovation and its adoption in the schools. Topics discussed include political and structural protection of innovations, change introduced from outside the school, ESEA Title III influences on change processes, local school district change…

This document has four parts. Part 1 defines free universities, describes the origins of the free universities of the 70's, breaks down current free universities into three kinds, and ends with a chapter on teacher-learning processes. Part 2 contains quantitative information - numbers, age, location, enrollments, and funding. Part 3 lists what…

Theories relating to proposed improvements in education are discussed. Changes in curricula, contributions of fields such as psychology, and issues currently being debated are given consideration. Innovative models and approaches are proposed, and several interesting speculations are offered related to the future of education. Following the…

Rather than presenting a cookbook recipe for how to evaluate computer assisted instruction (CAI), a number of queries relevant to the evaluation of CAI are presented and explicated. (1) Is it possible that CAI offers opportunities to reach cognitive instructional objectives to which users of conventional methods do not aspire? (2) Is it reasonable…

The report of the 1970 convention of the Council for Exceptional Children includes a workshop on the need for teacher training in the behavioral and learning disability areas. The workshop proceedings discuss innovations in teacher training by James T. Tompkins and George T. Donahue, a prescriptive teaching system by Laurence J. Peter and Keith H.…

This volume provides guidelines for implementing change in schools, grades K-12. An example of innovative education is Wilson Campus School, the laboratory school of Mankato State College, which stresses personalized programs, concern with human relations and self-concept, nongraded curriculum reform, and team planning. The author challenges…

Rough Rock Demonstration School, noted for innovative programs and community control and participation in operations, has encouraged other Indian communities to establish educational institutions and to form organizations interested in education. Rough Rock continues to expand its facilities and innovative programs. Secondary grades are being…

Four papers comprised this symposium report, the purpose of which was to explicate the effectiveness of the Florida Parent Education Follow Through Model, which has as its focus economically deprived, educationally divergent children. This program involves the use of paraprofessionals (called parent educators) who are indigenous to the…

A study was conducted to determine the diffusion of educational innovations to urban and rural government secondary schools of Thailand and to teachers within these schools. Data were acquired by selecting 38 schools at random and having 629 teachers, 38 principals, and 66 changwad (provincial) education officers complete questionnaires. Some of…

A general, conceptual model describing the elements and sequencing of the educational process is presented with a submodel which greatly elaborates segments of the general model. The submodel orders both persons and educational techniques in terms of two major modes of perceiving the world and two major modes of judging what has been perceived.…

Brief descriptions of 7 programs specifically designed to alleviate programs were considered exemplary innovative activities, as defined by the U. S. Office of Education in the migrant evaluation format, and had not been previously tried within the State of Wisconsin. General program effectiveness (statewide) is described, including cooperative…