An intensive study of innovative projects in five elementary and secondary schools provided an opportunity to examine teacher participation in pre-implementation activities. Particular attention was paid to the motivation and roles of participants. It was found that participation is complex and varied. There were three major findings: (1)…

In 1971 the Appalachian Community Service Network (ASCN), a non-profit community service network, headquartered in Washington, D.C., with broadcast facilities in Lexington, Kentucky, began to beam teacher education courses via satellite to teachers at 45 community receiving sites located in 13 states throughout the Appalachian region. The project…

Focus is on the institutionalization-termination phase of change in an attempt to explain why innovation fails or why it declines prior to achieving its intended purposes. Four questions are asked: (1) Why do innovations decline or fail after being adopted? (2) In what manner do innovations decline or fail? (3) Why do innovations persist or…

The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) for staff development is an empirically-based conceptual framework which outlines the developmental process that individuals experience as they implement a new innovation. The model is based on the assumption that, when persons responsible for implementing change via inservice programs have relevant…

In most of the Western European countries, innovations in the primary schools are introduced by a central authority. After a decision is made to adopt a new curriculum or recommend a particular instructional procedure, inspectors introduce it to the teachers. This research report examines on the one hand the extent to which inspectors and teachers…

In this manual, written for the education of preservice and inservice teachers, supervisors, and administrators, the emphasis is placed on developing an elementary school curriculum that relates subjects to the child's growing experience in everyday life. In seven chapters the following major topics are covered: (l) objectives in the curriculum;…

Research into the needs of small school administrators and effective ways to help meet those needs through inservice education projects was conducted over a period of two years by means of a needs assessment and two small-scale workshops. The purpose of the workshops was to try out a basic format and some techniques perceived to be potentially…

The lack of a sound curriculum in the social sciences in the public schools is deplored in this position paper. This lack is attributed to poor teacher training in the subject, defective communication between the school and community, and with government grant-giving agencies. It is stated that communities are fearful of introducing relevant…

This report stems from an extended inquiry into the planning and implementation of new, innovative schools, seen as a useful but failure-prone strategy for educational improvement. The Project on Social Architecture in Education studied the processes and outcomes of efforts to create three elementary and three secondary schools in public urban and…

The project described employed library services to broaden the experiences of institutionalized handicapped children and to sharpen their awareness of the environment. The target population included 75 boys and girls, aged 6 to 12, who were in an elementary education program at the Elwyn Institute in Delaware County, Pennsylvania; all of the…

The early development, prebroadcast research, early production concepts, formative research, summative research, evolution of production, and promotion and outreach activities of "The Electric Company" (TEC) are presented. Conclusions discuss (1) the uncertainty of the future of TEC despite its success and positive reception as an…

THE KNOWLEDGE GAP BETWEEN INITIAL RESEARCH AND FINAL USE IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF THE FOUR STATES OF THE THEORY-PRACTICE CONTINUUM (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DIFFUSION, AND ADOPTION). THE TWO MIDDLE STAGES ARE EMPHASIZED. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND TITLE III PROJECTS ARE SUGGESTED AS AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE…

DESPITE THE AMERICAN CREDO OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL, "UNEQUAL EDUCATION" MAY BE NEEDED TO ENABLE EVERY CHILD TO DEVELOP HIS POTENTIAL TO "COMPETE ON FAIR TERMS" WITH THE REST OF SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE HANDICAPPED BY DISADVANTAGEMENT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. BUT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THIS GROUP WILL NOT BE…

THE POSSIBLE RESULTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION ARE DISCUSSED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART, TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS, EDUCATION IN SLUM AREAS, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, A MODERNIZED LEARNING SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, NECESSARY…

THIS ADDENDUM TO A REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM TO TEACH AND INTERRELATE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE USE OF EXTENSIVE RESOURCES, INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS, AND ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY OUTLINES THE ACTIVITIES AND GOALS OF THE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED PLANNING STAGE OF THE PROGRAM AND OF THE PILOT (1967-68) AND…