This report presents data gathered in a survey of educational programs and practices used in Connecticut public schools during the 1974-75 school year. School principals were asked to indicate which of a selected list of programs were in operation in their school. Responses do not indicate the extent of program involvement, merely whether a…

In the sixties the crisis of the credibility and competence of schools resulted in the funding of programs to remedy school problems. The model for curriculum reform came from the university and, more particularly, from liberal arts departments having the capacity to improve curriculum content and teacher expertise. In a few instances attempts…

This study tested the effects of two distinct methods of instruction on the self-concept and English/language arts achievement of seventh and eighth graders divided into two experimental and one control group. The first instructional method was devoid of certain traditional constraints--grades, tests, homogeneous grouping, grade-level grouping,…

This study describes models of diffusion that combine the efforts of a State agency with the efforts of local school systems to effect change and examines the most recent research on innovation adoption. It provides a paradigm that describes the following elements: (1) the optimum installation process for an innovation, (2) the kinds of school…

The Small College, the innovative unit of California State College, was established to test whether a substantial number of students could accelerate their progress toward the Bachelor of Arts degree. In the process of the experiment, it was hoped that the Small College would develop programs that could be of value to other colleges. The Small…

Media projects in Massachusetts schools are described in a special issue of a Massachusetts Department of Education periodical. Media programs are classified under filmmaking and film study; mass media; television/video; selected media centers and special resources using media. In addition, the guide lists and describes museums, theaters, learning…

There are increasing numbers of nontraditional students with atypical learning problems, life styles, and ambitions appearing in the academic establishment, and the number is likely to grow during the next five years. Studies consistently confirm the success of treating the nontraditional student and thereby bringing about desired and desirable…

Many research questions concering dissemination of educational innovations remain unanswered. We know that dissemination is in itself a science; our strategy is based on the belief that successful adoption of an innovation requires certain generic skills distinctly different from the skills related to a specific innovation. We are examining…

A collection of eight papers from seven foreign countries and the United States, this technical report of the "Creativity of the School" workshop held in Portugal in 1972 presents statements of existing positions on educational innovation in eight countries. Among the topics discussed are reform in French-speaking Belgian schools,…

This appendix deals with Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which funds bilingual education projects proposed by local school districts. Section 1 describes the origins and the planning and management strategies that the United States Office of Education adopted for this program. Section 2 describes the role of state…

This annotated bibliography lists approximately 70 books and articles dealing with the installation of educational programs and procedures, as well as a few additional publications dealing with information dissemination and public relations. Within each of the two sections, citations are listed alphabetically by author's name. (JG)

Project Upper Cumberland--serving 16 Tennessee counties from July 1, 1967 through September 30, 1970--sponsored a teachers' inservice program emphasizing human relations training, a cultural arts program (grades 1-12), and a guidance and counseling program (grades 1-9). All 3 programs had the general goal of changing and improving attitudes and…

The reflections of 79 participants attending a national conference on special adult degree programs are synthesized. The central theme of the first session was the identification of the most appropriate content for a liberal studies curriculum. Session 2 expressed concern over major problems: the transient nature of man; the role of accrediting…

Many developing countries face severe problems in their education systems, and their search for solutions to these problems is conducted with great urgency. An important area where possible solutions are being examined is educational technology. This paper examines five questions which are important to its use in developing countries: (a) what are…

Significant junior college problems and research approaches to them are outlined in this conference report. Beside providing a comprehensive description of proceedings, the report presents the results of discussion groups made up of the conference participants. The participants in these discussion groups assumed themselves members of junior…