Projects supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) have a very high survival ratio after the grant has ended. The reason for this success seems to lie in the structure and principles of FIPSE. These principles (which can be adopted as guidelines in the creation of other innovation funds) include allowing maximum…

Abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded proposals are presented in this document. Included are 95 document resumes and 112 resumes of state-administered current research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. The document…