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Vandenberghe, Roland – 1981
An overview of recent trends in research on educational innovation contributes to a framework for further analysis. Two basic assumptions made are that innovation depends on multiple factors and that innovation itself is a three-stage process involving initiation, implementation, and incorporation into an organizational structure. The most…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Novak, John M. – 1980
This paper addresses the basic issue of what is involved in becoming the "skillfully inviting" teacher, as emphasized by William W. Purkey in his book "Inviting School Success: A Self-Concept Approach to Teaching and Learning". After a brief introduction, some basic psychological and ethical assumptions of the concept are…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Ragsdale, Ronald G. – 1983
Two problems must be solved before an integrated curriculum, incorporating learning with, from, and about computers can be implemented. The first is the necessity for a design of how the program will function when it has been fully implemented, with all equipment and other associated materials and procedures. The second is a strategy for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Electronic Equipment
Merryfield, Merry M., Ed. – 1996
This publication is the product of an ongoing study of how teacher educators in the United States and Canada are bridging the gap between multicultural and global education to prepare teachers for diversity, equity, and interconnectedness in the local community, the nation, and the world. The first part of the book is an essay that synthesizes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education