The Neshaminy School District in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, established its Professional Development Center in an effort to help all teachers and administrators to have more impact on student achievement by refining and upgrading their professional skills. The district chose to implement Madeline Hunter's Essential Elements of Instruction Program.…

A field study was designed to explore the processes involved with the assimilation of computers into the K-12 instructional program in the state of Washington. The study examined patterns of microcomputer adoption and implementation in both rural and urban school districts. Specific research objectives were to describe: (1) actual computer…

Voucher programs have long endured intense legislative challenge and judicial scrutiny. This article details the recent history of a successful voucher implementation plan for the District of Columbia. The importance of a broad base of politically active and astute citizens, parents, religious leaders, and Federal legislators is highlighted. The…

Based on a survey of 25 state departments, the document reports findings on the State Implementation Grant (SIG) program, a 3 year project to provide support to states as they implement statewide plans under the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP). Following an introductory chapter are five chapters which summarize goals and…

The Dominican Republic has taken steps to develop and implement a comprehensive plan (called Plan Sierra) for national natural resources management. The plan (which includes an environmental education component) demonstrates a commitment to Stockholm Recommendation 96 in a way that could become a model for other Latin American nations. (JN)

A profile of implementation strategies for funding postgraduate training programs in developmental disabilities using local or state resources is described. Two university affiliated programs in western New York and Missouri are described as the basis for generating implementation strategies. Strengths and weaknesses of various strategies are…

Because past educational reform movements were stimulated by events not directly related to schools, the movements' leaders have lacked dependable information about schools' actual effectiveness. This article faults past commissions for their omissions and impractical solutions. Real school improvement happens when school staff and parents…

Explores an artificial intelligence expert system authoring tool called EXSYS. Describes the system, which consists of an instruction manual and several floppy disks containing a rule editor for creating, editing, and experimenting with an expert system, a runtime program for running any existing EXSYS expert system, and several tutorial and…

Describes a nursing education model that links education and service. The authors describe the purpose and objectives of the model, research missions, areas of joint responsibility between the assistant deans of the school of nursing and the education director of the medical college, and implementation plans. (CT)

An ongoing multiple community drug abuse prevention project is used to illustrate the process of community-based programming. Program support, quality control, and accommodation of both program and research objectives are emphasized. (Author/MT)

In August 1984, each member of the entering freshman class at Clarkson University received a Zenith Data Systems Z-100 PC desktop computer. Although there have been some problems (such as losing homework due to one power failure), results of a student survey indicate overall positive attitudes toward the experience. (JN)

Effectiveness of school health education programs is judged by the extent the programs are disseminated and maintained in the classroom. This paper reviews concepts, strategies, and methods used to study dissemination and implementation, specifies functions of this research, and describes procedures that evaluate effectiveness of dissemination and…

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health instituted a project in 1980 to encourage engineering educators to focus on occupational safety and health issues in engineering curricula. Progress to date is outlined, considering specific results in curriculum development, engineering society interaction, and formation of a teaching…

Problems encountered during the implementation of a statewide educational accountability plan in Mississippi are typical of those reported in the literature. This article reviews the development of the plan, the direction of implementation process has taken, and proposals for the future. (PGD)

This report details the Los Angeles City College's (California) strategic plan for the years 2002 to 2008. The report, the product of a process of commissioning a "Vision Team" and holding "Town Meetings," resulted in eight institution-wide priorities: (1) to foster a culture of academic excellence; (2) to maintain and enhance…