Discusses the rapid growth and expansion of distance education programs and provides a framework for defining, planning for, and achieving useful results from distance education programs today and in the future. Describes the Organizational Elements Model (OEM) that includes planning, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. (Contains…

Calls for focusing attention on the political obstacles to large-scale school reform rather than thinking of the problem mainly as one of disseminating information and helping individuals work through their fears about change. The natural outcome of urban politics is likely to be partial implementation of many programs rather than full-scale…

Discusses the need for strategic planning in libraries for the use of information technology that will add value to the library and better serve the users. Explains a model for developing information technology strategic plans that includes vision statements, goals and strategies, and an implementation timeline. (LRW)

Offers a brief overview of the process undertaken by one school district in Missouri to explore and then implement a schedule change (in particular a block program)--a process involving parents, teachers, administrators, school board members, and students. (SR)

Examines the concept of school-site health promotion for school faculty and staff, discussing its essential functions and impact and noting what school decision makers at the national, state, and school levels need to know and do to implement such programs. Examples of successful implementation are presented. (SM)

Sailor, Maryland's public information network, has become a national model for public libraries and states planning telecommunications networks and library systems integration. This article summarizes the design and implementation of the network's Internet resource collection development, highlighting the database committee, editorial board,…

Because student misbehavior on school buses can endanger the driver, other students, motorists, and pedestrians, schools are considering technological solutions, such as mounted video cameras. The cameras deter misbehavior and help administrators detect inappropriate activities and determine appropriate action. Program implementation is…

This article describes the Integrated Studies Program, an emotional support program for 16 students with emotional disturbances attending a small public high school near Philadelphia. It offers vignettes of student participants to illustrate program goals, the academic program, the sense of community, the importance of art, parents as…

A group of teachers at a large, urban Texas district participated in a project to develop and teach study units based on E.D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge Curriculum. Drawing on their deliberations and university coursework, teachers selected topics, built units, and devised literacy strategies to teach core knowledge content. (Contains 34 references.)…

Discusses the concept of knowledge management and the initiatives and processes to consider for the implementation of a knowledge management program. Highlights include issues for library schools; the roles of information professionals, domain experts, and information technology experts; and the need for an integrated approach to meet…

Describes a methodology for course development based on instructional systems design that is geared toward organizational training, including assessment, course design, research, resource allocation, instructional design, training program development, implementation, training program description, and program evaluation. (LRW)

Recently, one southeastern Idaho school's special-education aides were upgraded to paraprofessional status. All 28 para-educators are women, have at least a high-school diploma, and have job descriptions specifying what they should know and accomplish in the classroom. Training and compensation particulars are discussed. (MLH)

Innovators from four institutions provide overviews of their approaches to implementing the principles of outcomes-based education, compare their models, and explore the changes in roles, rewards, resources, structures, and models that have occurred at their institutions. Identifies common key elements and issues necessary to transform the…

Participants in a roundtable for chief business or financial officers and chief information officers from eastern colleges and universities agreed that the problems of implementing information technology are akin to those of herding cats involving the unknown, the unexpected, and the unpredictable. Outlines some of the challenges in the areas of…

Describes how Minnesota implemented the Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. Includes the timeline, rationale, potential activities and estimated costs associated with all phases, and steps for implementing the plan: investigate, replicate, integrate, and mandate. (JOW)