This report examines the first generation of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Implementation and Dissemination Centers. It portrays the experiences of and captures the lessons learned in such a way that it informs the design of future centers. Ideas drawn from the discussions that took place at a conference held in Annapolis, Maryland…

"Michigan's State Technology Plan (1998)" includes 21 Recommendations and 14 Belief Statements that focus on incorporating technology into the curriculum, training teachers and other staff members, funding educational technology programs, and establishing technical standards and a telecommunications infrastructure on which educators can…

Article discussed the development of a new educational calendar that will entail attendance at school all year-round and which will allow for greater student enrollment, educational efficiency, and flexible scheduling. (RK)

Discussed a learning delivery system, representing a significant departure from tradition, designed to meet the educational needs of rural people, ordinarily unable to finance a full time education. (RK)

Author examined international studies of achievement in science, reading comprehension, and literature. He credits them with providing new understanding of educational accomplishments in each country and of the reasons for differences among countries. (Editor/RK)

The record of nine independent art colleges indicates that union can bring many rewards without stifling identity or individuality. (Editor)

In this article focus is on some aspects of the planning of educational systems, a fundamental issue involved in developing educational and training programs for rural development. The need for planning of the organization and work of individual institutions and services responsible for education in rural areas is discussed. (SM)

A look at the Computer-Assisted Instruction Project in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary, which has been primarily concerned with the use of a small time-shared computer. (Author)

A description of an intensive training course dealing with all aspects of educational broadcasting. (HB)

Author stresses the need for greater inclusion of the arts in a university curriculum and suggests an outline for making universities into creative enterprises. (RK)

Two-year colleges are a powerful alternative path of higher learning and their own improvement is essential to educational needs. (Author/RK)

The three-year bachelors degree program is an old part of American educational tradition. Herein, the author discusses the implications for use of the three-year baccalaureate. (RK)

Presents the status of the Hungarian and Polish educational system and the new environmental awareness present there. Observations based on visitations to schools and universities are discussed. Comments are given on teaching materials, staff, programs, and research. (SA)