The effects that the state-funded Illinois Regional Area Service Centers have had on education generally and on teacher behavior specifically were analyzed, and a comparison was made with data gathered on the forerunner institution--the demonstration center. In both cases, teachers were asked to write an example of a change that occurred as a…

Illinois demonstration centers were established as change agents for the improvement of district programs for gifted children. The purpose of this study is to ascertain what factors operate within a demonstration process to influence visiting school personnel to initiate innovations in their schools. Three instruments were administered and…