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Download full textKerins, C. Thomas; And Others – 1971
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…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation
JACKSON, DAVID M.; ROGGE, WILLIAM M. – 1965
A PATTERN FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION TO SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN IS DESCRIBED. THE PATTERN INCLUDES THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PLAN OF WHICH IT IS A PART, THE APPROACH EMPLOYED, AND THE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR A 1965 SUMMER INSTITUTE. IN 1963-65 ILLINOIS APPROPRIATED $6,750,000 TO IMPLEMENT ITS PLAN FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Educational Planning, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education
Hoke, Gordon; Osburn, Fred – Network: IPELD Journal of Education Ideas, 1968
Begun successfully in 1963 as part of the larger Illinois Plan for the Education of Gifted Children, the demonstration center in "Anytown", a small northwestern Illinois community, was phased out after four years of operation. New curricula for grades 7-12 were developed at the University of Illinois for the Anytown and other similar…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
