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Download full textKLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; SMITH, RICHARD J. – 1967
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION UNIT IN SEVEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WISCONSIN. THE CONCEPT OF THE UNIT, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS PART OF PROJECT MODELS, IS BASED ON A REORGANIZATION OF THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL STRUCTURE AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Instructional Programs, Research and Instruction Units, School Organization
Nerlinger, Constance M. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of the Instructional Improvement Committee's (IIC) involvement in decision making, the representation of teachers on the IIC, and the effectiveness of the Instruction and Research (I&R) Unit in Individually Guided Education/Multiunit Elementary (IGE/MUS-E) schools. The theoretical base for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedSorenson, Juanita S.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
A set of personal and academic qualities has been identified for unit leaders in IGE programs so that they might better assume the role of educational decision-makers. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Leaders, Leadership Qualities
Peer reviewedSandberg, Nancy; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
The role of the unit leader in IGE programs is examined, and recommendations are made for general courses and workshops to develop leadership characteristics in the prospective unit leaders. (MM)
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Leaders, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1973
IGE, a new form of elementary school organization, has been revolutionizing U. S. classrooms. Its success has been attributed to a format that trys different kinds of teaching methods, techniques, and strategies with a single end - to develop the individual on his terms. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedBechtol, William M.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
Teachers in IGE should emphasize and explain the goals, instructional objectives, and philosophy of the unit team. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Relationship
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
PROJECT MODELS IS A COOPERATIVE PROJECT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN R/D CENTER ON COGNITIVE LEARNING, LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE PROJECT'S AIM IS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF STUDENT LEARNING AND TO FACILITATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY REORGANIZING THE STRUCTURE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Classroom Environment, Field Studies, Instructional Innovation
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; QUILLING, MARY R. – 1967
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R/I) UNITS WHICH WERE ORGANIZED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN FIVE WISCONSIN CITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING AND TO FACILITATE SCHOOL-RELATED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION. EACH UNIT IS COMPOSED OF A LEADER (TEACHER SPECIALIST), CERTIFIED TEACHERS, NONCERTIFIED AIDES, AND STUDENTS. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Quilling, Mary R. – 1968
The establishment of Research and Instructional (R and I) Units is discussed in terms of their utility and applicability for research needs. These units are said to provide a propitious setting for rigorous educational research. Two experiments in R and I units are described--one dealing with ways to implement feedback to students on their school…
Descriptors: Blacks, Control Groups, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Klausmeier, Herbert J.; And Others – 1968
This description, based on experience with multiunit organization in Wisconsin and Ohio schools, constitutes a structural and procedural model for elementary school instruction and related environment. A background appraisal, provided as a context in which to view the new organization, takes the form of a paralleled itemization of the functions of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Beginning Teachers, Educational Research, Educational Trends
