Interviews guided by the Application Process Framework were conducted with 27 continuing education participants four months after an institute on health education planning and evaluation. Multiple contextual influences affected their application of what they had learned, and predisposition toward the use of innovation played a strong role. (SK)

Describes a sectoral and paradigmatic approach to evolutionary research. Argues that an evolutionary paradigm does not exist. Examines the socio-biological approach and that of a system-theoretical oriented general evolutionary theory. Utilizes the topics of cooperation, delimitation, and indoctrination to explain more promising ways of adoption.…

Responses from 56 of 107 Louisiana secondary marketing teachers indicated that, according to the Technology Integration Model, most were active in exploring technology uses in education and adapting it for instruction, moderate at the advanced integration level, and not active in experimentation. They identified minor barriers to technology…

The State of Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry assists adoptees in searching for birthparents and biological siblings, and provides referral to support services. Responses to a mail-in survey of 45 adoptees and 46 birthparents, all users of the Georgia registry, indicated high levels of satisfaction with the registry's services. Birthparents…

Vocational education classrooms have seen many technological changes in 25 years, including the technology of teaching methods. Technology planning and implementation are growing concerns, and adoption of new technology is influenced by new work practices, need to improve student job placement, job competition, and transferability across…

Multivariate analyses of data from the California Workplace Survey suggested that managers' participation in networks, especially professional and community organizations and internal networks, positively influenced the probability and intensity of adoption of high-performance work practices and training. Multiple affiliations increased the…

Describes problems of children in adoptive care and the use of bibliotherapy by parents who adopt children. Includes a list of 20 books which relate to adoption and provides suggestions for follow-up activities. (RJC)

Reports on the development of a test designed to measure the perceived characteristics of microcomputers as information innovations, with factors measuring complexity, compatibility, and trialability/observability, but not measuring relative advantage or perceived expense. Finds acceptable levels of reliability and construct validity for the test.…

Reviews research and reports on a longitudinal study of 15 single-parent adoptive homes over a 14-year period that demonstrated that these homes have the capacity to be successful adoptive placements. Identifies unique characteristics of single-parent adoptive homes, and notes the need for additional research to identify children for whom these…

Prenatally drug-exposed and not drug-exposed children adopted as infants and older children were compared four years after adoption on a range of outcome indicators. Drug-exposed and not drug-exposed children were alike on most outcome indicators, and parental satisfaction with the adoption was high and equivalent for parents of both groups. (TJQ)

Discusses postplacement adoption service contracts between East Sussex Social Services and the Post-Adoption Centre (PAC). Describes how PAC originally provided subscription services to local authorities, but when limitations of the subscription service were recognized, a collaborative service with more local authority was developed. (AJH)

Evaluated four years of the Children's Society intermediary service for birth relatives through a survey of adopted adults. Examined specifically the impact of contact on the adopted person, adoptive parents, and birth relatives. Found that the majority of respondents felt that adopted adults should be given the opportunity to receive information…

Discusses new interactive training technologies; considers risks of adopting a new technology; and presents the conceptual framework of technology life cycle analysis that provides timing information for the adoption of a new technology that should be used in addition to cost-benefit analysis and technical analysis. (LRW)

Considers the importance of an adoption analysis in instructional development and outlines its systematic application. Topics discussed include factors affecting the adoption of an instructional product, including the perceptions of the potential adopter, individual factors, and organizational factors, and conducting an adoption analysis.…

Survey responses from 46 of 57 Virginia middle school agriculture teachers revealed positive attitudes toward agriscience, knowledge about the curriculum, and high expectations. Length of tenure at a school decreased likelihood of teaching agriscience. These four factors were meaningful predictors of the amount of agriscience taught. (SK)