A consortium of high schools and colleges in northeast Ohio (Coalition for the High School of the Future), which was formed to revitalize the learning experiences offered at each high school, produced a low budget videotape to generate interest in its proposals for educational reform. The primary objective of the tape was to expand awareness of…

The report examines the status of community integration for people with the most severe disabilities. Information is drawn from literature reviews, telephone surveys of over 50 programs nationwide, and visits to 5 community service systems in 4 states. An initial section outlines basic principles for community integration, followed by a review and…

Focusing on why computer-controlled videodiscs are not more widely available in British schools, this brief essay considers questions considering the issues of funding for hardware, videodisc production costs, and technological difficulties. Promotion of such technology by the National Interactive Video Centre, the British Broadcasting…

The policy analysis examines application of permanency planning principles (services in family settings that provide continuity in relationships) to services for developmentally disabled children (through age 21) in Colorado. Section I provides an extensive description of permanency planning principles and a discussion of their theoretical and…

This paper describes the implementation of educational computing in three schools located in the suburban belt of a large metropolis. One school included grades K-6; one grades 5-6; and one grades 7-8. The schools were similar in that they were well financed and the staff and students felt they were doing well; however, they were different in the…

A hearing was held to explore issues of foster care, child welfare, and adoption reforms, and to examine the implementation of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Amendments of 1980. The Amendments were designed to emphasize preventive services that would strengthen families, prevent the unnecessary placement of children in foster care,…

The nature of teachers' attitudes toward the integration of instructional technology and the social and psychological factors that contribute to their acceptance or rejection of such technology were examined in this study. The study used a naturalistic methodology--an emergent design that is useful in studies where the definition of issues is…

The second phase of a 1977 University of Pittsburgh research study that focused on the resistance to technology in libraries, this parallel study of library school students and faculty continues the investigation to determine: (1) the extent to which technological transformation of library systems will tend to encounter resistance as…

Teenage women with unplanned pregnancies constitute one of America's greatest challenges in terms of providing good services and sound counseling on options. Only about 7% of teenagers having babies make alternate childrearing plans either through formal adoption or informally with members of their families. The emphasis on making teenagers good…

This discussion of the integration of computers into the curriculum begins by reviewing the results of several surveys conducted in the Netherlands and the United States which provide insight into the problems encountered by schools and teachers when introducing computers in education. Case studies of three secondary and two elementary schools in…

This monograph for teachers addresses two emerging areas in the computing field--providing inservice training in microcomputer use for the general teaching population, and integrating the use of microcomputers into the overall curriculum. A brief discussion of why computers should be used in the classroom introduces five chapters which provide…

A professional development program was designed and implemented to help teachers gain new research knowledge and skills. An interactive research strategy was used to bring teachers, researchers, and staff development personnel together as a team to examine classroom problems and to plan a means to disseminate research findings. This process…

Oversight hearings were conducted on April 23, 1981 in reference to social service block grants for the Community Services Administration, child abuse prevention and treatment and adoption programs, and Native American Programs Act. Testimonies for support of block grants advocated ability of States to decide how program resources can best be…

The potential benefits of microcomputer adoption in education occur because of the low cost, ease of use, and versatility of microcomputers. The microcomputer has simplified the development of both computer-assisted and computer-managed instruction. Teaching computing is easier because the microcomputer becomes the object of instruction as well as…

This guide is designed to assist adult education leaders and practitioners to consider carefully the adoption of one or more of the available National Diffusion Network (NDN) projects. It is also intended to help them understand their opportunity and responsibility for improving adult education practice through the proper use of adoption…