This paper is a historical overview of the educational research and development setting that has been inherited by the National Institute of Education. The author identifies four major periods: a) the emergence of education as a field of study (1855-1895); b) the period of empiricism (1895-1938); c) the assumption of a pragmatic orientation; and…

Five areas of research into innovation adoption in educational institutions are described in this report. They are a) identification and description of phases involved in innovation adoption, b) development of assessment methods for predicting an institution's potential for successful adoption of change, c) development of measurement procedures…

In reaction to the Office of Education's plan for "educational renewal," in this document the National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development makes the following recommendations: (a) that a limited number of pilot efforts be undertaken to explore some of the ideas advanced under renewal, and that the concept of planned…

This document, fifth in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook prepared to provide training for educational research and development personnel in the development of instructional materials, deals with the task of planning simulation based on instructional and logistical needs. The document content is arranged according to the sequential order of…

This document, ninth in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook prepared to providing training for educational research and development personnel, deals with the task of developing instructional materials. The document is organized according to the sequential steps involved in performing the task. Step 1, planning the size and order of learning…

This document, last in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook providing training for educational research and development personnel in the development of instructional materials, provides a glossary of technical terms used in this program. Each entry includes: (a) a definition; (b) appropriate cross references; and (c) a reference to appropriate…

This article is based on two main theses: a) qualitative improvements in education will not come about as a result of rhetoric or superficial proposals for solutions made by the so-called new breed or educators, but rather as a result of a deeper understanding of the teaching-learning process and the development and use of new and better…

This document reports an attempt to examine the content and structure of the domain of research and development (R&D) training resources. The project began by locating instructional materials within a larger matrix that classified R&D resources by structure (primary/secondary, oral/written, documentary/non-document) and level of formalization…

The purpose of this program to train developers in public education systems was to construct and test a viable model that would fulfill its training goals in one year and which could also be replicated under similar conditions by comparable institutions. The model involved a part-time program which provided theoretical and experiential training…

This monograph provides a perspective to academic institutions, especially the developing institutions, to look at themselves in critical ways in order to: improve their capability in academic planning and development; develop useful techniques that will enable them to allocate limited institutional resources more efficiently into the academic…

This report describes the efforts being made through the Educational Research and Development Program to implement the new state strategy of reducing restrictions on local and institutional officials and at the same time holding them accountable for the effectiveness of their programs. Chapter II considers the development of techniques for…

This first draft is intended to help associations which have already achieved basic contract provisions extend negotiation to areas of professional development and instruction. The handbook is divided into five color-coded parts: 1) "Instruction," including research and development, materials and equipment and supplies, student rules and…

This program is designed to train individuals to develop and evaluate educational products by means of a consortium composed of agencies and individuals in Southern California with expertise in one or more aspect of product development and product evaluation. The trainees would include degree and non-degree candidates, and the program would…

Whereas 10 years ago the concerns of students were for improvement and achievement in the knowledge of science and for success in college, today they are concerned about the interactions between man and his environment. Teachers must be trained to cope with these new directions. A program for the education of science teachers is proposed which…

This study defines and describes effective teaching so that instructors can be helped to improve and so that graduate students can be better prepared for the teaching function of academic life. The means devised to accomplish this is a series of evaluations in the form of questionnaires that involved more than 1,600 students and faculty over the…