This study presents a design for a biennial survey which would provide a nation-wide, in-depth sampling of supply and demand for educational research, development, diffusion, and evaluation personnel. An extensive preliminary study and analysis led to recommendations for a more modest initial survey focusing on the demand for three priority…

This paper familiarizes the educational community with the research on teacher concerns that has taken place since the publication of Fuller's 1969 article "Concerns of Teachers: A Developmental Conceptualization" (SP 003 919). Two studies are described concerning reliability of information for the Teacher Concerns Statement and the establishment…

This document consists of a series of materials designed for use as a workshop to train educational leaders involved in implementing new educational practices and materials in the schools of their region. The materials are prepared as a number of handouts which participants receive in sequence. Participants engage in four major activities, and…

What's in it for you is the framework in which these authors describe the community school concept. They are careful not to claim community schools as the panacea to education's current problems, but they do have confidence in the future of the concept. (Editor)

Focuses on communication problems caused by the vocabulary associated with evaluation in instructional development projects (i.e., the terms "formative" and "summative"). (Author/JEG)

Discusses five factors usually associated with the concept of project management which can facilitate the creation and operation of an effective production team, including (1) analyzing available resources, (2) defining roles of specialization and generalization, (3) establishing communication networks, (4) determining rules of team operation, and…

Harry F. Wolcott's book, which documents the development and arbitrary insertion of a change effort into a school district and the subsequent turmoil it created, is praised for its readability. However, Wolcott's conceptual analyses and his use of data are criticized for their definitional and operational problems. (Author/EB)

Selected facts and research related to employment of women. (ABM)

In the early 1960's a movement began to place educational practice on a foundation of scientifically based knowledge. Based upon case study experience and the application of a sociology of knowledge framework to larger policy issues, the authors trace effects of this attempt to place education in the scientific domain. (Author/GC)

Description of the process through which the Kentucky Educational Television designed and developed a television based instructional series to prepare adults for the GED high school equivalency certificate examination. (Author/STS)

A media specialist observes a class for a semester to identify areas where audiovisual materials might enhance the presentation, and meets with the instructor to discuss potential applications of such materials and plan for the production of specialized items. (STS)

Examines some factors which may threaten the use of instructional technology in specialized subject areas and suggests procedures to reduce cost and time in producing instructional systems. (Author)

Suggests that we need a new design for schooling--programs that are demanding but humane--which will provide both effective shelter and better nurture for the minds of young and old alike. Also points out that we have many good educational ideas that should be exploited now. (Author/RK)

Many individuals have contributed to the development, implementation, and refinement of IGE. (MM)