Attitude changes in those who receive messages can be affected by the conditions of explicitness and effort under which the messages are transmitted. Messages produced under conditions of "publicness" will change more attitudes among receivers than those produced under more private conditions. Likewise, subjects who receive messages under a…

Representatives of 13 states and of the United States Office of Education developed this handbook to assist educators in the administration of Education Fairs. Such fairs are a valuable means for providing for the diffusion of educational innovations and should be designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of new and exemplary practices. Chapter I…

This speech discusses ways of using school resources more efficiently, premised on the understanding that putting more money into a system does not necessarily make that system better. The author suggests the creation of a search-and-plan group of selected educational, community, and student personnel that would share ideas with other districts,…

This report deals with the developmental history of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). Description of the project and its origins as well as summative evaluation are briefly discussed. Diffusion of the project and subsequent adoption are also treated and its future potential evaluated. (CP)

Short comments introduce each section of this bibliography designed to "introduce the teacher who wishes to do research in some aspects of change in science education to the relevant literature." The emphasis is on science education in England and Wales, but a large number of the entries are of United States origin and concern U. S.…

The purpose of this study was to determine what variables among a selected number of teacher characteristics and teacher perceptions of school environment contribute to the successful installation of Science - A Process Approach (SAPA). Success in installation was determined by the number of exercises used and by proficiency on SAPA Competency…

Decisions about techniques for modifying human behavior are usually made either wholly within the sphere of specific training techniques or within the sphere of non-training techniques (i.e., Madison Avenue, change agent, or market research strategies), rather than considering both modes as possibilities. In this paper, specific techniques from…

The primary focus of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is the individual teacher and professor involved in explorinq, selecting, and implementing educational innovations. The conceptual basis of CBAM proposes developmental steps of growth in feelings and skills that are experienced by individuals as they adopt innovations. The CBAM also…

This brief annotated bibliography introduces publications from the Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations/Concerns-Based Adoption Model program of the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Each entry includes a bibliographic citation, a brief abstract, and availability information on…

Intergovernmental influences do not impact in a uniform fashion on local decisions to innovate. Such influences are often attenuated or minimized by local circumstances. (Author/IRT)

Describes a comprehensive guidance model designed to help the middle school student achieve the developmental and learning tasks of transescence and outlines a step-by-step plan for implementing the model. (Author/IRT)

Accounts, in part, for the successful implementation of an alternative "school-without-walls" and provides clues to what program administrators can do to make it more likely that new programs will get fair trials in the schools. (Author/IRT)

Presents trends in adoption between 1964 and 1982 for four types of adoption in California: public agency, private agency, independent, and intercountry (foreign) adoption. For each type, the characteristics of adopted children, of their biological parents, and of their adoptive parents are compared. (Author/BB)

Describes the adoption of innovation as a slow process that gradually accelerates, and applies this to the adoption of information technology innovations. Topics discussed include user information needs, awareness of innovations, and mastery of new technologies. (CLB)

Describes the nature of the godparent relationship, which is prominent in Hispanic family culture. Cites results of a study of Hispanic godparents, and urges more effort by the child welfare system to explore the availability of godparents as placement resources. (SKC)