Introduces the concepts of extensiveness, effectiveness, and endurance as the three phases of an innovation diffusion process. Research on educational uses of print, telecommunications, films, and video and computer technologies is reviewed and the implication of the 3-phase concept for technological innovations and evaluation is discussed.…

References to moral education in New Zealand over the last 15 years are traced through official and semiofficial government reports, teachers' publications and other sources. It is argued that since 1962 there has been an increasing awareness of and concern with moral education. (Author)

The educational programs of the Great Leap Forward (GLF) represented the first organized attempt by the Chinese government to restructure and align the educational system with the national economy. The educational policies of the GLF ultimately foundered because of patterned inertia within the educational system.(Author)

The implications of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) are discussed in terms of federal-state relations, service delivery, costs, accountability, and other factors affecting the welfare of children from troubled families. (DB)

Adoption workers need to consider carefully, in order to avoid stereotyped thinking, the factors that go into a successful adoption placement. Nevertheless, race, religion, and age can be considered and can survive constitutional attack if each is not the sole factor on which a judgment is based. (Author)

The hierarchical relationships between behaviors in the cognitive and affective domains that led to teachers' voluntary acceptance of Individually Guided Education were studied, using ordering theory. The results indicated that cognitive skills and attitudes were integrally related and built on each other, leading to mastery of the goal.…

Discusses the lack of extensive adoption of technological media; the motives for using new technology; and assumptions concerning the universality of educational problems, how learning is transferred, and how teaching is conducted. Working at the local school level in analyzing objectives and systems and testing technological developments are…

The last of a three-part series, this article explains how behaviorally anchored rating scales, an appraisal system, can be integrated with management by objectives. A diagnostic technique for identifying performance problems using the integrated approach is explained. Forms required for the integration are provided. (Author/IRT)

Argues that the criticism made of the centre periphery model of curriculum development fails to distinguish between two distinct stages of development--materials production and materials distribution. The latter has not been implemented effectively. Argues for rationalization of curriculum development on a national basis. (Author/IRT)

Presents four case studies in which, for various reasons, it was necessary to pursue alternative methods of life story work, for instance through play and the exploration of dreams. Underlines the importance of truthfulness, sensitivity, and flexibility on the part of the therapist, and the need to watch constantly for clues from the adopted or…

Describes an independent support group for adopters and assesses its value, from the points of view of a social work practitioner and an adopter. The group's objective was to encourage its members to decide what form of contact and input they wanted, but to then implement the arrangement with the support of the agency. (AA)

Explores the forces that will influence the number of children in foster care needing adoption and the number of families seeking to adopt in the next century. These forces are likely to challenge current policy and practice and place greater demands on the child welfare system that should be approached through a supply-and-demand perspective.…

This study examined the occurrence of symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 80 children adopted from Romania to Dutch parents. Findings indicated that 11 boys and 1 girl clearly showed ADHD symptoms, based on parents' ratings, and exhibited more externalizing behavior than the other children. These children more often…

Investigated the quality of parenting and psychological adjustment of 12-year-old children conceived through donor insemination (DI). Found that DI mothers showed greater expressive warmth while DI fathers showed less involvement in discipline, compared to parents with adopted or naturally conceived children. Found that DI children were well…

This editorial looks at the special support needs of parents with learning difficulties in Britain in the context of the new Adoption and Children Bill, which encourages and speeds adoption. The bill is seen as a major threat to families headed by a parent with learning difficulties. It urges greater attention to providing the known and effective…