Developing a block schedule and surviving its first year of implementation require an open mind, a flexible spirit, and commitment. Discusses the basics of block scheduling; curricular alignment, course development, and unit design; pacing guides for time management; instruction strategies and lesson designs; classroom management; advanced…

Discusses the manner in which governmental funding for research in universities can come at the expense for teaching resources. Asserts that coursework teaching is essential to a university mission and is essential for research activities. Presents a new funding framework that bolster both research and teaching. (SWM)

Offers six lessons learned from intentionally innovative colleges as guideposts for change for institutions striving to attain increased effectiveness and efficiency: create a self-fulfilling prophecy; cultivate the whole, not just the parts; build a culture of engagement; honor experiential learning; sell hard; and find a subsidy or innovate…

Discusses organizational change and myths that decisionmakers have about the change process, including knowing all about change; designing the solution; the role of strong executive level leaders; the importance of strategic plans; and culture change and values. Describes tactics for preventing these myths from interfering with efforts to manage…

Based on longitudinal studies of the cement, glass, and minicomputer industries, this article proposes a technological change model in which a technological breakthrough, or discontinuity, initiates an era of intense technical variation and selection, culminating in a single dominant design and followed by a period of incremental technical…

The text of an appeal made by 10 linguists for the modernization of French spelling is presented. Political and pedagogical arguments in support of simple changes, particularly the forfeiting of accent marks, are outlined. (MSE)

Distinguishes between unchosen transitions (children maturing and leaving, parents aging, companies downsizing) and chosen ones (moving, divorce, marriage, career changes). Describes the steps one goes through: uneasiness, renewed energy, complaining, exploration, partial transition, and the completed transition. (JOW)

Discusses reengineering in the context of organizational processes, and presents six steps for reengineering business processes: (1) prepare to reengineer; (2) map what is occurring to accomplish processes; (3) map what should be occurring; (4) implement; (5) evaluate; and (6) monitor. Also offers a related reading list. (JMV)

Describes nonconfrontive use of video playback in brief family therapy. Sees replaying critical transactions from previous sessions, while maintaining neutral stance, as encouraging atmosphere conducive to change. Describes technique as allowing family members to reexperience their own interactional patterns in nonthreatening manner, enabling them…

Discusses drift within technical publishing departments--the kind of soft, subtle change that occurs when manuals of today no longer look like the publications of three years ago, and there is no really good reason why. Discusses the usefulness of setting standards, and ways to investigate and recover from the drift away from standards. (SR)

Sixteen therapists participated in year-long manualized training program as part of Vanderbilt II study of time-limited dynamic psychotherapy. Measured changes in therapist behavior with Vanderbilt Therapeutic Strategies Scale, Vanderbilt Psychotherapy Process Scale, and interpersonal process codings using Structural Analysis of Social Behavior.…

The Converse College Institute for Leadership has used the Astin Social Change Model to create a holistic approach to women's leadership education. This article describes the program framework and content, which blends academics and out-of-classroom experiences in an interconnected approach to leadership training. (Author/DB)

Summarizes the successful reengineering of business processes to take full advantage of new functionality in a vendor system upgrade at Western Iowa Tech Community College. Suggests that to truly benefit from implementing new systems or major system upgrades, an institution must streamline processes, eliminate duplication of effort, and examine…

A method for capturing and applying team learning in an organization involves four steps: (1) individual learning review through reflection and learning logs; (2) learning review by organizational function; and (3) whole-team learning review; and (4) communication of learning. The process should be inclusive, support individual learners, and allow…