This study designed, implemented, and evaluated a set of learning experiences designed to help curriculum specialists in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) system increase their competencies. These learning experiences were validated in a three-day seminar. The overall research methodology of the study was based on an…

If the concept of student development is to be implemented successfully, positive action must be taken that addresses the organizational parameters of the higher education bureaucracy. Personnel who traditionally have been committed to the personal development of students, now also must devote their professional skills to the organizational…

Any change in education that is for the purpose of improving the quality of learning experiences must either grow out of internalized changes on the part of those who must put the change into effect and support it; or must be brought about in such a way that local staffs and community members achieve necessary internalized changes in their values,…

This technical report provides summary information and evaluation of the activities that were carried out in the institutionalization phase of the implementation of the Individually Guided Education (IGE) Project in the Multiunit School--Elementary (MUS-E). The institutionalization phase, the last of four, is defined as the introduction of IGE…

The author proposes a method of examining and organizing the principles relating to the conditions of institutional change. Those conditions of change involve principles which relate to three elements--people, places, and things. Within these categories, principles may be enumerated which operate to facilitate or restrain change or innovation…

Educational voucher plans envision the creation of diverse educational options among which informed parents may make a choice for the schooling of their children. One specific voucher plan--the "regulated, compensatory voucher" plan advocated by the Center for the Study of Public Policy (the CSPP model)--has given rise to a federal effort to…

While this interim report of the Insitute for the Development of Educational Activities (/I/D/E/A/) focuses primarily on the evaluation of its Individually Guided Education (IGE) program, it also includes discussions of (a) the /I/D/E/A/ Change Program in general, (b) implementation of IGE in other than traditional contexts, (c) the importance of…

Variables pertaining to school innovation are examined. The variables pertain to the role and status characteristics of principals and teachers, level of outside financial and moral support for change, and aspects of the community context and of the schools. (Author/DE)

Habitually delinquent youngsters (N=15) receiving a dual treatment approach of Project CREST counseling and probationary supervision were compared with a control group. The CREST group demonstrated significant improvements over the delinquent control group. Some CREST clients had a significant decrease in official acts of misconduct during…

Attitudes of middle-level managers in the Wisconsin State Employment Service are examined as an influence on behavior consistent or contrary to organizational goals and objectives. Shortly after a period of significant change in mission, managers' attitudes toward the change correlated with the performance of their offices in implementing the…

An organizational development experiment that included every level of a 600-person accounting firm heightened human interrelationships and personal growth. (For availability see EA 507 168) (Author/MLF)

Discussions and research of class size would be more useful if they dealt with some of the significant relationships that exist between a resource allocation plan (more teachers for smaller classes) and the social processes that constitute the environment of these smaller classes. (Author/MLF)

The role of the organization development (OD) practitioner is evaluated based on their activities in the area of management. Changes in the OD role are suggested: (1) a more results-oriented approach, (2) "I'm OK--You're OK" methods, (3) program start-up improvements, and (4) improved followup planning. (EC)

Investigated the effect of a verbal response model of assertiveness with nonassertive college female nursing students. The model is composed of three verbal components presented in a systematic training program. Subjects (N=25) were randomly assigned to the assertive training group, the attention control group, and the no-treatment control group.…

Considers possibilities for change in public libraries, primarily through continuing professional education programs and relationships with governmental bodies, other education professionals, information industries, and communities. Both strategies are action-oriented but recognize the limitations in which the library and librarian will serve.…