The concept of Stages of Concern about the Innovation (SoC) deals with the psychological orientation of both users and nonusers toward an innovation. This article describes the SoC concept and highlights illustrative research findings. Interventions hypothesized as potentially appropriate and implications for the change process are discussed.…

Organizational change approaches were reviewed and analyzed in terms of the impact they have on major system variables in organizations, the type of change agent most likely to utilize each approach, and the relative affective, cognitive, and trusting behaviors required by the client system. (Author)

Drinking and smoking habits of a group of college students did not change after a 15-week period of exercises. Results indicate a conscious commitment to changing life-styles may be an important factor and should be considered before physical activites are added to drug and alcohol abuse programs. (Author/JAC)

Summarizes the current status of postsecondary education as it serves the bilingual-bicultural student. Examines issues which emerge from the unsatisfactory performance of higher education institutions. (Author/MK)

Changes in the status of English teaching necessitate establishing a wider concept of English education to discover more roles available to English educators and English teachers. (RL)

A systems approach to developing and designing social work curricula is discussed. Systems principles are discussed in connection with both the process and the outcomes of curriculum building. Pragmatic principles that can guide and enable complex systems to change are stated. (Author/MLW)

This article offers some strategies for closing the linkage between initial needs assessment and the implementation of change. Examined are: prioritizing needs through criteria analysis, developing a cyclical implementation/staff inservice plan, and utilizing an analytical problem solving approach to curriculum and decision making. (Author/RAO)

Three groups of 109 undergraduates evidenced attitude shifts from participation to simulation games which were structured in accordance with either the cognitive dissonance or incentive models of attitude change. Identification was suggested as an extra factor influencing attitude change. (CMV)

Several approaches to the identification of sex role stereotypes in education and to their redefinition are suggested by Canadian Ministry of Education guidelines. (JMF)

The concept of educational reform and the rationale for reform arguments are discussed in terms of their stated purposes and claims to success. (JMF)

Educational innovations from the mid-1800s are briefly reviewed and a framework for projected change strategies in the next decade is given. (JD)

Provides 10 guidelines to follow in implementing a competency-based curriculum. The guidelines include not imposing the program from above, matching measurement devices to instructional goals, stimulating student support of the program, and allowing for easy adjustment of competency measures. (IRT)

Contrasts the bureaucratic image of schools with four other possible images based on characteristics of social action in sects, legislatures, hospitals, and under anarchic conditions. Aims at developing a greater variety of ways to think about how schools can be organized. Various educational problems and means to resolve them are considered…

Examines reasons for lack of parent interest in the Title I Parent Advisory Councils and suggests ways in which parent involvement can be stimulated. (ST)

The most common reason for the failure of schools to offer sex education is fear of negative community reaction. Ways to break down opposition by community or church groups to the implementation of sex education programs are discussed. (CJ)