This handbook was designed to support Colorado schools as they make the transition from a traditional school structure to that of a comprehensive schoolwide program. It contains practical information, activities, and suggestions to assist with the development of the individual components that comprise the schoolwide planning process. The guide…

This paper presents a summary of systems change research as it applies to planning comprehensive early childhood service systems. It explains the inter-agency model developed by the Collaborative Planning Project for Planning Comprehensive Early Childhood Systems at the University of Colorado. The model attempts to address system issues such as…

This paper explores transformation and change in American higher education. It begins by examining the debate over the type of change needed in higher education from the radical change suggested by some as necessary for survival to concepts of continual improvement urged by others. A definition of transformational change is offered which…

Discusses five maladies, in addition to current educational budget cuts, from which K-12 music education is suffering and offers strategies to help music departments establish priorities regarding changes and cuts to make. (AM)

Distinguishes between developmental work to bring about change according to a specific organizational theory or organizational development in schools and developmental work based on a rationalistic view of school as an organization or developing schools as organizations. Notes that only the latter can foster real school development. (SB)

Improvement of education will require looking at schools from the inside and collaboration not only among schools but also among the many other institutions that educate. (JM)

Describes the national study of the characteristics of schools undertaken in John Goodlad's "A Study of Schooling" and why it is a landmark in American education. (JM)

Describes 10 steps which can guide an educator through the process of introducing computer-assisted instruction. This guide can be used for implementing computerized instruction at any educational level. (JJD)

Presents an expectancy model of coalition membership addressing inducements, contributions, and exchange in coalitions. Discusses how concepts and considerations both addressed and ignored in past work are accommodated by the model. Gives a number of practical implications of the model by focusing on interventions into client systems. (Author/RC)

Considers the kinds of changes occurring in desegregated schools and suggests several strategies for meeting the challenges and taking advantage of the opportunities offered for improving education and racial relations. Proposes policies that the federal government can use to encourage desegregation without substantial expenditure or assertive…

Lists seven guidelines to help school board members use teachers' and administrators' role perceptions to promote the chances of making lasting changes in their schools. (JM)

Explores the five general patterns of entropy in organizations and shows how they can be conceptually mapped onto a single model. Elaborates on the model to indicate the broad utility of this concept for persons responsible for organizational control. (Author)

A unifying theory for planned change is presented and applied to the problem of assessing program implementation. A procedure for defining educational treatments in replicable terms is described. (Author/CM)

The events that produced the U.S. intercollegiate sports system are summarized, the role of recruiting within the system is examined, and some alternatives are suggested. Alternatives include either professionalizing those programs whose major purpose is public entertainment or returning to an amateur mode. (MLW)

An anecdote describing anonymous censorship of classroom materials on gay literature and denotations/connotations of words associated with homosexuality. Contains reprints of the "censored" materials. (RL)