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Ridley, Dennis; And Others – 1981
This report is organized to provide a complete, logical presentation of the major steps taken in the third phase of research on dynamics of dissemination of the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE). It reports on the confirmation and validation of the Phase II Final Report on Dissemination Issues and the Phase III…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Competency Based Education
Adelman, Nancy E. – 1989
The study reported in this document was conducted to identify, describe, and assess the potential of innovative approaches to integrating vocational and academic education as one way of helping students to understand the utility of academic learning. Research activities included case studies of five integrated-curriculum programs in California,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Mezirow, Jack; And Others – 1975
Project IDEA (Innovation Dissemination for the Education of Adults), a 2-year experimental program in the utilization of innovation, was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of a comprehensive strategy for disseminating and facilitating the utilization of selected program innovations in adult education. Implementation of this strategy involved…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination
BAIRD, J. HUGH; WEBB, CLARK – 1967
THIS INQUIRY INTO THE EFFECTS OF GREATER LEARNER AUTONOMY ON ACHIEVEMENT AMONG TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS COMPARED A LECTURE-DISCUSSION METHOD USED IN REGULAR CLASS MEETINGS WITH A "CONTINUOUS PROGRESS" METHOD IN WHICH STUDENTS HAD ONLY TWO FORMAL CLASS MEETINGS DEVOTED TO PROCEDURAL, NOT SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS. ONE CONTROL AND ONE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bibliographies, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation
WING, RICHARD L. – 1965
AN ESTIMATE WAS OBTAINED OF THE EFFECTIVENESS WITH WHICH THE SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT MODE CAN BE USED TO TEACH CERTAIN UNITS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS--ART, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, ELECTRONICS, ELEMENTARY PHYSICS, FRENCH, MUSIC, AND ECONOMICS. THE SPECIFIC MODE USED WAS A SPECIAL CASE OF SIMULATION IN WHICH THE USEFUL FEATURES OF VARIOUS LEARNING…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Evaluation
State Univ. of New York, Fredonia. Coll. at Fredonia. – 1969
Ten school systems in western New York will send local school teams consisting of an administrator, a curriculum supervisor, and classroom teachers to participate in a 6-week campus summer session for the specific purpose of developing knowledge and skills which will permit them to become critical "change agent" teams in their elementary…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Innovation
State Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1973
Regents External Degrees make it possible for an individual to earn a college degree without the constraints of time or locale, and without necessarily attending college. He or she need only demonstrate college-level competency in a Regents External Degree Program. Credit is granted for a variety of educational experiences--from military training,…
Descriptors: Educational Certificates, Educational Innovation, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Methods
Information Television Network, Boca Raton, FL. – 2002
The classroom environment is a factor in the instructional process and student performance. In this 60-minute videotape, acoustics, energy, education, and building design experts discuss alternative solutions and ideas used in new school construction and renovation projects. Schools in New York, North Carolina, and Washington, DC, that have been…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1976
This booklet presents brief descriptions of 13 demonstration projects developed by school districts and other educational organizations in New York, using funds granted under Title IV-C of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. Each of the program descriptions includes the title of the demonstration project, a brief discussion of the project and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Hull, William L.; Benson, Gregory, Jr. – 1972
This research report describes events and decision processes which encourage or inhibit the installation of an innovation in an educational agency--specifically, the installation of a coordinated information network in the New York State Education Department. To document the installation, personnel involved in the consideration of the innovation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination
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Etzkowitz, Henry; Fashing, Joseph – Liberal Education, 1976
A strenuous challenge is made on the grounds of public policy to the justification of a state university college whose central program is close to the traditional pattern of liberal arts education. It is contended that the State University system of New York should look to the City University as a model rather than move in a more exclusive…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Responsibility, Educational Supply, General Education
Hilborn, Robert C., Ed.; Howes, Ruth H., Ed.; Krane, Kenneth S., Ed. – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2003
Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics (SPIN-UP) set out to answer an intriguing question: Why, in the 1990s, did some physics departments increase the number of bachelor's degrees awarded in physics or maintain a number much higher than the national average for their type of institution? During that decade, the number of…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, College Programs, Science Education
Nolan, Donald J. – Compact, 1972
Describes the unique external degree'' program offered by the regents of the New York State University to anyone who can pass appropriate proficiency examinations, with or without attending college. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Correspondence Study, Educational Innovation
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Johnson, Lauri – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2006
This article examines the notion of "culturally responsive leadership" through a historical case study of the life of Gertrude Elise MacDougald Ayer, the first African American woman principal in New York City. I begin by situating Ayer's leadership practice in light of the social and political context of Harlem in the 1930s and early…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Women Administrators, African Americans, Case Studies
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1971
Project Redesign is a New York State Education Department longrange planning endeavor for the development of an education system's capacity and potential to continuously change and adapt to changing needs and objectives. During the past year, four carefully selected prototype districts began a redesign process that incorporates several unique…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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