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Lennett, Benjamin; Morris, Sarah J.; Byrum, Greta – New America Foundation, 2012
Based on a request for information (RFI) submitted to The University Community Next Generation Innovation Project (Gig.U), the paper describes a model for universities to develop next generation broadband infrastructure in their communities. In the our view universities can play a critical role in spurring next generation networks into their…
Descriptors: Universities, Role, Futures (of Society), Internet
Roberts, T. Grady; Hall, Johnathan L.; Briers, Gary E.; Gill, Ernie; Shinn, Glen C.; Larke, Alvin, Jr.; Jaure, Paul – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
This article describes the outcomes of field-based efforts to increase diversity in agricultural education programs and the FFA. This study focused on three schools in San Antonio, Texas. Guided by Rogers' (2003) theories of diffusion of innovations, a series of six intervention strategies was implemented: (a) provide specific FFA or agricultural…
Descriptors: Intervention, Agricultural Education, Change Agents, Case Studies
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Busch, Steve; Johnson, Shirley; Robles-Piña, Rebecca; Slate, John R. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2009
In this study, the researchers examined principal behaviors related with change in school climate. That is, the manner in which principals managed change within their schools and the impact of these change behaviors on the school climate was investigated. Through use of the Leadership Profile (Johnson, 2003) and the Organizational Health Inventory…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Yates, James Rodney – 1971
A study was conducted to determine how Texas school districts that adopted an innovation in special education differed from the more than 1,250 that did not. Ten randomly selected districts from the 40 that adopted change were matched with 10 non-adopter districts. Members of the district power structure (as related to special education) were…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Change Agents, Decision Making
Dominguez, Domingo; Tunmer, William E. – 1979
To ascertain the degree of utilization of bilingual programs and the concerns and questions teachers may have about their implementation, the Division of Bilingual and International Education of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory conducted a study which had four objectives relating to implementation of bilingual education programs in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Innovation