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Philips, Herbert E. – 1981
Innovation is difficult to define because a practice which is innovative on one campus may not be innovative elsewhere. Nevertheless, a possible definition might be "a practice which is worthy of emulation and has not yet been put into use by a significant number of colleges." Administrators should seek instructional innovation for several…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation
Curtis, Robert T. – College Board Review, 1980
Changes in the British education system are discussed and the weaknesses of the British and American systems are seen to result from common causes. These causes are described as the hours spent watching television, children conditioned to expect entertainment, and educational experiments including open classrooms and "new math."…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation

Potter, George T. – Liberal Education, 1980
Many of the curricular reforms of the last decades merit continuation, it is argued, even if formal evaluations are difficult to establish. Self-regulation through internal audits and consultant review are seen as safeguards for the quality of innovative programs. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
Hamrin, Jeannie M. – 1980
This paper describes the social context for and the provision of child care services in Scandinavia. Particular emphasis is given to Denmark and Sweden. Occasionally, comparisons are made in the paper between Scandinavian countries and the United States, and differing attitudes toward the poor are pointed out. In the Scandinavian countries…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Childhood Needs, Community Responsibility, Day Care Centers