The booklet contains descriptions of educational programs in the area of special education/learning disabilities which have been validated as successful by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the U.S. Department of Education. Programs are listed alphabetically and also provided are an index of programs by category and an index of programs by…

Career education has been an important participant in the National Diffusion Network. It has provided a means for public and private schools to review, visit, and be a recipient of proven practices in career education. (Author)

The booklet contains descriptions of educational programs in the area of gifted and talented, technology, and special interests which have been validated as successful by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the U.S. Department of Education. Programs are listed alphabetically and also provided are an index of programs by category and an index…

A brief description is given of a validated National Diffusion Network Developer-Demonstrator project. Project: INSERVICE (Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8, Illinois) is a comprehensive teacher inservice training program that directly links the enhancement of teaching skills through classroom based inservice training to significant…

The book lists 47 exemplary programs for special education. Programs have been approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the Department of Education. The book begins with a directory of National Diffusion Network facilitators in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands. Program entries include descriptors, a brief…

The National Diffusion Network (NDN) was established to bring together representatives of federal, state, and local agencies to promote widespread adoption of new and innovative programs within and across state boundaries. The goal in publishing this directory is to help local educators solve problems through program improvements gleaned from…

The seventh of eight related documents, this monograph describes the process for adapting the Reading Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services (RIPPS) Program to individual school systems. The appendix includes information designed to assist those involved in adapting the RIPPS program to their schools in writing proposals. Budget, students needs,…

As a result of an earlier project conducted by the Council of Chief State School Officer's Project on Humanities and the Schools, 76 programs in the humanities were identified for their efforts to improve the teaching of humanities between 1972 and 1983. From these projects, 20 exemplary projects were selected for inclusion in this catalog. The…

Conditions that influence a school's readiness for change are analyzed in this monograph for the purpose of providing practitioners, especially those who provide assistance to schools, with specific guides for diagnosing readiness for change. The publication is a tool to help school personnel and others make wise and deliberate decisions about…

This introduction to the Reading Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services (RIPPS) reading program briefly describes the program, which treats reading difficulties as a possible causal factor in a child's lack of progress in school, or as a symptom of other social, emotional, or physical problems that adversely affect the child. The introduction…

To rate 40 validated educational projects from the National Diffusion Network and Georgia, an instrument was developed to identify and measure four dimensions of project complexity: (1) need for teacher creation of project elements; (2) need for administrative arrangements; (3) need for a new analysis of pupil needs; and (4) need for involvement…

Provides information on the federally sponsored National Diffusion Network and describes how one exemplary reading program was transferred to a school across the continent. (MKM)

This collection of teaching activities provides guidance in using the resources of the school yard to integrate environmental education with other subject areas. Provided with each activity are: (1) recommended grade level; (2) subject areas integrated into the activity; (3) objectives; (4) rationale; (5) equipment needs; (6) specific activities;…

Research verified that school business administrators generally agree with the Association of School Business Officials International and Danforth Foundation model curriculum for school business administrators. Samples of 466 school business officials, 100 superintendents, and 100 representatives from educational administration programs were…

Meant to be used in conjunction with the National Diffusion Network's annual catalog, Educational Programs That Work, this inventory lists materials and equipment used to implement programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel at adopting sites. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order by program name. Each entry contains the…