An analysis of the adoption of innovation and information-dissemination in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 created federal aid to education for innovational research. The dissemination of these innovations and their implementation is strongly influenced by the field of communications. The role of adoption in the innovational process is supported as being a major factor in dissemination. The study shows that a variety of programs are now in progress or completed. Some of these projects have a predominant communications overtheme and use either some technical tool from the media or some process employing communicative methods. The legislative nature of federal funding put the office of education in an undesirable situation. Empirical data evidenced good and bad guidelines governing Title III of ESEA of 1965. The study suggests procedures to achieve interest and maximum dissemination of innovations by providing accurate, adequate information that people may use in forming their decision. It presents problems and success stories and relates the problem of communication in federal aid to education and public schools. The dissemination process of ESEA of 1965 cites a lack of communication between all segments of the educational community and between the educational community and the public. The author of this study participated in Planning Grant DPSC 250 at Waco, Texas, from January 15, 1967, to June 15, 1967, as administrative assistant. That experience prompted the study of the adoption of innovations and information-dissemination. The answers were sought to the role of federal education programs in a changing society. Investigations were made into the critical aspects of innovations and information in federal funding and applied procedures to achieve interest and maximum dissemination of the innovational process for Title III of ESEA of 1965 are suggested.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

1968

Author dc:creator

• Reynolds, Charles A., 1935-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Capp, Glenn R., 1910-1998.

• Federal aid to education.
• Finance -- United States.

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Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14276

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/14276