A Plan to Diffuse Instructional Materials for Use by Transportation Educators.

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Peter H.; DeVore, Paul W.
Institution	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. Technology Education Program.
Titel	A Plan to Diffuse Instructional Materials for Use by Transportation Educators.
Quelle	(1986), (80 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adoption (Ideas); Change Agents; College Faculty; Diffusion (Communication); Educational Planning; Engineering Education; Evaluation Criteria; Higher Education; Innovation; Instructional Materials; Linking Agents; Material Development; Public Administration Education; Public Facilities; Research Utilization; Technology Transfer; Theory Practice Relationship; Transportation; Urban Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ideas; Ideenfindung; Fakultät; Bildungsplanung; Ingenieurausbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Forschungsumsetzung; Technologietransfer; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Verkehrswesen; Stadtplanung
Abstract	A plan to diffuse instructional modules for the preparation of transportation professionals is presented, based on research and demonstration projects sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA). The diffusion/adoption plan involves: developing instructional modules; disseminating the modules to professors teaching transportation courses at the college level; promoting the use and adoption of the modules; and evaluating and revising the plan. Transportation educators teach in a variety of disciplines (e.g., engineering, public administration, urban planning, and technology). Eight design and evaluation criteria for the instructional modules are listed, along with the procedures used by West Virginia University in developing the five instructional modules. The diffusion strategy involves repackaging UMTA research findings, change agents, and the use of information channels (e.g, television/radio, periodicals, direct mail). Adoption tactics include direct contact and conferences/workshops. Appendices include: a flow chart of the plan, a summary of diffusion research, and lists of relevant professional associations and periodicals. (SW)
Anmerkungen	West Virginia University, Transportation Education Project, 2945 University Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26506.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01