...not predict long-run continuation of projects initiated with federal funds. The Change Agent study concluded that "the net return to the general investment...many innovations, the successful implementation of few, and the long-run continuation of still fewer. . . " (Berman and McLaughlin 1978). While federal...

...large-scale change projects funded by the American government (Mclaughlin, 1990). "The Change Agent study concluded that the net return to the general investment...long-run continuation of still fewer" (p. 12). The Rand researchers further concluded that "adoption" was only a beginning and did not ensure implementation....

...afterwards. In revisiting the Rand Change Agent Study of the 1970s in the United States, McLaughlin concluded that 'the net return to the general investment...few, and the long-run continuation of still fewer' (1990: 12). Internal capacity and its influences While most would agree that the ultimate goal of school...

...ideas. For example, the celebrated American 'Break-the Mold' initiative resulted in the choice of 1 1 projects which Mechlenburg (1992) describes as "not...change to changes in educational processes (Reynolds, 1 988). This process oriented approach, however, did not often lead to improvement in students' performance...

...continuation of projects initiated with federal funds once these funds were withdrawn. The Change Agent study concluded that the net return to the general investment...many innovations, the successful implementation of few, and the long-run continuation of still fewer. A general finding of the Change Agent study has...