SOME CONSEQUENCES OF A SPONSORED INNOVATION IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A program designed to influence student attitudes toward school by changing teacher attitudes and behavior was set up in the fifth and sixth grade classrooms of an elementary school. Field observations suggested the importance of methods of entry, the significance of particular events as turning points, and the flow and ebb character of the fate of the innovation. It was held that much of what occurred could be explained by the nature of school social structures.