A Multiprocessor Implementation of Joyce

Joyce is a programming language for parallel computers based on CSP and Pascal. A Joyce program defines concurrent agents which communicate through unbuffered channels. This paper describes a multiprocessor implementation of Joyce

Joyce Performance on a Multiprocessor

Joyce is a parallel programming language based on CSP and Pascal. The language has been moved from the IBM PC to the Encore Multimax. The paper explains how the multiprocessor implementation of Joyce was guided by performance evaluation. The measurements show that the speed-up of Joyce programs follows Amdahl’s law

A Descriptive Case Study : The Implementation of a Field-Based Master\u27s Program

Purpose of study. This study focuses on the implementation of the Field-based Master\u27s Program at Midwestern Christian University. The three-step Adoption Change Model (Fullan, 1991) guided me through this innovation: (1) adoption, (2) implementation, and (3) institutionalization of the program. This 2-year study describes the program\u27s adoption and implementation stages. Institutionalization was not included as it takes 3-10 years to occur. Three research questions guided this study. Research questions. (1) What did the teacher training in the uses of processes look like during the initial summer session of the Field-based Master\u27s Program? (2) What did the transfer of training in the use of processes look like in the participants\u27 classrooms? (3) What were the teachers\u27 reactions, concerns, and recommendations throughout the implementation of the Field-based Master\u27s Program? Summary of research question answers. Initial teacher training was designed using the Joyce-Showers Training Model (1995). The participants were in a Workshop Design environment (Joyce, 1992) at the university that allowed the professors to model what the participants expected to learn. The Workplace Design (Joyce, 1992) facilitated transfer of training to the classroom. Cohort groups provided support during transfer of training the first year of implementation but discontinued during the second year. Four themes emerged when analyzing the teacher\u27s reactions: (a) Learning and Implementing Strategies, (b) Cohort Groups, (c) Unclear Communication and Expectations, and (d) Feeling Overwhelmed and Frustrated. Conclusions. This study confirmed much of the research on educational change. Its contributions to the literature include: (a) documentation of a Field-based Master\u27s Program affiliated with a religious institution of higher education and a parochial school system, and (b) presentation of a rationale for continued literature review as a guide throughout the process of change

The Shifting Gears Approach to Systems Change

Evaluates the Shifting Gears initiative to strengthen state postsecondary, adult basic education, and skills development systems through data, policy change, engagement, and communications. Focuses on the logic model and the policy agenda and action plan

Joyce Foundation - 2004 Annual Report

Contains president's message, program information, project summaries, grantee profiles, grants list, financial statements, and list of board members and staff

Joyce Foundation - 2007 Annual Report

Contains president's message, program information, grants list, financial statements, and lists of board members and staff

Joyce Foundation - 2006 Annual Report: What's the Big Idea?

Contains president's message, program information, project summaries, grantee profiles, grants list, financial statements, and list of board members and staff