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Biester, Thomas W.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1984
This guide provides a brief overview of the issues involved in the validation process. It was developed for evaluators of adult education projects, such as 310 projects. The guide is organized in three sections. The first section discusses the rationale for validation. The second section describes the characteristics of validation models. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Methods
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1982
A project was undertaken in New York State to develop a low-cost statewide system for identifying and disseminating information on two-year college programs or activities that are effective in addressing a major occupational education issue. The resulting system consists of the following components: (1) a call for nominations, which involves the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality, Information Dissemination
D'Amico, Joseph J. – 1982
Four influential studies on school effectiveness reported by Brookover and Lezotte (1979), Edmonds and Frederiksen (1979), Phi Delta Kappa (1980), and Rutter and others (1979) are limited in their usefulness as recipes for creating effective schools by the following four issues: (1) The four studies differ in their definition of what…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Hayward, Becky Jon – 1989
This report reports activities of the Regional Information Exchange (RIE) program under the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Program. An overview compares the RIE program with a National Diffusion Network unit--the Joint Dissemination Review Panel, which also focuses on…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Information Dissemination, National Programs
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. National Diffusion Network. – 1987
The National Diffusion Network (NDN) is a federally funded system that makes exemplary educational programs available for use by schools, colleges, and other institutions. This publication contains information describing the science education programs currently in the NDN, along with procedural information on how to access these programs. The…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs
Leinwand (C.M.) Associates, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1980
This report describes the Educational Voucher Demonstration, serves as a guide for its documentation, and offers an extensive bibliography. Part 1 gives background information and summarizes the implementation of the Alum Rock Demonstration based on a transitional voucher model and involving six public schools, each offering at least two distinct…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Budgeting, Community Support, Computer Programs