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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1988
This manual contains forms and instructions for North Carolina's annual review of its migrant education program established under the federal Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. State officials developed this self-review process to simplify compliance monitoring of the state program. The self-review is conducted by local education…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Migrant Education, Organizational Effectiveness, Program Administration
Udler, Allan S. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1982
A productivity measurement process is described that determines organizational change in colleges and universities and focuses on organizational performance measurement rather than individual employees' performance. It integrates economics, industrial engineering, and behavioral sciences principles and processes, and covers professional,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Organizational Change
Shepko, Robert; Douglas, Brian – Business Officer, 1998
The "balanced scorecard" approach for making holistic decisions about organizational change offers a framework for analyzing four critical organizational perspectives (financial, customer, internal business, learning/innovation), using specific indicators of success that focus on the organization's vision or mission. It can be used…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
O'Brien, Mary; Watson, Peter – 2002
In their search for new ways to assess their agencies' success in working with children and families, child welfare administrators and senior managers are increasingly seeking regular and reliable sources of information that help them evaluate agency performance, make ongoing decisions, and provide an accurate picture for agency staff and external…
Descriptors: Agencies, Change Strategies, Child Welfare, National Standards

Brown, Ken W.; Fischer, Mary L. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1994
Performance measures are discussed for assessing organizational effectiveness in nonprofit organizations including institutions of higher education. With hundreds of possible measures, ratios, and data available, the nonprofit manager must select measures that portray the institution's condition and performance. A process and rationale for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Reck, Carleen; Coreil, Judith – 1984
This self-evaluation instrument helps evaluation participants focus on the basic elements that have been universally recognized by the Catholic Church and its educators as well as on those factors that are considered essential to any sound educational process. The first of six chapters, chapter I, describes the purpose of the instrument. Chapter…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Organizational Effectiveness
Barnett, W. Steven – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1988
Although economic analysis is complicated and has limitations, it is a workable method capable of producing a great deal of information about the value of early interventions. Procedures for conducting a cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, or cost-effectiveness analysis are outlined, along with a review of the approach's advantages and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Economic Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Conoley, Jane Close – School Psychology Review, 1980
Evaluation of organizations (school programs) is contrasted to individual cognitive assessments which school psychologists typically perform. Evaluation criteria are suggested and applied to a hypothetical program--committee for the handicapped. Four deterrents to organizational evaluation by school psychologists are cited. (CP)
Descriptors: Committees, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Stoodley, Roland V., Jr. – 1985
A single self-study method for both institutional and program accreditation was developed and field-tested at New Hampshire Vocational-Technical College in an effort to increase the efficiency and lower the cost of the self-study component of the accreditation process. The first phase in the development of the self-study method involved…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Burnham, Byron R. – 1995
This book is intended for the practitioner of evaluation or for the student about to do his or her first formal evaluation. Chapter 1 sets the role of evaluating within the context of an organization and discusses a critical role of evaluation: changing people, programs, and organizations. Chapter 2 discusses personnel appraisals from an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Oxley, Diana – 1990
This report presents research findings concerning house systems in four New York city high schools during the 1988-89 school year. Quantitative analyses compared small and large schools with both weak and strong house designs. Findings indicate that house systems with more complete designs had more positive effects on staff and students and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Planning, Educational Quality
Geizer, Bernard P., Ed. – 1982
This report presents the results of an evaluation of New York State's Division for Youth (DFY) rehabilitation programs, which range from secure facilities to residential homes. The goals of the evaluation were to assess the level of expenditures for facility operation and use, to determine the scope of programs and the extent to which they meet…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Organizational Effectiveness

Slate, Judith J.; Gallagher, Jo D. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1994
The process of developing program evaluation models for Florida International University's college of education is described. One lesson learned was that a combination of macro- and microlevel planning is necessary for purposeful evaluation. A grid to aid decision making is also presented. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making
Jones, Ronna; And Others – 1991
This guidebook includes information compiled by the "Audit Manual" committee of Community College Internal Auditors (CCIA) from several California community college districts regarding their internal auditing practices. The first section of the guidebook discusses the purpose of internal audits, indicating that audits assist members of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Audits (Verification)
Betts, Lee John – 1990
In 1990, a survey was conducted of selected professional staff at 139 community, junior, and technical colleges nationwide to determine which national leadership/service organizations (NL/SO's) the colleges were affiliated with, to identify the NL/SO programs and services utilized by the colleges, and to evaluate those services. The survey was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Group Membership