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Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1971
Reported were 11 project evaluations for fiscal year 1971 for 17 Florida county projects concerning educational program effectiveness for handicapped children, as authorized by P.L. 91-230, Education of the Handicapped Act, and funded by the federal government. Eight priority problem areas established were the needs for instructional resource and…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Federal Aid, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedHanes, Michael L. – Theory Into Practice, 1977
This paper examines (1) the problems of program design and implementation in relation to evaluation design, the confusion between research and evaluation design, and the overemphasis on quantitative data; (2) clarifies misconceptions about these problems and the evaluation process; and (3) suggests ways of avoiding these problems in the future.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Problems, Educational Programs
Curtis, Thomas D.; And Others – 1976
The objectives of this study were to (1) develop a methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of CETA, title I vocational and technical education classroom training in Florida by assessing the vast quality of cost and benefit data and the different ways in which these data are categorized, (2) use data to derive benefit-cost ratios, (3) examine the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Educational Programs, Employment Programs
Lyons, Morgan; Steele, G. Alec – Evaluation Quarterly, 1977
A program training senior citizens as home health aides for the elderly is evaluated, using a variety of procedures (questionnaires, interviews, and observation) and involving many related persons. Primary outcome variables center on graduate employment and graduate and patient satisfaction. Quality of instruction, interorganization cooperation,…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment, Graduate Surveys, Home Health Aides
HEAD, SYDNEY W.; PHILIPS, C. LEE – 1961
A TWO-PHASE EXPERIMENT TESTED THE FEASIBILITY OF MOTIVATING RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO DEVOTE SUMMER STUDY IN INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR CREDIT BY MEANS OF OPEN CIRCUIT TELEVISION. A PILOT AND A EXPERIMENTAL COURSE WERE SCHEDULED IN SUCCESSIVE SUMMERS. THE PILOT PROGRAM SHOWED FAVORABLE RESULTS, BUT AN EXPANDED EXPERIMENTAL COURSE WAS…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, College Preparation, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives
Pinellas County District School Board, Clearwater, FL. – 1973
The Comprehensive Vocational Education Program for Career Development (K-14) in Pinellas County was implemented in nine pilot schools in which the project's goals were designed to bring together already operating components of career education in the county. A concerted effort was made to identify and integrate effective elements of other programs…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, County Programs, Educational Programs
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1976
The study discussed in this report is intended to describe the operation of two of Dade County, Florida Public Schools programs to modify the behavior of its disruptive students, the Alternative School (excluding the COPE centers) program and the School Centers for Special Instruction. Additionally, data on the impact of the alternative school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Counseling Services
Hendrickson, Andrew, Ed. – 1974
The compendium of addresses and resource documents taken from reports of three Institutes on Education for Aging held at Florida State University, 1969, 1971, and 1972 is offered as a general guide for those wishing to initiate educational programs for the aging. The document provides practical program suggestions and the views of authorities…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Special Educational Project for Migrant Children, Naranja, FL. – 1966
Evaluated are the various features of a project for the education of migrant children in a rural section of Florida. The objectives of the program were to ascertain the special educational needs of this population and to develop programs to meet their needs; to offer necessary supplemental and remedial activities and social and educational…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Hinkle, Glenn E., Ed.; And Others – 1979
The final report of an extensive national study of migrant students' educational needs, this document reviews the literature, describes specific migrant education programs, and summarizes the findings of two surveys--a preliminary survey conducted in California, Texas, and Florida and a nationwide survey. Data from the national survey of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Needs
Pinellas County District School Board, Clearwater, FL. – 1976
This career education project achieved four goals; to (1) identify roles and functions for persons responsible for local school programs; (2) determine personnel performance competencies; (3) develop methods to bring personnel to operational confidence levels; and (4) establish a career education personnel training center. The center, which served…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Attitude Change, Career Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
