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Direct linkO'Sullivan, Deirdre – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2012
The Working Alliance, consisting of building bonds, establishing goals, and developing tasks, has been deemed the cornerstone of helping professions, and has been found to significantly and reliably predict client outcomes. The importance of client characteristics and perceptions of working alliance has been established in the literature. Less is…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Vocational Rehabilitation, Program Effectiveness
Download full textBair, Mary Antony; Bair, David Edward – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2014
Although many states in the United States are adopting policies that require all students to complete college-preparatory science classes to graduate from high school, such policies have not always led to improved student outcomes. There is much speculation about the cause of the dismal results, but there is scant research on the processes by…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Science Course Improvement Projects, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs
Peer reviewedBahr, Michael W.; Whitten, Elizabeth; Dieker, Lisa; Kocarek, Catherine E.; Manson, David – Exceptional Children, 1999
A study examined the practices of 121 school-based intervention teams from Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Findings revealed several positive practices by teams from all states; however, teams from Illinois displayed consistent superiority across several measures. Discussion focuses on implications for practice and educational and legal reform.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Smock, Sue Marx; Kaplan, Melissa G. – 1982
This volume describes the second-year evaluation of the Michigan Day Care Provider Training Project. Following the first chapter's introductory summary of the project's objectives, development, and first-year evaluation, chapter 2 discusses evaluation methodology. Chapter 3 analyzes those dimensions of the training process that were new in the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Michigan State Dept. of Mental Health, Lansing. – 1994
Michigan's state plan for developmental disabilities (DD) for October 1, 1994 to September 30, 1997 is presented. This plan includes descriptions of programs and services, eligibility criteria, information on the extent of services, and a statement on the effectiveness of the programs/services. Information on services is provided for the following…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Sutherland, Ned B.; And Others – 1987
The Michigan Council on Vocational Education evaluated the coordination between vocational education and the service deliverers of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in the state in order to comply with the mandates of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. The purpose of the study was to describe the structure and job training…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Franken, Marion E.; Earnhart, Joan – 1976
This comparative study was conducted for the Wisconsin Advisory Council on Vocational Education in an effort to identify strengths and weaknesses of program delivery and accomplishments of several States--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio--with a view towards making recommendations that would improve Wisconsin's total program…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Educational Administration
Michalopoulos, Charles; Schwartz, Christine – 2000
The impacts of 20 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine which clients derive the greatest benefits from different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. Of the 20 programs examined, 7 were characterized as employment focused, 5 provided a mix of first activities without an employment focus, 4…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
Fagnoni, Cynthia M. – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined progress in meeting work-focused goals of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The following issues were considered: (1) states' progress in implementing TANF; (2) the status of families who have left welfare; (3) the characteristics of adults currently receiving TANF; (4) states'…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
Rudy, Dennis W.; Rudy, Ellen L. – 2001
Independent evaluators examined the progress of the Berrien County Intermediate School District in Berrien County, Michigan, in implementing Michigan's Career Preparation System. The evaluation established that the district has provided the leadership, training, resources, and continued support to implement a systemwide school-to-career reform…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Career Development
Hamilton, Gayle; Freedman, Stephen; et al. – 2001
The 5-year impacts of mandatory welfare-to-work programs on welfare recipients and their children were examined by using a rigorous research design called a social experiment to examine 11 welfare-to-work programs in 6 states (California, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon). Four employment-focused and seven education-focused programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Care, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
Freedman, Stephen; Friedlander, Daniel; Hamilton, Gayle; Rock, JoAnn; Mitchell, Marisa; Nudelman, Jodi; Schweder, Amanda; Storto, Laura – 2000
The 2-year impacts of 11 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine the relative effectiveness of different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. All 11 programs operated under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program. Four programs were employment focused (three low-enforcement and one…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Basic Skills
