A review of qualitative methods used in a predominantly quantitative evaluation indicates a variety of roles for such a mixing of methods, including framing and revising research questions, assessing the validity of measures and adaptations to program implementation, and gauging the degree of uncertainty and generalizability of conclusions.…

Examines ways to change prisoners' violent urges. Suggests that consciousness-raising strategies be used to motivate incarcerated men to change, whereas coercion might be used with those clients who are most at risk of committing acts of family violence. Summarizes the characteristics of violent men and incarcerated populations. (RJM)

This paper characterizes published church-based health promotion programs, providing information on types of papers being published, history and growth of church involvement in health promotion, elements of program attractiveness and success, barriers to implementation, problems during implementation, and implications for practice. (Author/SM)

PROJECT BLUE was funded during the first phase of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative and proposed to provide students in its District with a range of services to improve school safety, decrease school violence, decrease alcohol and drug use, and improve student mental health. Selected results are highlighted and lessons learned from the…

This paper synthesizes literature on person centered planning and Asian American families who have children with disabilities. It finds that some values of person centered planning are not explicitly consistent with Asian-American cultural values. Guidelines and suggestions for modification and implementation address establishing a relationship,…

Presents a corporate model for faculty development programs. Reviews corporate training programs, including planning, implementation, and motivations. Discusses the application of these corporate concepts to professional development, instructional development, personal development, and new staff orientation for faculty. (CH)

Presents a model for the effective transfer of skills from training programs to worksite implementation for instructional designers and corporate trainers involved in performance improvement. Strategies for use in pre-training, during training, and in posttraining are described that will ensure transfer of training. (Contains 21 references.) (LRW)

A research synthesis found that supervised agricultural experience programs lack definition and focus. Teacher attitudes and expectations strongly influence participation, and many teachers fail to implement it fully, limiting participation. There is a lack of empirical research supporting the benefits of participation. (SK)

A review of provisions, guidelines, and compliance standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act identifies potential problems but concludes that the law will succeed if (1) beneficiaries participate; (2) goals and standards are clearly communicated; and (3) detailed enforcement procedures are instituted. (SK)

Discussion of relevance and the needs of the users in information retrieval focuses on a deductive object-oriented approach and suggests eight inference rules for the deduction. Highlights include characteristics of a deductive object-oriented system, database and data modeling language, implementation, and user interface. (Contains 24…

The effects of the School Development Program (SDP) of James Comer on a variety of student outcomes are reviewed in this summary of previous evaluations in SDP schools. Assessments of the quality of SDP implementation in schools in New York (New York), Washington (District of Columbia), and New Haven (Connecticut) are considered. (SLD)

Summarizes the process of implementation and short-term impact on knowledge and attitudes of an interactive multimedia software program on preventive alcohol education for young adults. Students using program report learning more about dose-response and ways to intervene with friends in peril. Concludes with consideration of the import of this…

Focuses on issues of program implementation that may be related to the overall intervention outcomes of the antibullying intervention in Flemish primary and secondary schools. Lower levels of awareness raising and consultation were found at the secondary school level. Positive significant correlations emerged between effect size and awareness…

Electronic portfolios are a student-centered outcomes-based assessment regime involving learners in the gathering, selection, and organization of artifacts synthesized into a compilation purposed to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and/or achievements supported by reflections that articulate the relevance, credibility, and meaning of the artifacts…

New approaches to education are being advocated and implemented throughout the Pacific region. This is the first of a series of papers on the broad phase of educational change: initiation, implementation, and institutionalization and renewal. It seeks to provide Pacific educators with updated information about the change process, with a focus on…