A questionnaire was designed to solicit information from foster parents about their need of and desire for training, their suggestions on program content, and their perceptions about personnel for training foster parents. Questionnaire data, results of a pilot workshop, and curriculum demonstration evaluations were used to construct a training…

An evaluation of the "Project Advance" program at the Morse Crisis Intervention Center was conducted. Review of documents, formal and informal interviews, questionnaires and direct observations were the methods used to assess the correspondence between the objectives of the program and its achievements. The evidence, based on findings from…

This report provides an overview of the impact that nine ESEA IV-C funded projects in West Virginia have had in relation to monies expended, individuals served, and continued support provided for them. These projects focused on skill development in grades K-12 and addressed three levels: basic, life, and enrichment skills. The instrument used in…

Curriculum needs can be identified and curriculum developed using the instructional design process. A fictional scenario and instructional design components are provided for those educators interested in incorporating virtual reality into the curriculum. Sample items of questionnaires are appended. (AEF)

The Ontario Local Schools District, serving the village of Ontario and Springfield Township, offers this manual of operation which program staff developed to reflect the first year of implementation of a preschool program. Contents concern: (1) needs assessment; (2) program development; (3) facilities, equipment, and supplies; (4) staffing and…

This report details the development and evaluation of a model program for inservice training of full-time child day care personnel. Based on a survey of licensed day care centers in Virginia, the program involved 100 participants, ranging from day care aides through center directors. The 10-week training element was presented three successive…

Ten demonstration grants were awarded to public school systems throughout the state of Minnesota to develop expanded early childhood family education (ECFE) programs that integrate the roles of families, teachers, and social services in serving children in kindergarten through third grade and their families. This report provides an overview of the…

In 1987-88 three small, rural elementary schools were demonstration sites for implementation of a computer-managed instructional (CMI) program. The schools were located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Palmyra, New Jersey; and northern York County, Pennsylvania. Implementation costs were supported by the school districts, federal grant money, and…

The document is the final report of the career development outreach project. The project was designed to actively involve a systematic program of career education, dissemination of occupational information, and career guidance. The project was to make the target population (students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington and…

Seven model family literacy programs in Illinois were monitored for one year to determine successful program components and characteristics and to assist local programs in developing and implementing practical evaluation systems. Six were networking programs each of which involved several agencies, and one program was designed on a center-based…

The study identified characteristics and innovative approaches employed by exemplary vocational education programs in serving the disadvantaged in co-op, self-contained, and mainstreamed settings (secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels). Forty-one states, three territories and the District of Columbia responded to the request for three program…

From April 1971 to December 1974, a career education project for elementary and secondary grades was conducted in a lower income area of urban Chicago. The general objectives involved the development of a guidance program, integration of occupational information into the classroom, skills training, placement, and attitude adjustment. Career…

This manual details the events which led to the opening, in April, 1986, of the Cleveland (Ohio) Public Schools' Family Life After-School Program for urban latchkey children. Sections of the manual concern: (1) assessment of need; (2) resource inventory; (3) community input; (4) planning; (5) program design; (6) site selection; (7) program size;…

A project entitled Relevant Experiences for Alternative Learning (Project REAL) was conducted to develop an exemplary experience-based career education program in Delaware. The project was designed to provide overall management and support staff for the program, develop the necessary instructional and curriculum materials for approximately sixty…

A project was conducted to redesign the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education required student tracking form to provide for better student tracking. The Student Intake and Data form supplied by the PDE from program year 1996-97 was used as a point of comparison, and evaluations of this form by…