This article argues that a "probabilistic" interpretation of competence can provide the basis for a link between assessment, teaching and learning, curriculum resources and policy development. Competence is regarded as a way of interpreting the quality of performance in a coherent series of hierarchical tasks. The work of Glaser is combined with…

This article concentrates on identifying program goals as an initial, and essential, aspect of developing a program for the retention of minority students in higher education. Focus groups and in-depth interviews that were conducted to identify goals for such a program at a major research university are described. (SLD)

This article summarizes the evaluation of a university-based summer music festival and academic program sponsored by a school of music and held in a semi-remote community (Starret) in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Strategies employed by the evaluation team assessed public relations, faculty and student development, and cultural awareness. (TJH)

Although Israel's educational system is centralized, the syllabi of the Department of Curriculum Planning (part of the Ministry of Education) are not compulsory. Curriculum facilitators are used as the link between the Department of Curriculum Planning and the teachers in the school where the facilitator continues to teach. (RL)

Grouping developing countries by financial and educational indicators for receiving educational aid is discussed. An example is given of the way in which existing information on such indicators can be used in secondary analysis to derive relationships that policy makers can use at the international level. (SLD)

Issues to be considered in evaluating a program for the musically gifted are presented as a series of questions evaluators and teachers in the field should ask. The following are considered: (1) student characteristics; (2) participant evaluation; (3) curriculum development; (4) teacher characteristics; and (5) outcomes. (SLD)

Three network studies in education, assessing the "state of the art," are reviewed. New directions for developing social network analysis in education are offered from the author's fieldwork in Pontiac, Michigan. It is believed that networking will remain a popular change strategy, but it will be incorporated into more comprehensive…

Evaluated the Linking All Types of Teachers to International Cross-Cultural Education (LATTICE) program, a 5-year program designed to enhance the international intercultural understandings of local public school teachers. Questionnaire responses of 66 LATTICE participants demonstrate the effectiveness of LATTICE in exposing its participants to…

The success of any new curriculum depends on an appropriate level of qualified input on the part of many individuals at different stages of the change process. Professional curriculum centers are cited as important agents in the effective implementation of a new program. Workshops in curriculum development are explained. (CE)

In 1987 the Scottish Office Education Department published plans for a curriculum development program for ages 5 through 14. This article reports on an evaluation of the implementation of the curriculum planned for 1991-95. National samples and interviews with about 165 educators trace the early steps in implementation. (SLD)

This paper provides an analysis of approaches to quality assurance and of the management of quality in general management literature and considers its application to public education systems. Key components of a fully integrated approach to quality assurance and quality management for school systems are listed. (SLD)

Describes the development process of program evaluation at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University, The Netherlands and the problem-based legal curriculum used at the school. Provides some preliminary findings and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the current program evaluation system as a tool of internal quality management. (SLD)

A pilot project to integrate vocational and general education by developing and institutionalizing a new type of school as part of the higher secondary sector of the West Berlin educational system is described. The evaluation study and failure of the project are discussed. (DWH)

Results of an evaluation of four school-based acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) education programs are presented. The importance of evaluation in such programs is explored, and the need to consider current developments in the AIDS field in the design and evaluation of such programs is highlighted. (SLD)

Evaluated a critical-thinking skills-training program for inservice training of classroom teachers in Georgia using responses from 700 questionnaires. Modeling of the strategy being taught, knowledge and enthusiasm of the trainers, and material relevance contributed to the high quality of training. More follow-up to the training would be extremely…