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Sustainability of Social Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis
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Savaya, Riki; Spiro, Shimon; Elran-Barak, Roni – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The article reports on the findings of a comparative case study of six projects that operated in Israel between 1980 and 2000. The study findings identify characteristics of the programs, the host organizations, and the social and political environment, which differentiated programs that are sustained from those that are not. The findings reaffirm…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Leadership
The Realities of Strategic Planning: Program Termination at East Central University.
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Morphew, Christopher C. – Review of Higher Education, 2000
Examines a specific program termination (in social work) to determine how universities interpret and apply the goals of their strategic plans. Finds that institutional actors hold different perceptions of the strategic plan goals and their relevance to the terminated program. Suggests that colleges and universities need to clarify strategic plan…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
Participatory Approaches to Evaluating Outcomes and Designing Curriculum in Workplace Education Programs. The Report of the 1991 Evaluation of the Massachusetts Workplace Education Initiative.
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Sperazi, Laura; And Others – 1991
The Massachusetts Workplace Education Initiative (MWEI) was begun in 1985 as an inter-agency effort to bring adult basic education and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction directly into workplaces throughout the state. The impetus for the program was a concern for large numbers of workers who did not have the skills necessary to compete…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Business, Case Studies, Curriculum Design