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Direct linkDwyer, Dan; Thompson, Dale Edward; Thompson, Cecelia K. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
The purpose of the study was to evaluate an undergraduate distance education (DE) programme based upon adult learners' perceptions. The study investigated the value of the Human Resource Development programme at the University of Arkansas by examining the students' reasons for returning to college, their attitudes towards the programme and the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Distance Education, Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Study
Download full textHargreaves, Jo; Osborne, Kristen – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This summary brings together the findings from two research projects: "Choosing VET: Investigating the VET Aspirations of School Students" and "In Their Words: Student Choice in Training Markets--Victorian Examples." The research investigated school students' post-school aspirations for vocational education and training (VET),…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Foreign Countries
Stark, Emily; Sachau, Daniel; Albertson, Dawn N. – Teaching of Psychology, 2012
The authors describe the development of a campus-based radio show about psychological science. The authors' goals in creating the show were to inform the public about the science of psychology and to create a teaching and learning resource for faculty members and students. The show, "Psychological Frontiers," airs twice a week and consists of…
Descriptors: Campuses, Radio, Programming (Broadcast), Psychology
Vavilis, Bob; Vavilis, Sheri – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Undoubtedly, every secondary school teacher at some point in his or her career has had a student ask, "Why are we learning this?" or "What is this stuff good for, anyway?" The authors have found in talking with teachers and students that, while the responses to these questions may vary, most leave students unsatisfied or frustrated. In some cases,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Program Content, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Hall, Ralph – Learning Assistance Review, 2007
Peer mentoring programs are designed to address problems experienced by new students to assist them in making the transition to university study. The University of New South Wales offers such a program to new undergraduate students. Feedback on the program is obtained from participants through questionnaires and is used to identify problems and to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Program Improvement
Peer reviewedMa, Grace X.; Lan, Yajia; Edwards, Rosita L.; Shive, Steven E.; Chau, Tolan – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2004
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally tailored smoking prevention program for Asian American youth (Youth-PASS). A field-tested questionnaire was used to solicit information from participants on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors associated with tobacco and tobacco use, as well as satisfaction with prevention program content and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Prevention
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance and Management Planning. – 1987
Intended to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Success in Reading and Writing Program" of the District of Columbia Public Schools, this report was also designed to help teachers make the best use of the program and to provide administrators with information upon which to base decisions concerning its continuation. The introduction…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, English Curriculum
Dylla, Sandra M. – 1980
Components of the Reading/Writing Skills Center (RWSC) at General College, University of Minnesota, are described and assessed in this paper. The paper discusses changes made in the RWSC during 1978-79; procedures followed when students first come to the RWSC; the training and responsibilities of the undergraduate RWSC tutors; student evaluations…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
Ferris, Frank – 1983
The Content Area Learning/Reading Project at the Cosgrove Junior High School in Spencerport, New York, was initiated in the fall of 1979. The goals of the project were to foster effective instruction in all classrooms and to promote instruction based on sound principles and practices as indicated by research and by review of successful content…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Content Area Reading, Evaluation Methods
Young, Malcolm B.; And Others – 1983
To assist Congress and administrators in the Department of Education to manage Part A of the Indian Education Act and to make decisions with respect to its future, researchers evaluated the operations and effectiveness of the program for meeting the special educational and cultural needs of Indian students. Between 1980 and 1983, researchers…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
This report describes and evaluates the bilingual education program provided by the Language Arts Resource Center for high school students of limited English proficiency whose dominant language was Chinese or Korean. The program served students in the attendance area of Newton High School in Queens, New York City, as well as students at six…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans
Norris, Carol A.; Wheeler, Linda – 1981
During 1980-81, over 500 students from 43 single tribes and 63 combinations of tribes were identified and served by the Indian Education Program in the Phoenix Union High School District in Arizona. Services provided were: remedial assistance in basic skills; Indian Youth Advisors serving as para-counselors, referral sources, and school/community…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Ancillary School Services, Career Education
