Presented in the report on the Symposium on Child Abuse and Neglect Program Evaluation are the critical issues regarding evaluation and research needs which were addressed during the 2-day meeting and a brief description of the meeting's format. A child protective services model involving five stages (identification/reporting,…

The 1972 Summer Conference for Counselors of the Institute for Services to Education, Thirteen College Curriculum Program was held at Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Newton, Massachusetts during the period of June 25 through July 14, 1972. The general theme throughout the entire conference was three-fold in nature: (1) to introduce and develop…

Summarized in the report is information obtained at the Illinois Leadership Training Institute which was held for persons concerned with education of gifted and talented children in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The first chapter contains information on the participants and their backgrounds and interests. Chapter II…

This conference report provides a summary of the work of the Participatory Planning Conference for Rehabilitation Program Evaluation. It is organized into four major sections relating to the Rehabilitation Services Administration sub-goals of: (1) recruitment and selection; (2) restoration and training; (3) employment; and (4) capacity-building.…

Over 40 papers presented at an Australian conference on curriculum evaluation are included in this publication. Among the topics are: evaluation models; the relationship of reliability to the amount of observation; Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I evaluation; designing policy-oriented research; methodology in evaluating teacher behavior;…

The report describes a three-day training program to improve the competencies of vocational educators in utilizing manpower information in planning vocational education programs. The program summary presents the goals and objectives, topics covered, procedures followed in participant selection and instruction, activities and accomplishments of the…

This report presents the findings of an invitational conference sponsored by the Office of Child Development to assess the implications of Family Assistance Plan (FAP) day care provisions from the viewpoint of program evaluation. The first section outlines the features of FAP day care, and the second section identifies accountability issues for…

The study focuses on the purpose and role of industrial arts in Colorado with particular attention to its relationship with vocational education. The study was based on: (1) a review of current literature (presented in Volume 2, which is not available for copyright reasons); (2) data collected from industrial arts, trade and industrial education,…

In November of 1975, a committee was convened at Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory to examine the utility of computerized data base searching in the public library setting. Participants reviewed an on-going computer retrieval experiment (DIALIB) being conducted in four San Francisco Bay Area public libraries. Librarians reported that since…

The paper provides up-to-date factual information for first and second language acquisition and bilingualism for administrators, teaching staff, parents, students, and others concerned with this subject. The overview of present educational theories, research and development, practices, and legislation in the areas of language acquisition and…

This book contains seven papers prepared for a 1975 conference which addressed the progress and setbacks experienced during the first decade of the War on Poverty. Included with each paper are two commentaries by conference discussants. The seven papers deal with issues such as the origins of the War on Poverty, its education, health, and…

The main purpose of the conference was to search out and identify those areas within the field of New Careers which are in need of research. Three major areas were identified: program development, role recognition and legitimation, and organizational change. Papers presented and discussed include New Careers and Health Care Organizations, by…

Summarizing the progress of Project Green River Opportunities for Work (Project GROW), the document reviews the study's background and the activities resulting from a third party evaluation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Objectives based on the evaluation and recommendations included: (1) development of an articulated and…

Presented is a report of the CIPHER (College and Industry--Partners in the Handicapped Employment Role) program which involved statewide (New York) conference/workshops and a survey to expose industry and community college groups to the work capabilities, aspirations, and educational needs of disabled students. Information is provided on the three…

A conference on Increasing the Use of Promising Practices Information by Local Educational Agencies was held at the National Institute of Education (NIE) July 14-16, 1974. The recommendations developed at the conference focus on identified needs for: a clear definition of the term promising practices; a leadership role by NIE; a plan of action to…