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Download full textHiday, Virginia Aldige'; Scheid-Cook, Teresa L. – 1987
The North Carolina State Legislature made outpatient commitment (OPC) criteria less restrictive than involuntary hospitalization criteria, provided an enforcement mechanism, gave facilities and staff immunity from liability, and allocated funds for OPC patients. Data collected in a state-wide study of civil commitment respondents in North Carolina…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Human Services, Mental Disorders, Program Effectiveness
Tremonti, Joseph B.; Reingruber, Muriel M. – 1978
The presentation deals with four of the factors that have made the Illinois Developmental Centers for the Retarded a success. The following four factors are discussed: (1) the philosophy that the developmentally disabled are individuals and members of society with rights and privileges due all citizens; (2) intensive staff development programs…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Programs, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness
Brouillet, Frank B. – 1987
The Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) was piloted in the state of Washington during the 1985-86 school year. Each of 89 beginning teachers was assigned a mentor teacher to provide continuing and sustained support during the school year. A survey of beginning teachers, mentors, and school principals at the end of the school year yielded…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Program Effectiveness
Yeany, Russell H.; Klein, Gerald A. – 1981
A plan has been initiated in Georgia to ensure that project directors and evaluators are cognizant of and organized to meet criteria specified in the Identification, Validation, and Dissemination (IVD) guidelines. The evaluation/validation process involves eight steps: (1) evaluator training, (2) proposal screening, (3) critique of evaluation…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Program Effectiveness
Davis, Mimi Mitchell; And Others – 1997
The goal of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990 was that all schools would be successful as measured by the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The Kentucky Distinguished Educator Program was created to promote the goal. The program sought to create a pool of distinguished educators who would serve in School…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D. – 1987
The Arizona Career Ladder Teacher Incentive Program, a pilot teacher incentive program, features: (1) successful collaboration among government, business, universities, school districts, and the teaching profession; (2) "stakeholder" initiated and monitored teacher development and performance evaluation systems with totally restructured…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Cooperation, Incentives, Program Effectiveness
Stamman, David – 1981
The report highlights evaluations from the 1979-80 school year of 18 deaf/blind programs in Texas. Two previous years' findings are noted. Analysis of teacher and administrator questionnaires indicated an increase in the trend toward more uniform structuring of individualized education programs (IEPs). Programs were not as successful as the…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Program Effectiveness
Nafukho, Fredrick M.; Graham, Carroll M.; Brooks, Kit – Online Submission, 2008
This study was designed to determine the degree of use, level of client satisfaction of professional development and educational services, and to identify suggestions for improving services. Results from a mixed methodology approach indicated moderate to high levels of satisfaction in two program areas and moderate to high levels of…
Descriptors: Participant Satisfaction, Professional Development, Human Resources, Technical Support
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1988
In 1984, Arizona governmental officials began studying a social problem plaguing both the state and country for many years: "Does a teacher incentive program enhance the profession and student achievement?" Research and evaluation has been underway for over 3 years and is focusing on the parameters of a model which will be reported to policy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Prediction
Castle, Michael N. – 1988
In recent years, Delaware has begun several welfare reform programs that have a direct impact on early childhood development. But even the best preschool and early education programs are not enough to ensure that at-risk kids will become educated and self-confident adults. The prevailing view that early childhood care and education begins at birth…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Early Childhood Education, Government Role, High Risk Students
Blust, Ross S.; Hertzog, James F. – 1981
A follow-up survey was conducted of the 1978 Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) to ascertain what impact the Pennsylvania Statewide Assessment Program had on schools and school districts. The survey instrument consisted of 20 items tapping: (1) the quality of information and services provided; (2) dissemination activities engaged in by the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Followup Studies, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Law, Alexander I. – 1976
Several years ago, California, along with other states, discovered that there was a layering effect of categorical programs, both state and federal. Most programs were aimed at unique populations--disadvantaged, bilingual, etc. This proliferation and the evaluation requirements inherent in each of the categorical efforts created problems of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Evaluation Needs, Federal Programs, Program Effectiveness
Hunt, Barbara M.; And Others – 1981
Briefly described in this paper are the screening process and intervention strategies used by the Quincy, Massachusetts, public school system since 1977 to identify children at risk for school failure due to special needs. Mention is made of a current longitudinal follow-up study designed to assess the usefulness and accuracy of the risk…
Descriptors: High Risk Persons, Incidence, Intervention, Kindergarten Children
Kaplan, Melissa G.; Smock, Sue Marx – 1982
Controversy exists in the field of child day care concerning the training of child care workers. Becker (1979) states that trainers should be child care professionals who help to engage workers in an educational/developmental process, as opposed to "outside" trainers from other professions who view training as a mechanism to "add…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care
Schlawin, Sheila A. – 1981
The New York State Regents Competency Tests in Writing and Comprehensive Examination in English reflect the belief that the current emphasis on test results mandates that testmakers produce tests that actually test what they purport to test, reflect what educators agree should be taught, and have a beneficial influence on teaching. Prior to the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
