In response to stipulations in the 1991-1993 collective bargaining agreement between the Maine Technical College System and the Maine Teachers Association Faculty Unit, a committee was formed at Northern Maine Technical College (NMTC) to review and refine the faculty evaluation process. To assess faculty perceptions of the current evaluation…

A practicum was designed to help 40 students enrolled in creative writing classes at a suburban high school develop criteria with which to evaluate the aesthetic qualities of what they read. They were able to discern the differences between good and bad literature. Students were active participants in the process, performing skits, writing prose…

This practicum paper describes the use of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation self-study criteria in the expansion and revision of a staff handbook for a Florida preschool. The existing staff handbook and staff training programs were found to provide inadequate information on school health and safety…

The purpose of this study was to choose an appropriate network provider for educational consultants and to develop and implement the network at Eurasia Educational Services (EES) using electronic mail (e-mail). The following eight steps were undertaken: literature review, scanning and selecting of provider criteria, decision-making, participant…

The "Discipline That Doesn't Hurt!" parent education curriculum has been taught by approximately 100 trained volunteers to nearly 3,000 parents over the past 4 years. Three different evaluation forms have been created and used, yet none of these instruments have shown whether parents who have completed the series are better able to analyze the…

In response to a California legislative mandate and in the absence of agreed upon procedures for peer evaluation, Vista College undertook a survey of instruments utilized by other colleges and institutions for faculty evaluation. Evaluation forms were requested from 12 colleges and a total of 18 forms were received. These forms, and two obtained…

In winter 1995, a study was conducted at Rochester Community College (RCC), in Minnesota, to examine the effectiveness of a study skills class (SS198). Specifically, the study sought to determine if the course met established criteria of retaining 50% of completers in good academic standing for 1 year, to compare retention rates to non-enrolled…

This practicum was designed to establish behavioral and assessment criteria for dealing with seriously emotionally disturbed elementary students enrolled in self-contained emotionally handicapped (EH) units. A primary goal was to provide out-of-field EH teachers with an objective tool for continuously assessing students' individual behavioral and…

A practicum to develop a policy for academic appointment and rank for Sheldon Jackson College (Alaska) faculty is described. The practicum conducted a case study of internal governance at other institutions. Letters were sent to 67 members of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities and three related colleges to obtain data…