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Download full textBerry, Barnett; And Others – 1991
The mission of the South Carolina Writing Improvement Network (WIN) is to improve students' writing abilities by providing professional development programs and writing activities for remedial writing teachers. A study assessed the effects of WIN on the growth and professional development of writing teachers, as well as the effects of the…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Professional Development
Rosenbaum, Lynn – 1991
A weekly dance at a community center was used to develop a teachable moment for active senior citizens regarding fire safety, in order to reduce their injuries and possible loss of life. A target group of active senior citizens 70 years of age and older who frequent the weekly community center dance was established for the program. The program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Attitude Change
Chinzvimbo, George – 1989
A case study was conducted of attitudes toward technical drawing and the present state of technical drawing in Zimbabwe. The study involved two high schools. In one school, 227 students (85 percent of the total) responded to questionnaires; in the other, the response was 84 students (70 percent). Eleven teachers were also surveyed. The study…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Drafting, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Indiana State Commission on Vocational and Technical Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
A study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of 2 years of single parent and homemaker projects in Indiana. Methodology involved on-site visitation to each of the 14 projects and interviews with 48 project staff and 75 participants. Major findings of the study were as follows: (1) services and activities provided by all the projects have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Day Care, Displaced Homemakers
O'Grady, Laurie T. – 1990
A follow-up survey was administered to all 1988 Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) graduates in order to evaluate the degree to which AACC assisted its students in achieving their goals. The second phase was a survey which solicited information from the employers of the graduates. Survey findings were used to compare AACC to other Maryland…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
MacDonald, Ross B. – 1987
In 1984, a year-long evaluation was conducted at Los Medanos College (California) of the Language Arts Tutorial Program, a cross-curricular assessment and retention program built around course-specific assessments and tutorial assistance. The primary objective of the evaluation was to measure the effectiveness of the assessment procedure and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Outcomes of Education
Lillibridge, Fred – 1990
In an effort to review the effectiveness and the impact of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at El Paso Community College (EPCC) and to identify and report any significant problems with the quality of service being provided to the college president and other key policy and decision makers, an evaluation plan and survey test instrument…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
Hotchkiss, Lawrence; Smythe, John – 1988
A two-part survey of Ohio employers of JTP (Job Training Partnership) Ohio Title IIA participants asked 497 employers about: (1) their attitudes and opinions toward JTP Ohio and their participation in JTP programs (272 responses) and (2) employment and earning data for Title IIA participants who worked in the firm after ending their JTP training…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Data Collection, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Morgan, Daniel; Hecht, Jeffrey – 1990
This report describes the methodology used in an evaluation study to measure the effectiveness of the West End Special Education Local Plan Area's program for improving the transition of special needs students from secondary school into adult life. Goals of the San Bernardino, California, study included measuring students' quality of life upon…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
The first section of the document consists of the questionnaire/survey instrument completed by 51 administrators as part of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs for handicapped children (ages 3-5) in Louisiana in 1985-86. The frequency distributions of the responses received are shown on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
The first section of the document consists of a questionnaire/survey instrument completed by 43 supervisors or coordinators of preschool handicapped programs as part of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs serving handicapped children (ages 3-5) in Louisiana during 1985-86. Frequency distribution of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Certification, Disabilities, Extended School Year
Wurzbacher, Mark F.; Yeannakis, Christine H. – 1986
This review of the California Literacy Campaign (CLC), a statewide, community-oriented, library-based program funded under the California Library Services Act, is designed to determine the extent to which CLC has been effective in carrying out its mission, the manner in which increased effectiveness may be achieved, and ways in which program…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Library Services, Literacy Education
Lane, Martha A.; And Others – 1984
This effectiveness review of the California Literacy Campaign (CLC), a program designed to significantly reduce the number of functionally illiterate adults in California, was submitted to the California State Library for consideration of continuation of state funding beyond 1984-85. The review includes an analysis of existing data (state library…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Library Services, Literacy Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The School District of the City of Saginaw, Michigan operates a compensatory education delivery system in reading and mathematics consisting of two programs, elementary and secondary Academic Achievement (A2). The goal of the programs is to improve the reading and mathematics achievement of a designated number of educationally disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Pipes, V. David – 1983
In 1982-83, a study was conducted of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute's Recreation Leadership program to determine if program objectives were being met, to measure program success, and to identify aspects needing improvement. Surveys were sent to 36 students who graduated before 1978, yielding a 44% response rate; to 31 students…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Followup Studies
