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Improving the Quality of Evaluations of Federal Human Services National Demonstration Programs.
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Stahler, Gerald J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
Some of the major issues related to planning evaluations of federal human services national demonstration programs are discussed. Barriers to conducting evaluations are discussed for the policy level and cross-site and within-site evaluation contexts. Among the proposed solutions is the use of an explicit programmatic developmental sequence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Problems, Evaluators, Federal Programs
Are There Better Ways to Identify and Share the Best within and among Federal Education Programs?
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Klein, Susan Shurberg – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
After describing inadequacies of current U.S. Department of Education funding strategies in identifying and sharing the best of research and development, this article outlines an alternative vision centered on using evaluation to guide replication. How to overcome constraints in implementing this vision for federal education leadership is…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Toward a Reciprocal Research, Development, and Dissemination System: The Struggle for a New Paradigm in the Reauthorization of the Office of Research and Improvement.
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Peters, Laurence – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The case for an in-depth evaluation of many federal education programs is argued, particularly those providing site-specific information capable of informing program improvement. The reauthorization of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) offers an opportunity for the U.S. Department of Education to play a leadership role in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Searching for the Best: The Chapter 1 Experience in the U.S. Department of Education.
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Scott, Elois M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
As part of the Chapter 1 program, the U.S. Department of Education conducts research activities and uses nominations from a variety of sources to identify promising practices and document their success. The department disseminates this information through its award process in the Chapter 1 School Recognition Program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Awards, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs