A format for translating evaluation theory into practice structures the material around a series of questions that can be addressed in any situation. (Author/MLF)

Author gives thourough treatment to alternatives evaluation purposes and problems. (Editor)

Emphasis on the specific advantages of PPBS for principals, with special attention to evaluation as a component of PPBS and how it can improve principals' decision-making. (Editor)

The principal is at the crossroads of accountability, writes this author, who feels that plans for change are best brought about (and perhaps only) through the building principal. (Editor)

Compared to other subject areas, the arts seem more difficult to classify and evaluate. However, the arts' methods and content place them at the forefront of evaluation techniques that are beginning to permeate academic subject areas. Effective evaluation of arts programs depends not on principals' artistic expertise but on their ability to manage…

The human factor, the authors say, makes the product of schools of education hard to evaluate. They describe, however, a successful teacher-training program that provides more actual classroom teaching activities much earlier than do most teacher education programs. (Editor)

Too often school counselors are evaluated through a teacher-assessment process bearing little relevance to (poorly defined) counseling tasks or roles. Evaluation is hindered by lack of a developmental model and by administrative pressures to perform tasks outside counselors' training and experience. Improvement measures are outlined. (Contains 16…