The purpose of this paper is to examine the area of self-esteem in the professional literature, its relationship to educational programs, its measurement problems, and one approach to program evaluation in terms of students' self-esteem. (Author)

This paper poses a series of questions to assist programs in deciding what it is about parent involvement that they wish to evaluate. The questions focus on the nature of parent involvement, why parent involvement is needed, and what evaluation of parent involvement should include. A conceptual framework for research on the impact of parent…

Seven major steps are outlined in this brief introduction to the process of evaluation: (1) Identification of the objectives of the educational enterprise. (2) Specification of the types of student behavior that reflect achievement of the objectives. (3) Construction of situations in which the student will be required or expected to demonstrate…

Graduates of programs with primarily custodial goals were higher than the graduates of programs with primarily educational goals in elementary school achievements; this effect was attributed to differing structural characteristics affecting the socialization process, especially duration of school day. (Author/JM)

Reports of fourteen program descriptions and evaluations are presented. All but two were produced by the Department of Federal Evaluation Resource Services, a model state evaluation project. The projects varied in purpose; budget; grades served; and number of students, teachers, and administrators participating. Reports vary in detail from one to…

An evaluation instrument was developed and used which was designed to aid the evaluation of the implementation of an adaptive education program. It was found that the more closely the classrooms followed the model program, the higher the achievement level. (JY)

Students participating in the DISCUS program achieved a better understanding of science and improved their attitudes toward themselves, their teachers and the school than did non-participating students. (PB)

The report describes a project designed to evaluate the effectiveness of career awareness instruction in the Bethel District (Oregon) elementary schools' World of Work program. Teachers from each grade level developed formats for the evaluation instruments which were administered to students, with the results in turn being evaluated by an…

This report evaluates the New Jersey ESEA Title III dissemination program during its first two years, 1972-74. Purposes of the program are to (a) determine if essential elements of successful education programs can be transferred from originating districts to adopter districts while yielding comparable student gains, and (b) provide educators with…

The 1971-72 educational assessment results from each of the school districts in Michigan are presented. Information on each of the district measures used in the 1971-72 Michigan Educational Assessment Program is presented in two ways. First, a figure is shown that represents the district's "score" on each measure. For example, the…

H. R. Butler Elementary School was the recipient of local and federal compensatory funds during the 1972-73 school year. Through the local comprehensive Instructional Program, the school received testing and personnel services pertinent to the reading program, particularly in the primary grades. Federal funds from Title I of the 1965 Elementary…

Project HEED's (Heed Ethnic Education Deplorization) main emphasis in 1974-75 was to develop reading and cultural awareness skills for kindergarten through 4th grades in the 7 project schools on American Indian reservations in Arizona. In its 4th year of operation, the project (funded under Elementary and Secondary Education Title III) involved…

1973-74 approximately 1,100 Indian students in grades 1 through 8 participated in Project HEED (Heed Ethnic Educational Depolarization) in Arizona. The project target sites were 59 classrooms at Sacaton, Sells, Peach Springs, San Carlos, Topowa, Many Farms, St. Charles Mission, and Hoteville. Primary objectives were: (1) improvement in reading…

The purpose of the School of Survival (S.O.S.) is to provide an alternative educational program for 9th, 10th and 11th grade students from North Community High School whose life styles are not compatible with formal/traditional educational programs. There were six major goals for the project for 1974-75. These dealt with student participation in…

During 1972-73, Project HEED (Heed Ethnic Educational Depolarization) involved 1,350 Indian students in 60 classrooms at Sells, Topowa, San Carlos, Rice, Many Farms, Hotevilla, Peach Springs, and Sacaton. Primary objectives were: (1) improvement in reading skills, (2) development of cultural awareness, and (3) providing for the Special Education…