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Direct linkMartin, Ian – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Recent work has shown that many state supported school counseling programs have not developed working statewide program evaluation schemas. This study examined two exemplary examples of state level program evaluation. Mixed-method case studies were created and then analyzed across cases to reveal common themes and best practices. The findings…
Descriptors: State Programs, Program Evaluation, School Counseling, Best Practices
Peer reviewedFitzpatrick, Jody L. – Evaluation Review, 1988
The evaluator's role in planning/implementing an evaluation of a new program to train school administrators in performance appraisal skills is described. This case study of the evaluators' broadening roles uses E. Chelimsky's continuum (1987) to analyze political processes and decision making involved in the evaluation of a state-funded program.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Decision Making, Evaluation Utilization
Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1987
This paper discusses the experiences and insight derived from the 1985-1986 Statewide Evaluation of the Early Education Program of Handicapped Children in Louisiana, the multimethod evaluation of preschool intervention projects for handicapped and at-risk children. The program served almost 5,000 handicapped preschoolers and their parents,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Disabilities, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedRose, Tom; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
This section presents two pragmatic studies focusing on a real-life situation and specific applications in managerial decision making. One study deals with improving occupational safety in a bedding manufacturing plant, whereas the other concentrates on managing a state mental health program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Decision Making, Epistemology
Peer reviewedRockwell, S. Kay; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
An analysis of the use of a survey on a state-level conservation tillage program was conducted to assess the effects of personal influences. Personal factors influenced timeliness, user's desire for and ownership of information, interaction among decision makers and the evaluator, methodological appropriateness and quality, and use planning. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Conservation Education
Peer reviewedNewman, Frederick L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Conditions influencing conduct and impact of state-level program evaluation are explored. A model is offered as a guide for assessing conduct and impact, and its use is demonstrated by a case study contrasting the approaches of two states examining an issue raised by the Federal Health Care Financing Agency. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this report was to explore one way in which quantitative and qualitative paradigms in program evaluation can be employed to reinforce each other. An evaluation was conducted of a large number of special education programs for preschoolers with handicaps in Louisiana. Since 1978, Louisiana has funded programs in 65 public school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Disabilities
Grant, S. G., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
Measuring History complements the cases presented in Wise Social Studies Practices (Yeager & Davis, 2005). Yeager and Davis highlight the rich and ambitious teaching that can occur in the broad context of state-level testing. In this book, the chapter authors and I bring the particular state history tests more to the fore and examine how…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, High Stakes Tests, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
