The author develops the basic idea of evaluation policy, describes a practical model for development and revision of evaluation policies (including a taxonomy, structure, and set of principles), and suggests critical challenges and opportunities for the future of evaluation policy. An evaluation policy is any rule or principle that a group or…

The prevailing tendency in applied drama and theatre research and practice in African contexts has been for both critics and practitioners to apply the Freirian educational paradigm of "codification" and "decodification" in the interpretation of their work. Guarav Desai asserts that most of the theoretical premises of applied…

The focus of this dissertation is the highly specialized and stylized liturgical language of Russian Church Slavonic (RCS). Historically, RCS has been strictly controlled by authorities and has conformed to established norms, but innovations have nevertheless arisen in response to various conditions. One major wave of innovations was a long,…

THREE-DIGIT SUFFIX CODES ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH JOB TITLE DEFINED IN THE THIRD EDITION OF THE "DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES" (DOT) (VT 003 654 AND VT 003 655), THEREBY GIVING A NUMERICAL IDENTIFICATION TO THE JOB TITLES. THE CODES ARE INTENDED FOR INTERNAL USE WITHIN THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARED SPECIFICALLY FOR STATISTICAL…

USERS OF THE "DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES" (DOT) (VT 003 654, VT 003 655, AND VT 003 656) CAN USE THIS TABLE AS A GUIDE FOR CONVERTING CODES AND TITLES FROM THE SECOND EDITION OF THE DOT (1949) TO THE ALL-NEW CODES AND PARTIALLY CHANGED TITLES OF THE THIRD EDITION. THE TABLE IS ARRANGED IN FOUR COLUMNS. ALL SECOND EDITION JOB TITLES AND…

This paper reviews the need for and possibilities of developing an adequate and universal classification and coding system for educational media. (Editor)

Introduction of a new representation for harmonies formed of musical intervals. (author)

Public concerns regarding illegal immigration are currently polarizing the United States. Regardless of one's position, the children of illegal (also referred to as undocumented) immigrants are in a particularly vulnerable situation. While undocumented children are allowed free public primary and secondary education, their path to skills…

An analysis of the codification practices of bibliographic descriptions reveals a multiplicity of ways to solve the problem of the special processing of certain characters within a bibliographic element. (Author)

Making and using needle-sort cards fosters logical thinking, facilitates accumulation of factual knowledge in geography and can be applied students at any grade level. (JH)

This publication presents a code system developed by an ad hoc committee appointed by the United States Office of Education to be used for distributive education instructional programs. The code system is intended to assist in standardizing reporting by local and state educational agencies, thus providing better data for planning and implementing…