The Wasatch Institute for Research and Evaluation (WIRE) evaluated the Economic Education in Utah Schools program to aid future implementations of the program curriculum materials. This evaluation includes: (1) responses to an evaluation survey of participants at a Utah State Economics Curriculum Conference at Brian Head, August 12-15, 1986; (2)…

An early childhood education program utilizing mothers as instructors within a bilingual-bicultural format, "La Escuelita" serves 8 to 10 families. Twelve to 15 children, ages 2-3, and their mothers, ages 20-40, are involved in the program which treats their culture and language as important factors. Each child's mother serves as a…

An assessment team of three industrial arts educators was sent to Utah to evaluate the Industrial Arts Career Exploration (IACE) program. Since its inception in 1975, the program has been implemented in thirty-eight of the state's middle and junior high schools. The major objectives of IACE are to reorient and expand the curriculum of the…

This observer's guide and checklist contains materials suitable for on-site evaluation of vocational education programs, a preliminary step in identifying quality indicators. It includes a cover sheet for recording program location and descriptive information and a list of procedures for conducting the evaluation. Separate sheets are provided for…