An external evaluation of a subprogram of the Experimental Schools Program called the Edgewood School Plan, this study attempted to discover the extent to which educational changes can be accurately explained and forecast. A model was constructed containing the three explanatory variables of conditions, decisions, and effects and the criterion…

A survey of administrators, teachers, and parents in 15 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I school districts indicated that evaluations are used locally to meet federal and state requirements, to inform parents and staff, and to confirm positive attitudes toward a program. Standardized achievement tests, the backbone of Title I evaluations,…

Attitudes toward gifted children and toward special educational programs were analyzed among 853 regular teachers, special teachers, parents, administrators, children, community leaders, and lay public. Parents and teachers of the gifted were most favorable; explanations were suggested. (GDC)

The goals of this study were to trace the development of students' desire to participate in mathematics or to avoid it whenever possible, and to examine closely differences between boys and girls in reasons for enrollment or avoidance. To trace this decision-making process, information was collected from nearly 2,000 students. In the 1976-77…