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Download full textKorbel, John J. – 1977
This background paper provides the basis for evaluation of programs aimed at reforming social welfare programs. It analyzes the effect of current income transfer programs on poor families. Public expenditures for social welfare programs have grown four-fold while at the same time, the percentage of families in poverty has declined by only 30%.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Income, Low Income Groups
Ryan, Edmund G. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Guidelines are presented for the evaluation of college administrators: (1) purposes of the evaluation; (2) approaches to evaluation; (3) criteria for evaluation; (4) participants or evaluators in the process; and (5) evaluation results and use of results. (GDC)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1990
Although hundreds of state and local organizations provide homelessness prevention assistance, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) could not determine the effectiveness of this assistance because few assistance providers have the resources available to collect the client follow-up data needed for evaluation. Homelessness prevention programs,…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Federal Aid
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1988
This general program evaluation framework provides a wide range of criteria that can be applied in the evaluation of diverse federal progams. The framework was developed from a literature search on program evaluation methods and their use, the experiences of the United States Government Accounting Office (GAO), and consideration of the types of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
After a study of ten science education projects receiving NSF financing, the GAO concludes that evaluation of educational materials needs more attention, distribution efforts should be strengthened, and a need exists for more active and systematic project monitoring. Chapter 1 of this document gives a general review of NSF activities and funding…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCross, Christopher T. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Review of congressional hearings leading to the enactment of the Education Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-380), the initial response of the United States Office of Education, and the study conducted by the National Institute of Education as mandated in Section 821 of PL 93-380. (MH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Objectives
Syfrett, Evelyn E. – 1984
Florida state legislation has mandated the evaluation of its compensatory education programs. The Florida Accountability Act of 1976 called for minimum basic skills testing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (subsequently amended to grade 10). In 1977, the Florida Compensatory Education Act mandated remedial programs for students performing below the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
