Using national survey data, examined how postsecondary institutions have approached undergraduate student assessment, the organizational and administrative patterns used to support assessment, and the institutional uses and impacts realized from assessment efforts. Detailed findings included that patterns of assessment approaches, organizational…

The evaluation course content of graduate programs in public affairs and administration programs was studied with 140 master's degree programs. Most (85%) programs provide at least one evaluation course, and evaluation is a core requirement in 49%. Courses are more likely to focus on outcomes and policy impact than management. (SLD)

Decreased resources, increased accountability demands, and the need for economic survival have made the evaluation of the outcomes of continuing education efforts in nursing a salient need. Economic survival, in particular, is largely dependent upon the skill of the continuing educator in achieving the desirable balance between organizational and…