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Zacker, John – New Directions for Student Services, 1996
Notes the importance of evaluation as an element of effective student affairs program planning and administration. Defines evaluation, assessment and research. Discusses whom to evaluate, and how to properly evaluate them. Provides examples of evaluation efforts. (KW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Discipline Policy, Evaluation Methods
Micek, Sidney S.; And Others – 1975
This document defines a wide range of measures of the outcomes (results or impacts) of postsecondary education institutions and their programs and suggests procedures for acquiring the data needed for each measure. The outcome measures described are ones identified by a survey of institutional and state-level decision makers as providing the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Kincaid, Marylou Butler – 1980
The Summer Institute in Counseling Girls and Women, a training model offered by the Graduate School of Education's Psychology in Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania, is described. The Summer Institute integrates the three curricular areas of the psychology of women, counseling of women, and organizational and program development to…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role, Counselor Training
Metcalfe, John A. – 1976
Summarizing the historical development of Adventure Education concepts and programs, this publication describes past and present programs and presents suggestions relative to future programming. Specifically, the following are discussed: (1) Informal Education Programs (Outward Bound; the National Outdoor Leadership School; and other informal…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Objectives, Equipment, Evaluation Needs
Moore, Janet R. – 1988
The faculty development program of a department at a predominantly black university in the South Atlantic region of the United States (identified by the pseudonym Reed University) was studied. The purpose was to identify the extent to which the principles and practices of adult education are applied within the faculty development effort; to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Andragogy, College Faculty, Educational Practices
Felder, B. Dell; And Others – 1981
The experience of the University of Houston in evaluating its teacher education program and in conducting followup studies of its graduates is recounted. A description is given of the problems encountered in planning, developing, and implementing a competency based program, and the subsequent evaluation procedures used to validate the program. The…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
McClure, Charles R. – EDUCOM Review, 1991
Discusses the accessibility of networked information services, i.e., NREN (National Research and Education Network), and suggests a focus on research in two particular areas to identify and meet the information needs of network users: (1) a conceptual description of the academic networked environment, particularly from a user perspective; and (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Evaluation Needs, Higher Education
Lockwood, Fred – 1978
A discussion of the need for feedback on course quality focuses on feedback needs once the courses have been used once or more and no longer need initial evaluation. This is termed the maintenance phase of course production. Three central questions are addressed. The first asks why feedback is needed at all, and it is proposed that it is to…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Course Content, Course Evaluation
Hord, Shirley M., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Papers by teacher education practitioners, on the topic of evaluation of teacher education programs, with responses by evaluation experts, are presented: (1) "Teacher Education's Evaluation of Graduates: Where Are We Going and How Do We Know When We Get There?" (J. T. Sandefur); (2) "Requirements of a Data Base for Effective Program Evaluation"…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Beginning Teachers, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Franklin, Anderson J.; Moffett, Maxine – 1975
A summary report of the available literature on research in the principal components of Higher Educational Opportunity Programs, (HEOP) i.e. curriculum, instructional techniques, admissions policies, and others. This paper focuses on the discussions of HEOP's organizational format, materials, innovative educational techniques, and philosophies or…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Ancillary Services, Bibliographies, Counseling
Anh-Nguyet, Nguyen thi; And Others – 1979
The need for establishing a teaching and learning services unit at the University of New England (UNE) in Australia, and information on tertiary education units in nine Australian universities are examined. Among the reasons for establishing a services unit at UNE are the following: the idea of a service center has found acceptance within the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development