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Evans, Rupert N.; And Others – 1982
This document contains an impact assessment system for vocational education research and development personnel to determine whether resources spent for funded projects improved the programs. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents an introduction to the concept of impact, dissemination, and the impact assessment design. In section 2…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Evaluation, Information Dissemination
Levesque, Karen; And Others – Centerfocus, 1996
Although most school districts and schools are routinely involved in data collection, they do not typically use the data they collect in a systematic fashion to identify strengths and weaknesses and develop improvement strategies. One reason for the lack of data use is the perception that the data are being collected for someone else's purposes.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Sanders, Carol S.; And Others – 1982
A project was conducted at the University of Illinois (1) to test and refine the components of the dissemination system developed for program improvement efforts in the state; and (2) to provide technical assistance to funding agency staff, project staffs, and persons/networks/agencies that facilitate access to a product in the dissemination…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Delivery Systems, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Kowle, Carol P., Ed. – 1981
These proceedings contain reports and outlines of presentations given at a national conference that focused on organizing for dissemination collaboration in the field of vocational education. The text of a report on organizing for dissemination collaboration and the presentation outline of an address on collaboration for program improvement in the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning, Information Dissemination
BURCHINAL, LEE G. – 1968
THIS REPORT ON ERIC FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1968 DESCRIBES (1) STATUS OF TRENDS FROM 1967 AND EARLIER, (2) MAJOR CHANGES IN ERIC COMPONENTS, (3) GROWTH OF ERIC, (4) INCREASED USE AND IMPACT OF ERIC, AND (5) COMING DEVELOPMENTS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE VALUES OF THE DECENTRALIZED PLAN OF OPERATION ARE DEMONSTRATED IN THE GROWING TIES AMONG…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Research
McCracken, J. David; Gillespie, Wilma B. – 1973
To describe the information-seeking behavior of local administrators, teacher educators, state directors, and state supervisors of vocational education, data from four previous studies were examined and user profiles were prepared for each of the four groups. The profiles contained information describing these eight dimensions of information…
Descriptors: Administrators, Guidelines, Information Dissemination, Information Seeking
McKinlay, Bruce; Adams, Daniel – 1971
The Occupational Information Access System (OIAS) improves the accessibility of occupational labor market information for career planning. Its operation at Churchill High School is evaluated from several angels: the likes and dislikes of users; the effect of OIAS on users' knowledge of occupational information and on their career plans; why other…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Siggins, Dennis – 1974
The purpose of this study was to determine operational procedures for a mobile laboratory disseminating Business Education Data Dissemination System (BEDDS) materials and other instructional materials, and to make recommendations for improving its operation to better meet the needs of business educators in California secondary schools. Objectives…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Havelock, Ronald G.; And Others – 1974
This document reports on a project undertaken to determine the feasibility of a periodic national survey of a sample of U.S. school districts to obtain information on the performance of the existing dissemination and utilization network for educational innovations. All the cases in this volume were originally identified from a national survey of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Engbretson, William E.; Reter, Ronald F. – 1981
A national literature search was conducted on the state of the art that identified linkage activities and model linkage programs; a survey and follow-up questionnaire that identified 107 exemplary projects and received materials on 40 of them; and visits to 30 projects in the Chicago area and Illinois, California, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning
Singer, Norman M., Comp.; Grieve, Shelley, Comp. – 1983
Proceedings of a convention on dissemination held at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education in Columbus, Ohio are reviewed. The conference agenda includes brief summaries of small-group workshops and large-group sessions. Topics covered include acronyms and abbreviations in vocational education dissemination, microcomputers,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Development
Hamilton, Jack A. – 1982
With the prospect of less funds for vocational education, an innovative human resource development plan is needed to provide for improved and new training programs. Vocational teachers and administrators with curriculum development and management competencies will be required to develop curricula. Instructors will need to familiarize themselves…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration