An EIPOL grid which combines five major dimensions of a broad-based evaluation system with different steps of a project cycle provides a basic operational framework for designing and adopting a more functional system of reform evaluation. (Editor)

What a realistic training program should require, given a broad scope of research methodology, is discussed. Considering the core of evaluation research training, the diversity of methodologies raises issues about what is to be taught and how the involvement of students in actual projects is discussed. (Author/GK)

The cumulative learning effect is explained to help overcome lack of coordination and scheduling difficulties in programing for the gifted. An example is recounted of the model's application in an interdisciplinary series on experiencing history. (CL)

This scheduling plan features three quarters of 12 weeks and a school day divided into three blocks: morning and afternoon instructional blocks of two and one-half hours each and a midday period of one and one-third hours that includes lunch time, tutorial time, and unstructured student time. (Author/IRT)

Two broad classes of mixed-method designs--component and integrated--that have the potential to combine elements of different inquiry traditions are described. The conceptual ideas advanced in the first chapter are illustrated through selected examples of several mixed-method integrated models. (Author/SLD)

A pragmatic framework for making decisions about mixed-method designs is proposed and then applied to illustrative evaluation case studies to help identify the strengths and limitations of making practical, contextual, and consequential considerations a primary basis for evaluation design decisions. (Author)

Discussion of text compression focuses on a method to reduce the amount of storage needed to represent a Markov model with an extended alphabet, by applying a clustering scheme that brings together similar states. Highlights include probability vectors; algorithms; implementation details; and experimental data with natural languages. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the origin of the ADDIE model of instructional design and concludes that the term came into use by word of mouth as a label for the whole family of systematic instructional development models. Examines the underlying ideas behind the acronym analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. (Author/LRW)

Presents major features of the process by which principal, teachers, and parents at an elementary school in Nevada formulated a reading philosophy statement intended to serve both as a foundational statement and as a useful tool in instructional matters, such as reading materials selection, teacher evaluation, and in-service training. (SR)

Summarizes the history and present status of the doctoral degree in nursing. Surveys critical issues, such as terminal versus first professional degree, academic versus professional focus, and the relationship of the doctoral degree to a master's degree. (Author/JOW)

Defines and illustrates curriculum planning according to two basic models--the objectives and interaction approaches. Uses a sample of 20 New South Wales (Australia) primary schools to determine teacher preferences. School and individual scores on both models were not vastly different, suggesting eclectic use of these models. Includes 25…

Consultation-liaison psychiatry program in teaching nursing home helped implement six guiding principles, including make patient human to the staff; assume no behavior is random; look for depression or psychosis as source of problems; reduce medications and medication doses; create more homelike environment; and use conditions in which learning…

Evaluation of secondary school music programs should not be based on performing groups' success. The Music Educators National Conference has suggested that a comprehensive evaluation should examine several aspects of a school music program, including goals and objectives, leadership, staffing, curriculum and scheduling, instructional materials,…

Describes the nursing professional doctorate degree program at the University of Colorado, which has been selected as a national model. The program prepares advanced nursing experts with a range of professional competencies so they can practice across clinical care specialties and function in all settings. (JOW)

Discusses metaphors used to describe problems when family therapy and psychopharmacology are employed together. Identifies coupling metaphors that support both therapies as valid treatments and exclusionary metaphors that invalidate one approach. Presents consultation model for psychiatrists consulting to family therapists wherein the psychiatrist…