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Fernandes, Kathleen – 1979
This report describes a needs survey administered at the first National Bilingual Education Management Institute. The purpose of the survey was to discover the major needs for evaluation training in bilingual programs. The survey dealt with the following areas of concern: identification of evaluation topics that would be useful and of interest to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
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
Mueller, Marsha R.; Krueger, Richard A. – 1985
Two evaluation projects conducted for the Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service are examined from a user-focused perspective: (1) a needs assessment of large scale commercial farmers for program development by the Office of Special Programs; and (2) a review of the extension programs in Nicollet County. Each incorporated the focus group method…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization
Arnold, Carolyn; Marzone, Jean – 1981
As part of its five-year state plan for vocational education, the California State Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges commissioned a study of the needs of displaced homemakers. (These women's needs were relevant to the state's plans for vocational education because the Education Amendments of…
Descriptors: Adults, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Bothwell, Hazel – 1976
The document reports the major problems faced by school administrators in dealing with the handicap of hearing impairment in children, with the intent to stimulate improvements in methods of assessing the needs of this population and in systems of delivery of services. The first section on the problem of misunderstanding hearing impairment in…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Deafness, Delivery Systems, Demography
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
Silberman, Harry – 1972
This paper reviews the four research and development (R&D) analyses that were presented as a rationale for the National Institute of Education's (NIE) 1973 agenda. Three of the chapters describe (1) the consensus cncerning goals, (2) the manner in which the different analyses move from goals to a list of programs, and (3) the need for more…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Criteria, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
Stallings, David; McDonnell, Melinda – 1980
Designed for use in programs implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) of 1976, this guide includes guidelines and models for conducting the evaluation, research, and demonstration efforts that local youth staff are expected to carry on in their own local YEDPA programs. The evaluation, research,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment
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
Wentling, Tim L.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, covers vocational needs assessment to identify discrepancies between the needs of the community and the school programs available to meet those needs. The guide has been designed to aid the person who has…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Needs, Demand Occupations
Nelson, Steven R.; Hegg, Lauren – 1987
This needs assessment identified six educational needs and issues of schools in the Northwest region, prioritized Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) areas of emphasis, evaluated research/development strategies to address these needs and priorities, and applied assessment results to NWREL program planning activities. Assessment…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Cultural Awareness, Educational Cooperation, Educational Innovation