Evaluation of Head Start programs is approached through identification of interactions with families and communities to learn what effects the Head Start experiences have had on the children involved. As a result of earlier studies, measures were developed for social-emotional and family factors, as well as program characteristics. In 1966-67, the…

Use of the 26 closure may lead to serious problems in the evaluation of counselor performance. This article examines some of the shortcomings, briefly reviews several suggestions for weighting case closure, and introduces two possible weighting methods for case closure. (Author)

Historical perspectives of sex stereotyping in career guidance are presented as the rationale for the National Institute of Education (NIE) Project dealing with sex discrimination in career interest measurement. Project description, outcomes, impact, and implications for the future are presented. (HLM)

This report contains descriptions of nine teacher education projects and five research and planning projects. The fourteen projects were conducted between February and August of 1966 in 26 California school districts. Personnel in five California State Colleges and three branches of the University of California were involved in the projects. The…