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Rachel Garrett; Andrea Boyle; Mengli Song; Joanne Carminucci – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2024
The report "How a Federal Grant Program Is Training and Supporting Educators of English Learners" examines the extent to which National Professional Development (NPD) grantees implemented their projects in ways aligned with program objectives, drawing primarily on a survey of all 2016 and 2017 NPD grantees. This document provides…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Data Collection, Measurement, Faculty Development
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Arney, Jo; Canada, Mark; Dale, Timothy – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2018
At the beginning of the 2016 academic year 77,214 freshman students at 44 campuses began the fall semester participating in the Re-Imagining the First Year (RFY) initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). These 44 institutions have formed a learning community that reviews and shares evidence-based practices,…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, College Freshmen, Campuses, Evidence Based Practice
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Tripney, Janice; Kenny, Caroline; Gough, David – European Education, 2014
Despite a political climate demanding evidence-informed decision making in education both within individual countries and at the international level, empirically grounded European research in this field is scarce. This paper reports on a European Commission-funded study that sought to identify and analyze different initiatives across Europe aimed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
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Evers, Arne – International Journal of Testing, 2012
In this article, the characteristics of five test review models are described. The five models are the US review system at the Buros Center for Testing, the German Test Review System of the Committee on Tests, the Brazilian System for the Evaluation of Psychological Tests, the European EFPA Review Model, and the Dutch COTAN Evaluation System for…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Test Reviews, Trend Analysis, International Education
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Garlick, Steve; Langworthy, Anne – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2008
This article provides the background and describes the processes involved in establishing a national approach to benchmarking the way universities engage with their local and regional communities in Australia. Local and regional community engagement is a rapidly expanding activity in Australian public universities and is increasingly being seen as…
Descriptors: Universities, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Benchmarking
Holland, Sherry – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1985
Information that describes a program's implementation and client audience can help the evaluator tailor the study to the constraints of particular settings and increase the likelihood that the evaluation can be implemented as planned. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, National Programs, Planning, Program Descriptions
Burrello, Leonard C.; And Others – 1982
The document comprises the final report of the National Inservice Network (NIN), a program to describe and distribute regular education inservice (REGI) project abstracts, products, and lessons aimed at more effectively working with handicapped students. Initial sections contain an executive summary and an overview explaining the NIN as a…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Doux, Jean-Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
Describes and evaluates the organization of French instruction in an Algerian I.T.E. (Institute of Educational Technology). (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Language Programs, National Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1971
As a result of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, many changes have occurred in the public schools. The primary purpose of this volume is to document these changes. Five reports from the National Advisory Council extend from July 15, 1969 to June 21, 1971. Excerpts from the state advisory councils' 1970 annual reports are included for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Followup Studies, Government Publications, National Programs
Mammo, Gudeta – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1982
To improve adult literacy in urban and rural areas, Ethiopia has established reading centers throughout the country staffed by volunteer teachers. Since 1978, 10 million persons have participated in the program. Eight million have finished courses and taken the tests. About four million have passed and received certificates. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Educational Practices
Fite, Alice E. – School Media Quarterly, 1979
Presents the full text of the Task Force report on networking, adopted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science to delineate the position of the school library media program within the total framework of national networking. The role of the school library media program is clarified. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Library Networks, Library Role, Library Services
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Fraser, Rosemary – Computer Education, 1982
The aim of the ITMA Project is to establish research and development activities in parallel with the in-service and information services within the regional and national framework of the Microelectronics Education Programme. The major focus of the project is on the potential roles of the microcomputer in educational settings. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Reeve, Joanne; Peerbhoy, Denise – Health Education Journal, 2007
Objective: Organizational learning, underpinned by evidence-based health care, and greater user involvement in planning and delivery were key objectives of the NHS Plan. Evaluation, and specifically participatory evaluation, offers the potential to address these elements of the NHS modernization agenda. We discuss the strengths and limitations of…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Program Evaluation, Case Studies, Public Agencies
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Wrigley, Heide Spruck; Guth, Gloria J. A. – 1990
Background information is presented on components and practices in adult English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) literacy programs. In Part I, Characteristics of ESL Literacy Programs, answers are given to questions covering definitions of an ESL literacy program, who the students are, goals of ESL literacy programs, and types of literacy programs…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Eligibility, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
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Convergence, 1974
Reporting on the second year of Sweden's experimental adult education program inititated in 1970, the article discusses the program's progress in reaching adults with inadequate education who, for geographic, economic, social, and psychological reasons, did not participate in adult education. (MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
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