This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2009 through June 2010. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary…

With growing concern over the "obesity epidemic" in children, schools have become the front line of defence in the "war against obesity". However there is a growing body of evidence of unintended harm associated with school-based health education programs framed as "obesity prevention", including body dissatisfaction,…

The Exploring Florida Science project goals were: (1) increasing content knowledge of secondary science teachers, specifically in topics that are important to the future of the state, and (2) providing secondary science students with digital media for use in project-based learning. A team of instructional designers, educators, scientists, web…

In a case study of a large Australian university the metaphor of panarchy is used as a means of describing and understanding the complex interrelationships of multi-scale institutional projects and the influences of a variety factors on the potential success of e-learning initiatives. The concept of para-analysis is introduced as a management…

The purpose of this project was to determine if a multiple-week learner-centered hand washing program could improve hand hygiene behaviors of 2nd-graders in a northern Illinois public school system. Volunteers from the Rockford Hand Washing Coalition went into 19 different classrooms for 4 consecutive weeks and taught a learner-centered program.…

The advertising program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) has at least 12 measures of program assessment, which serve as a basis for discussion rather than as a prescription for an effective assessment program. The program assessment methods are accrediting, internal program review, teaching evaluations, a university survey of…

The report presents evaluation findings of the Gifted and Talented (G and T) Education program in the District of Columbia Public Schools. An introductory section provides background information and a project description. The evaluation follows the Planning, Monitoring, and Implementing Evaluation Model for Decision Making. An interim report,…

Article described a program designed to help women in protecting themselves against rape. (Editor/RK)

The final report discusses achievements of a 3 year program for hearing impaired preschoolers. The following topics are addressed in the report: program objectives (involving the community, improving student skills, and training parents); program variables (personnel, process of conducting program activities, and student behavioral changes); the…

This booklet is the first in a series of eight that describe the tenth-cycle Lincoln, Nebraska, Teacher Corps Project, located at Goodrich Junior High School under the joint sponsorship of the Lincoln Public Schools and the Teachers College of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The three goals of the competency-based preservice and inservice…

This review of the literature from higher education concerning compensatory education focuses on those programs and practices that help disadvantaged students enter institutions of higher education as well as those designed to help them succeed once enrolled. Recruitment, admission, and financial aid practices to help disadvantaged students enter…

A discussion of PERT is presented. PERT is an acronym for Project Evaluation and Review Technique. The first step in a PERT analysis is to list every activity required to accomplish the project. This is accomplished in three stages: (1) listing of major tasks, (2) assigning dates to each of these tasks, and (3) listing activities which must be…

The article discusses the concept of marker variables (a set of core variables which are collected in common by those conducting research within a given field) as they are being applied to the learning disability field in the ongoing UCLA Marker Variable Project. Journal availability: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive,…

Describes a demonstration project for placement planning and support service in a public agency. Reports program outcomes of increased stability in foster care placements for adolescents who had multiple placement failures and who were alienated from family and other social institutions. (NH)

Consists of exerpts from a recent UNESCO report describing a joint project of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees in the Near East and the UNESCO Institute of Education in Beirut. (DM)