Each year a great many evaluations are conducted of international development efforts around the world. These development evaluations study projects, programs, country-wide portfolios, policy reform efforts, and other topics of interest to funders, governments, program managers, and other involved stakeholders. Although some of these evaluations…

This book offers guidelines to help potential grantseekers explore, write, implement, and terminate a strong proposal as an operating project. Part 1 presents guidelines for initiating the development of a grant proposal. These include information about grants and the funding game, a review of aids, and a chapter on use of the major tools of the…

The State of New York Education Department requires that school districts submit applications demonstrating their efforts to provide remedial instruction to all students in need. The program plans reported in the applications should reflect unified procedures for needs assessment, evaluation, and data analysis. The reporting procedure should…

This guide defines the objectives and procedures of the United States Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) and the National Diffusion Network (NDN). The authors discuss the JDRP's methods of identifying successful educational programs and informing other schools nationwide about them. The major questions asked about…