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Meier, Scott T.; Sampson, James P. – Journal of Drug Education, 1989
Introduces concepts in support of technology having potential to revitalize alcohol education efforts. Sees Bandura's self-efficacy theory as offering direction for reconceptualizing design of prevention programs and measurement of program effects. Describes computer-assisted instruction program integrating computer-assisted instruction and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Program Design, Program Effectiveness
Bukowski, William J. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1985
Classifies school-based prevention activities into the following five educational domains: (1) cognitive; (2) affective/interpersonal; (3) behavioral; (4) environmental; and (5) therapeutic. Discusses research findings for each domain. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Rajgopal, Jayant; Bidanda, Bopaya; Shuman, Larry J. – 1998
In recent years there has been a strong interest on the part of universities, particularly in Latin America and Southeast Asia, to increase the percentage of their engineering faculty with doctoral degrees. Since there are relatively few doctoral programs in engineering in these countries, many universities would like to upgrade their current…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Mahoney, Francis X. – Personnel, 1985
Looks at how trainers can use managers and participants as resources in drawing up workshop objectives. Emphasizes planning as a critical first step in creating an effective workshop design. Examples focus on a one-day supervisory skills training workshop. (CT)
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Program Design, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
The high cost of providing medical care through Medicaid has prompted the federal government to examine ways to constrain costs. One experiment to limit Medicaid costs is Arizona's Health Care Cost Containment System, under which the state contracts with prepaid health plans to provide comprehensive medical care for a set monthly fee per patient.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Health Insurance, Medical Services
Horton, Lowell – 1992
This booklet discusses obstacles to effective drug education programs and suggests components that should be included in order to ensure effective programs. The first section presents six questions to ask of one's drug education program, noting that a poorly conceived program can do more harm than good. The second section focuses on convincing…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Elementary School Students
Worthington, Robert M. – VocEd, 1984
The 10 winners of the 1984 Secretary of Education's Awards for Outstanding Vocational Education Programs are listed. The article also describes the selection process, criteria used to select the awardees, and components of outstanding programs. Three winners of past years also are described. (CT)
Descriptors: Awards, Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness, Criteria
USA Today, 1978
This article summarizes the design and findings of the four-year Rand Corporation study of four federal programs designed to promote change in local schools: ESEA Title III, Right to Read, the Vocational Education Act, and ESEA Title VII Bilingual Projects. (SJL)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Sticht, Thomas G. – 1999
This report provides information on design and evaluation of workplace literacy programs (WLPs) to improve work force readiness and an overview of concepts about the nature, uses, and abuses of standardized tests in program evaluation and accountability. Chapter 1 takes a sociohistorical and sociopolitical perspective in discussing the knowledge…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1981
This report presents a review conducted by a multinational panel on educational policy in the United States. The report concentrates on compensatory programs in elementary and secondary education, with an emphasis on Title I programs. Topics covered include: (1) recent trends in American education; (2) the philosophy, operational design, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Competency Based Education