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Sandlin, M'Randa R.; Perez, Kauahi – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Agricultural literacy programs are effective pathways to informally teach the public about agriculture through stakeholder (attendee and exhibitor) interaction. Such programs are generally evaluated using attendee feedback but fail to include exhibitors' experience. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a local community agricultural event by…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Interaction, Exhibits, Feedback (Response)
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Turnbull, Brenda J.; White, Richard N.; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Riley, Derek; Sipe, Cynthia L.; Pistorino, Carol – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
This first of two reports presents early findings from the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers (Comprehensive Centers), a federally funded program that provides technical assistance to states in connection with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The law authorizing the Comprehensive Centers, the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Technical Assistance, State Action, Program Implementation
Apley, Alice; Frankel, Susan; Goldman, Elizabeth; Streitburger, Kim – Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2011
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's museums. Museums for America (MFA) is the largest IMLS grant program for museums; it supports institutions by investing in high-priority, high-value activities that are clearly linked to the institution's strategic plan and enhance its value to…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Cultural Background, Library Services
Puma, Michael; Bell, Stephen; Cook, Ronna; Heid, Camilla; Shapiro, Gary; Broene, Pam; Jenkins, Frank; Fletcher, Philip; Quinn, Liz; Friedman, Janet; Ciarico, Janet; Rohacek, Monica; Adams, Gina; Spier, Elizabeth – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This Technical Report is designed to provide technical detail to support the analysis and findings presented in the "Head Start Impact Study Final Report" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 2010). Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Head Start Impact Study and its findings. Chapter 2 provides technical information on the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income Groups, Kindergarten
St. John, Mark; Carroll, Becky; Helms, Jen; Robles, Dawn; Stelmah, Lynn – Inverness Research, 2008
Over the course of three rounds of consecutive funding, the National Science Foundation (NSF) invested in the Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science (TEAMS) collaborative. Since 1996, the TEAMS collaborative museums have developed traveling exhibitions and related education materials to circulate through each other's museums, and then more…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Summative Evaluation, Research Projects, Museums
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de Rivera, Joseph; Laird, James – Journal of Social Issues, 1988
An educational peace fair held at Clark University was successful in convincing individuals that they could do something to help prevent nuclear war; however, it revealed that the current peace movement was unable to portray convincingly a course of national action that could promote peace and justice. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Disarmament, Exhibits
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Baker, Hope; Brawley, Dorothy; Campbell, Jane; Capozzoli, Ernest; Malgeri, Linda; Roberts, Gary – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
For most academic institutions, selecting and/or designing a Program Assessment methodology for Assurance of Learning is a challenging task. This paper describes the steps taken to establish goals, values and criteria driving this process for a College of Business. In this case analysis, we document the options we explored in finding the right…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Outcomes of Education, Goal Orientation, Organizational Culture
Yin, Robert K.; Ahonen, Pirkko S. – US Department of Education, 2008
The Voluntary Public School Choice (VPSC) Program supports the emergence and growth of choice initiatives across the country, by assisting states and local school districts in developing innovative strategies to expand public school choice options for students. This report contains the final assessment of the first five years of the VPSC Program…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Transportation, School Choice, Exhibits
Moss, Marc; Fountain, Alyssa Rulf; Boulay, Beth; Horst, Megan; Rodger, Chris; Brown-Lyons, Melanie – US Department of Education, 2008
The "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (PL 107-110) established the Reading First (RF) Program (Title I, Part B, Subpart 1), a major Federal initiative designed to help ensure that all children can read at or above grade level by the end of third-grade. The legislation (Section 1205 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) requires…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Exhibits
White, Inman – 1977
Objectives of this research study were (1) to determine areas of agreement and disagreement concerning the value of Future Farmers of America (FFA) contests; (2) to determine if there is a need for additional contests, deletion of some contests, or changes in contest procedures; and (3) to determine if the contest activities selected are…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Exhibits, Parent Attitudes