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Franz, Nancy K.; Townson, Lisa – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
The authors provide an overview of the Cooperative Extension System and its program evaluation challenges. Part of the historic land-grant system, Extension exists in all states and territories of the United States and is funded through federal, state, and local (usually county) appropriations, as well as competitive grants and other sources.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Grants
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report from the General Accounting Office reviews selected aspects of Wisconsin's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Chapter 1 describes AFDC and specifies the scope of the program review. In Chapter 2 the potential for increasing child support collections from parents is explored. Actions which could increase collections…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Efficiency, Federal Programs, Motivation
Anderson, Janice K.; And Others – 1978
In order to assess the impact of Title I programs, models specifying criteria, techniques and methodologies for evaluation were developed. These models prescribe pre- and post-test results for both Title I and non Title I children. This report describes the status of the use of the models, the experience of people who used them during the 1976-77…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Sherman, Joel D.; Condelli, Larry – 1991
This publication provides a framework that is designed for use by state agencies as a guide for planning and conducting evaluation of different aspects of the State Adult Education Program. The evaluation framework is presented using a set of design tables that offer different approaches states can use to address the Adult Education Act's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Kirst, Michael W.; And Others – 1979
This hypothesis-generating study of New York, Michigan and California social services for children attempts to assess the adequacy of Title XX social service programs, the WIC (women, infants and children) feeding program, and the EPSDT (early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment) program. Data were obtained through literature searches,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Information Needs, Political Influences
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1969
Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) programs for the children of migratory farm laborers in the State of Washington are discussed in this 1968-69 annual report. The introduction states the 9 general objectives of the Washington State Plan for Migrant Education, which served 4,460 children in the regular-term program and 2,362 children…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Involvement, Information Dissemination, Inservice Education
Mississippi State Legislature, Jackson. PEER Committee. – 1997
In March 1995, the Mississippi State Department of Education implemented the Home Ties program as a 5-year pilot program at five sites, using federal funds made available through a sub-grant from the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) and matching funds appropriated by the Mississippi legislature. The program provided intensive,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Crisis Intervention, Family Programs, Financial Support
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1968
The 1967-68 annual evaluation report for Washington's Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) migrant program discusses innovative projects, objective and subjective evaluation, and program effectiveness (including new services provided for migrant children). Summaries and examples of effective classroom procedures are also presented. The…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Attendance Patterns, Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement
Wilson, Marian; Meade, Arland – Journal of Business Education, 1977
Describes a five-state project which proved that a videotaped quiz show can be an effective format for teaching consumer education to teenagers and adults. (TA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Educational Games, Educational Media
Schmid, Margaret – 2000
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 signaled a major increase in time, energy, creativity, and money devoted to enrolling eligible children in health insurance programs. Child advocates and others have focused on developing outreach and enrollment strategies to bring the benefits of these new SCHIP programs to children…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Eligibility
Conroy, William G., Jr. – VocEd, 1980
As long as vocational education is presented as an investment in the future, it must stand the test of economic evaluation. Research on its economic effectiveness is essential to more informed public policy and support for vocational programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Government School Relationship
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
This report provides information on the following: (1) the percentage of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households receiving food stamp benefits, both nationally and by state; and (2) some of the reasons why the AFDC households in some states may not have higher food stamp participation rates. In fiscal year 1986, 83.4 percent of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Family Income, Family Involvement
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1970
Programs implemented under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are described in this 1969-70 annual evaluation report for the Washington State Plan for Migrant Education. It is noted that exemplary projects and various aspects of the programs involved 6,058 children in regular programs and 2,305 children in summer programs.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Involvement, Information Dissemination, Inservice Education
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
In 1974, the National Institute of Education initiated a three-year study to determine what compensatory education programs have accomplished in the last decade and how they can be improved. Thirty-five separate projects investigated relative effectiveness of State and local approaches to implementing Title I in terms of the allocation of funds,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Washington Research Project, Washington, DC. – 1969
This report deals with the aid to local school systems with high concentrations of children from low-income families, but excludes treatment of two other categories of financial assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I--aid to children of migrant workers and American Indian children attending schools operated by the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
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