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Spencer, Lyle M., Jr. – Training, 1984
Presents simple methods for calculating the costs and benefits of training, consulting, and other human resource development interventions in a variety of settings. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Tables (Data)
Gregory, Sundra – 1976
In 1976 a survey was done to ascertain teacher and administrator responses to the School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System in six districts in which it was implemented. Research was conducted through written questionnaires. Three districts provided enough data for detailed analysis, and two provided enough data for brief discussion.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Sims, E. Norman – 1979
Described in this report are the rationale, operation, results, and benefits of a 3-year project that developed a systematic dissemination program in the Kentucky State Department of Education. Aspects covered include program framework, administrative structure, components of the framework, procedures, expected and determined results, user…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination, Information Services
Download full textBerman, Paul; And Others – 1977
This report is one of three volumes that describe the second phase of a study that examined the implementation of four federal change agent programs related to education. Phase 2 of the study focused on what happens to local projects in the two largest change agent programs--ESEA Title III and ESEA Title VII--when federal funding stops. This…
Descriptors: Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
White, Thomas W.; And Others – 1975
The study is designed to assist police and other law enforcement agencies, as well as local government officials, in planning new burglary prevention activities and modifying existing ones. Information was compiled from (1) a survey of 50 United States police departments, (2) site visits to 12 departments with operating burglary prevention…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Programs, Crime, Human Services
Belknap, Larry K.; Rickards, William – 1984
To examine the impact of Camp Limberlost, a two-week residential camp for socially and economically disadvantaged children, various methods were used to obtain evaluation data in the form of parental feedback on the 1982 and 1983 camps. The four research objectives were (1) to identify changes in children resulting from the camp experience, (2) to…
Descriptors: Camping, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
This study is an initial attempt by the National Advisory Council on Adult Education to review the program and administration effectiveness of the Adult Education Act (program effectiveness in terms of the impact of the program on people's lives, using existing statistical data; administration effectiveness using five basic management functions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Legislation
Morin (Alfred J.) and Associates, Washington, DC. – 1974
The Georgia State Department of Education engaged in the development of three Career and Vocational Teacher Education Centers (located at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Georgia Southern College) during the 1972-73 school year. Their primary purpose was to provide an interdisciplinary approach to their teacher education…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1967
THIS BRIEF REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT (1966) OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN 1,133 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS. IT BRIEFLY OUTLINES THE CRITERIA AND METHODS USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO IDENTIFY EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS. IN GENERAL THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1976
A project was conducted (1) to determine the effectiveness of using career education practitioners from the field in providing prospective teachers with an understanding of career education concepts relative to teaching responsibilities and (2) to demonstrate and compare the effectiveness of delivering career education activities through the use…
Descriptors: Career Education, Faculty Development, Information Dissemination, Inservice Teacher Education
Spoden, Nadine – 1994
A study examined training in the retail trade in Luxembourg. During the study, information was gathered on employment, work, and training patterns in Luxembourg's retail sector, and case studies of a retail clothing firm and a large supermarket with permanent continuing vocational training for all employees were conducted. The general/personnel…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Distributive Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Cerdeira, Maria Conceicao; And Others – 1994
A study examined training in the retail trade in Portugal. Employment, work, and training patterns in Portugal's retail sector were researched, and case studies of two firms in the supermarket/hypermarket group, one firm in the stationary/cigarette shop sector, and one clothing manufacturer/retailer were conducted. Teams of researchers interviewed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Distributive Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Jenkins, Robert L., III – 1976
Focusing on program development and evaluation, this document presents the summative evaluation of the community development component of the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The report…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Development, Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs
Public Systems, Inc., Huntsville, AL. – 1975
The report describes the accomplishments of the Career Opportunities Program (COP) from its initiation through March 1, 1975. The program trained individuals from low-income backgrounds for new careers in schools serving children from low-income families. Based on data from 36 of 132 projects (27.8 percent), the report, in four major sections,…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Career Ladders, Career Opportunities
PDF pending restorationGibbs, Foster B. – 1977
A comprehensive assessment of the career education programs offered in the school districts in Michigan was conducted, based on the assumption that the lack of systematically organized needs data for appropriate decisionmaking groups may be an obstruction to the statewide implementation of career education. A questionnaire instrument was…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
