Investigates student and community satisfaction with programs designed and implemented by students for groups of pediatric clients who were identified as at risk or in need of psychological services. Reports that students and the community expressed high levels of satisfaction and that confidence in student ability increased by the end of the…

Despite a growing realization that unmeasured programmatic differences influence prison-based drug treatment effectiveness, few attempts to systematically measure such differences have been made. To improve program planning and evaluation in this area, we developed a census instrument to collect descriptive information about 118 prison-based drug…

This guide to implementation is intended to support the Japanese Language and Culture 10-3Y, 20-3Y, 30-3Y Program of Studies. It was developed primarily for teachers, yet it includes information that may be useful for administrators and other stakeholders in their efforts to plan for and implement the new Japanese program of studies. Familiarity…

This implementation guide is designed to assist teachers as they plan and implement the Cree Language and Culture Nine-year Program of Studies. Five chapters include: (1) Introduction; (2) Teaching and Learning Cree Language and Culture; (3) Planning for Instruction; (4) Classroom Assessment and Evaluation; and (5) Grade Level Samples (with…

The Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program was evaluated from the standpoint of its impact on three groups: VISTA volunteers, communities served by VISTA sponsors, and sponsoring organizations to which VISTA volunteers are assigned. Survey questionnaires were sent to 1,250 of the 3,400 VISTA volunteers currently in service, 494 current…

This paper reviews the literature and research on literature-based reading programs (as an alternative to basal reading instruction) that have proven successful and identifies key elements of such programs. The first part of the paper contains an introduction, a statement of the problem, the significance of the problem, a description of the…

States' policies vary widely on paying friends and family rather than home care agencies to care for the elderly. This analysis explored two state programs which exemplify different payment options: Michigan, which pays clients' informal caregivers, and Illinois, which generally pays agencies to provide services. It asked how different payment…

The information in this booklet presents descriptions of educational programs: that have been validated by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the United States Department of Education as successful, that are being promoted by the National Diffusion Network (NDN), and that are available for adoption by other districts. The programs are indexed…

Presents an example of how accountability was built into a family oriented aftercare program for former mental patients by identifying populations at risk as target groups, evaluating the effect of the program on the target populations, and showing that the program had an effect not possible by already existing resources. (Author)

This report is an assessment of the overall impact and influence on education of 137 terminated Planning and Operational Grants made under the ESEA Title III Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program. Analysis and evaluation seek to determine whether (1) individual project objectives were identified and achieved, (2) PACE…

The study sought to document how the National Institute of Education sponsored Mountain-Plains Career Education Model Four (CEM4) is improving on the advancing the family residential approach. This was accomplished by comparing aspects of the seven programs by way of: (1) a collection and review of available literature and reports, (2) site…

This paper was prepared to advise the Teacher Corps/Washington Management Team about the 1976 National Conference. The following questions were used to organize the body of the report: (1) Why a conference? (2) Why certain sessions? (3) Why certain participants? (4) Why certain presentors? and (5) What imperatives should direct planning and…

Two Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I project components for the Maui District, Hawaii are evaluated in this report. These are the reading resource rooms and the preschools. This report makes the following recommendations: follow-through instructional services should be carried into the target pupils' regular classrooms; a…

Affirmative action programs should provide opportunities for all individuals to realize their potential. However, many have become thwarted by the existence of myths about the nature of programs required. Unfortunately, although there are no legal grounds for these myths, they are widely held and impair effectiveness of affirmative action efforts.…

Argues that sound reading programs require teachers to act on their understanding that reading is a meaning making process. Offers six interrelated principles about reading. (FL)