Followup of 129 students who had been in an early childhood program for gifted students was carried out via analysis of achievement test data in vocabulary, reading, comprehension, total reading, and total mathematics. Data were obtained for three groups of students exposed to varying periods of time in the program. Findings indicated that…

The Drug Abuse Reporting Program (DARP) was initiated in 1969 as a federally supported client reporting system for community-based drug abuse treatment programs. Posttreatment follow-up interviews were conducted with over 4,000 persons from 34 treatment agencies to describe major findings from the drug abuse treatment research of the DARP relating…

In the past few years, a comprehensive behavioral treatment program has often been the treatment of choice for obesity. The basis for these techniques is the energy balance model of weight control. Obese adults (N=28) completed a 10-week behavioral weight control program and were subsequently monitored during a 2-year follow-up period. During…

This study was designed to measure the impact on the lives of Kentucky adults who were administered the General Educational Development (GED) Test during 1976. The impact is measured in terms of employability, productivity, and responsibility as outlined in the Adult Education Act of 1966, as amended in 1978. Elements of this survey in determining…

This document describes the instruments and procedures of the graduate follow-ups and program and product evaluations conducted from 1970 to 1978 by Bowling Green State University (BGSU). Three teacher education product follow-up evaluative activities which have been completed are reviewed, and a fourth study being conducted during the 1977-78…

Through a comparative analysis of nine urban school improvement projects, it illustrates the association between patterns of constituent collaboration in the design of intervention projects and problem solving strategies and the degree of mutual adaptation, incorporation, and sustained project effectiveness. Many of the barriers to school…

The High School Self-Renewal Program is a multiphase program designed to facilitate individual school improvement. This case study illustrates the use of the Renewal process by a school that had no existing Renewal resources, such as funds, or released time positions for the research, development or implementation of projects. Renewal activities…

In an effort to obtain an accurate account of the evaluation processes used by learning assistance programs, a questionnaire was distributed to 231 institutions in the United States requesting information of the following types: type of program, population served, funding sources, evaluation rationale and methodology, information gained and…

Asian-American students in the 1966 freshman class were studied over a four-year period to determine usage of mental health services. Asian-Americans underutilized the campus psychiatric service but significantly overutilized the Counseling Center. Possible reasons related to the Asian-Americans' subcultural values explain these findings. (Author)

Literature is reviewed on the use of timeout as exclusion and isolation with behavior problem children. Considerations in designing timeout procedures are noted, and the effectiveness of timeout when viewed as a punishment is discussed. Legal challenges to behavior modification uses are briefly addressed. A longitudinal study involving 29…

This report examines the management of three areas related to the preparation of volunteers for Peace Corps service: staging, pre-service training, and attrition. The introduction summarizes the activities undertaken by the review. Chapter 2 focuses on staging, which is variously intended to provide country orientation, information about Peace…

A follow-up study of agricultural education graduates from Texas A & M University was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the curriculum in agricultural education at the University in the preparation of graduates for careers in agriculture and to determine the factors which might influence the choice of and success in either teaching…

A study to determine the nature, effectiveness, and level of funding of social studies programs funded under Title IV, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is reported. Part C provides funding for innovative programs and projects that adopt the validated programs of other cost effective educational projects. Questionnaires were…