A Texas study surveyed a sample of senior-level students who were in vocational programs in the 1972-73 school year to (1) identify any gains or advantages from vocational education (other than job-placement) in an occupation related to that training and the salaries earned; (2) identify any unmet educational needs among former vocational students…

This booklet contains case studies of inservice staff development programs that were implemented as organizational responses to school desegregation in six midwestern school districts. The districts range in student population from 6,000 to 44,000, and were initially desegregated between 1970 and 1978. A team of interviewers visited each of the…

The patterns of reading achievement growth for Title I children in Cincinnati, Ohio, schools were examined to see whether gains in reading achievement by these children were lost over the summer months. The subjects were 295 children who remained in the program from second to fourth grade, and 175 children who remained in the program from third to…

The development and testing of the effectiveness of a model for the identification of information needs in program evaluation are discussed. More than 200 subcategories of information needs were divided into three major categories: history, conception, planning and development of the program; operation--the ongoing processes of the program; and…

PRECEDED BY SUMMARIES OF THE RATIONALE AND CURRENT STATUS OF ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, 12 GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING EXISTING CURRICULUMS ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOKLET. THE GIVEN GUIDELINES CONSTITUTE A CANON OF CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND ARE CONCERNED WITH (1) THE EXISTENCE OF CLEAR AND…

This report presents a technical history of the national evaluation study of the Follow Through Planned Variation Model. The last in a five volume series dealing with Follow Through evaluation activities, this volume is devoted to examining the major issues confronting the evaluation and the attempts made to resolve these issues. Chapter I…

In an effort to determine the effectiveness of 309 (b) projects (experimental demonstration projects in Adult Basic Education funded through the Adult Education Act), selected projects were used as the basis for several case studies and evaluated. Project RFD was never intended to be utilized by Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs but instead…

A variety of psychotherapeutic methodologies has proliferated as a consequence of rapid growth in the need for mental health services. The effectiveness of many of these methods is questionable. Although each psychotherapeutic technique advances claims for its continued use based on clinical effectiveness, few offer adequate scientific evidence to…

The document is section four of a six part report on the assessment and treatment of deviant behavior in children. The effects of three experimental strategy were investigated to facilitate generalization of treatment effects following 2 months in a token economy classroom. Forty four subjects were assigned to one of three experimental strategies,…

This is the eighth report describing the progress of the ETS-Head Start Longitudinal Study. The study began in 1969 with the collection of data on over 1800 children ranging from 4 through 8 years in age. Data collection on these children and their families, communities and schools is planned to continue through spring of 1972. This report…

This is the second annual report concerning a multiple-option design for a cooperative education program used by a consortium of five California community colleges. (For the first annual report, see ED 058 880.) The effectiveness of the program is assessed by analyzing 15 areas such as retention, income, employer attitudes, cost effectiveness, and…

A 13-year-old congenitally blind black girl was involved in a study designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a longitudinal behavior modification approach in extinguishing "blindisms" (persistent autistic-like behaviors) in a variety of settings. (SB)

The evaluation of effectiveness was conceived with three college communities in mind. Surveys of students, faculty, and recent alumni produced data showing patterns of use and support. This approach recognizes that the career planning office's existence is also tied to the support of faculty and administration. (Author)

Presents data related to student involvement in biweekly student-led discussion groups in an undergraduate abnormal psychology course. Evaluates the degree to which students felt they benefited from discussion groups composed of similar and dissimilar students. (Author/AV)

Longitudinal data for 73 handicapped infants were related to a number of organismic and psychological-sociological factors to examine the possibility that certain groups of children are more likely than others to benefit from early intervention in which the parents are primary intervention agents. (Author/CL)