An evaluation was conducted of a regional program designed to implement in each of eight selected school districts during the 1974-75 school year a career education program that had been previously tried in a school setting. A pre- and post-evaluation design for students and staff members was used. Students and staff members in pilot career…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded projects for the state of Arkansas is reported in this document. Fifty-seven percent of the students participating in Title I programs are white, while thirty-four percent are Latin American, American Indian or Oriental. Instructional activities in the Title I…

A description and evaluation of the Baltimore Youth Advocate Project (YAP) is provided in this report. This project attempted to find out whether, to what extent, and with what results certain children could actually be diverted from the juvenile justice system. The project provided coaching and counseling services to pre-delinquent and…

After refining the Illinois Model for Occupational Teacher Internship, 20 practicing occupational teachers in public schools field tested the model to determine the nature and value of the concept of business/industry internships. Some major findings from data on intern evaluations revealed that (1) the internship provided an educationally…

This report summarizes a study conducted by Educational Testing Service and RMC Research Corporation, of compensatory reading programs sponsored by Title I as well as those supported solely by state and local funds. The results show that in schools which received compensatory funds, the students most in need of it received additional help in…

For this evaluation, information was gathered from parents of children enrolled in Dade's programs for the hearing impaired, teachers of the hearing impaired, regular teachers, and records of children currently in the program. Information was also gathered from parents of children enrolled at the Florida School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at…

Project components of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I in Hawaii are evaluated in this paper. The project components are the following: Reading resource rooms, tutorial projects, Hiloe reading clinic (preschools), and Alae Operation Live-In. The Peabody Individual Achievement Test is administered to each Title I pupil as a pre…

From July 1973 through June 1976, a career education project for elementary through postsecondary students was conducted in the Devils Lake public school system of North Dakota, located in a rural agricultural area with large numbers of disadvantaged, handicapped, and American Indian students. Objectives included development of positive…

In this study to determine the effectiveness of an inservice training program in reading, subjects included 321 seventh- through ninth-grade students and 26 teachers of English, math, science, and social studies in one school in Wakulla County, Florida. The inservice plan included a summer workshop in which teacher competencies and educational…

One hundred forty-five studies concerning individualized programs of mathematics instruction were reviewed. The summary of results presented tends to support the effectiveness of individualized programs, but notes possible difficulties in implementing them. (SD)

Discusses nine problem areas that emerged at a community college when they introduced a continuous intake/exit individualized learning system in their basic skill development program. Also, presents the strengths and weaknesses of the system. (EM)

Describes a collaborative effort between the Meigs (Ohio) local school district and the college of education at Ohio University that had significant positive effects on students' reading achievement and teacher effectiveness in reading instruction. (RL)

Study identifies a variety of staffing patterns used by State Cooperative Extension Services. In view of these varied staffing patterns, a stratified random sample of clientele evaluated extension program effectiveness by rating the extent to which they felt extension was attaining the national objectives appropriate to their program area. (WL)

Due to a predicted shortage of fully certified vocational agriculture teaching personnel in Iowa during the 1976-77 school year, an emergency certification program was initiated. The selection criteria used to identify prospective teachers, the program description, and results are summarized in this article. (BM)

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)