To assure accountability to educational policy developed by elected and appointed leaders, agencies and organizations must adopt high quality evaluation designs tailored to meet three basic tenets: (1) different processes for policy formation and demonstration of accountability; (2) clear accountability expectations built into policies; (3)…

The Program Standards Evaluation System was developed in response to evaluation requirements in the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The system includes procedures for using standards data to monitor and evaluate vocational rehabilitation (VR) service outcomes and outputs as well as standards on key procedural issues. This report contains the outlines of…

The Program Standards Evaluation System was developed in response to evaluation requirements in the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The system includes procedures for using standards data to monitor and evaluate vocational rehabilitation (VR) service outcomes and outputs as well as standards on key procedural issues. This report, which is Appendix A of…

Modern aircrew training devices (ATDs) are equipped with sophisticated hardware and software capabilities, known as advanced instructional features (AIFs), that permit a simulator instructor to prepare briefings, manage training, vary task difficulty/fidelity, monitor performance, and provide feedback for flight simulation training missions. The…

This evaluation report of the Far West Laboratory Responsive Head Start Program, an inservice training program for preschool educators, discusses the effectiveness of the Laboratory's program and gives specific recommendations for improving it. The present report contains data that continue to support earlier findings indicating that the…

The focus of this speech is a description of the process by which the National Institute of Education (NIE) will plan its research efforts in the area of teaching and curriculum. The first section of the document argues that the current relationship between funding agencies and researchers could be made more efficient if four essential types of…

The conference report examined the implications of research findings on the earlier WIN Program for WIN 2, providing opportunity for operational level personnel, administrators, and officials to engage in dialogue about the problems of starting a new program, one intended to make a difference for a significant number of welfare recipients. The…

Discusses various elements of effectiveness in industrial training: the favorable image surrounding training, ease with which employees can enroll for courses, training as a tool of personal development, the evolution of training departments into professional staff units, and budgets. The efforts of training department management are also…

This article presents 10 ideas for developing successful interdisciplinary curricula as suggested in the allied health literature. Implementation of the ideas is illustrated by examples from a clinical geriatric course involving physical therapy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and medical students. (Author/CT)

Nine reasons that training programs do not succeed (for example, limited training resources, reasons for training unclear, critical nontraining factors ignored, management support is lacking, role of supervisor not recognized, little preparation or followup) and five training success factors (value, focus, power, mass, duration) are presented. (CT)

Describes a project to study characteristics of employee publications. Identifies three potential editorial strategies, and concludes that most publications tend toward noncontroversial, "trivial" content like employee recognition themes. (MS)

Renewed interest in program reviews has developed in recent years as resources for higher education have declined and demand for accountability has increased. University-level program review and department and unit-level program review are discussed. (MLW)

This study examines recent manpower training evaluation studies to illustrate how local program managers can evaluate their programs for greater program effectiveness. An evaluation model was developed to assess the long-term impact of specific classroom and on-the-job training programs on selected participants. Guidelines for program planning are…

A selection of abstracts from the ERIC database dealing with effective teacher education is offered. These articles and documents were written by educators who were searching for, investigating, and promulgating the ways to attain teacher education program effectiveness. (DF)

A survey of literature dealing with inservice training for teachers was conducted to identify the kinds of inservice education used most frequently, and most commonly stated guidelines for producing effective programs. Results are discussed. (DF)