This report presents the findings of the cost-benefit analysis of Accelerating Opportunity, an initiative designed to help adults with low basic skills earn industry-recognized credentials in high-growth occupations and succeed in the labor market. It compares the value of the benefits associated with AO--principally labor market benefits--with…

Guidelines for increasing academic efficiency at the Kansas state colleges and universities cover the regents' institutions, programs and costs, and evaluation and coordination. Following introductory material, Chapter II describes the current Regent's structure for coordination and briefly characterizes the instructional mission of each…

Using a sample of responses to questionnaires mailed to schools in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, a study was made of student activity programs to locate the available and most effective programs, and to develop appropriate criteria for evaluating programs. It was found that the most available activities were student council (100…

The purpose of the study was to ascertain what evaluation practices were being utilized for vocational programs and also to apply a cost-effectiveness model to four program areas offered in Kansas area vocational-technical (VT) schools. Cost and benefit data for the study were obtained from the Kansas State Department of Education, Vocational…

This report on vocational education in Kansas covers the following four areas: evaluation of programs, services, and activities proposed in the state plan for the year under review; analysis of policies for distribution of Federal funds; review of the state's evaluation activities; and assessment of the extent to which employment and training…