A review of the literature on training evaluation is presented. An attempt is made to establish a perspective of the current status of evaluating training programs that occur in the industrial, military, educational, and governmental systems. Emphasis is placed on the traditional problem of criterion measurement and a suggested model is introduced…

A user's guide for the McGill Evaluation System of instructional evaluation and a bibliography are presented. The guide covers the initial planning of an evaluation, data collection, and making changes in a course or program. The procedure used in the system contains the following sequential steps: describing the purpose of the evaluation,…

This bibliography is intended primarily for managers and trainers but will also be of interest to employers, unions, and all parties interested in improving the competency of trade and nonprofessional workers through improved training. Materials represent the topics of needs assessment, identification of training objectives, monitoring and…

This bibliography lists over 1,400 publications on distance education primarily from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The selection criterion is what the compiler, a scholar and a practitioner, found relevant. Books in English dominate; a considerable number of works in German are listed; and some in French, Spanish, and Scandinavian languages are…

This handbook presents management techniques, program ideas, and student activities for building comprehensive secondary career guidance programs. Part 1 (chapter 1) traces the history of guidance to set the stage for the current emphasis on comprehensive programs, summarizes four representative models for designing comprehensive programs, and…