A responsive model of evaluation was used for program evaluation in a French-speaking university. Two objectives were addressed: determining the local utility of the program being assessed and identifying the advantages and limits of the model and comparing them to those reported in the literature. (RB)

An examination of the professional self-concept of student teachers was made during the practicum in a program whose structure seemed likely to minimize its negative effects by providing for gradual transition into teaching, a high level of support from supervisors, and an extended continuous period of teaching. (Author/RK)

This is the first in a series of reports that will document the Simon Fraser University Teacher Assistant Training Program (TAT). This study reports data collected during the first semester of evaluation, and contains evidence regarding the TAs' sense of satisfaction and competence in their instructional roles and student perceptions of TAs'…

Provides an empirical evaluation of a new teacher training program that was initiated at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The program was designed to provide greater integration between what was observed and practiced in schools and what was taught in the faculty of education. (Author/RK)

The popularity of semestered timetable organization is founded on the belief that this organizational change makes a positive contribution to the social, emotional, and cognitive growth of students. This research attempted to test the validity of that belief by identifying the claims made for timetable reorganization, formulating these claims as…

Assesses the effects of program openness, which is the degree to which programs reflect the characteristics of open education, type of classroom, and teachers' need for structure on children of differing conceptual level. It was predicted that students who require much structure (low conceptual level) would have more negative attitudes in open…

Reports additional data on the effects of the Teacher Assistant Training Program (TAT), including information from another group of participants, investigates teaching assistant and undergraduate student attitudes and perceptions collected a semester after instruction, and details interviews focusing on the quality of instruction in the program…

The relationship between drama in education and program evaluation is explored through the evaluation of an elementary school drama program. The compromise approach presents evaluation as a complex adaptation of an innovation or growth profile. The report contains enough hard data to be useful for policymakers but is rich in information…