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Tobe, Erica; Eschbach, Cheryl; Weber, Robert; Ortquist, Jinnifer; Hendrian, William V. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2021
An evaluation was implemented over a 3-year period to assess a statewide financial capability program for low-income, diverse clientele in Michigan. Pre- and post- program evaluation data was used to determine knowledge gain and intended behavior change. Follow-up evaluation data confirmed behavior changes across 10 financial practices. Using the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Low Income Groups, Money Management, Program Evaluation
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Sirrine, J. R.; Eschbach, Cheryl L.; Lizotte, Erin; Rothwell, N. L. – Journal of Extension, 2016
As early-career Extension educators challenged by societal, structural, agricultural, and fiscal trends, we designed a multiyear educational program to support the diverse needs of emerging specialty crop producers in northwest Michigan. This article presents outcomes of that program. We explore how Extension professionals can develop impactful…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Training Methods, Professional Development, Agricultural Occupations
Manno, Michelle; Jacobs, Erin; Alson, Julianna; Skemer, Melanie – MDRC, 2014
The Youth Villages Transitional Living program is intended to help youth who were formerly in foster care or juvenile justice custody, or who are otherwise unprepared for adult life, to make the transition to independent living. Youth Villages, which serves emotionally and behaviorally troubled young people, operates a number of programs in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Program Implementation, Independent Living, Daily Living Skills
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Portales, Jaime; Heilig, Julian Vasquez – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
Findings from this study show that educational and mobility opportunities for families and students participating in the Chilean voucher system are not homogenously distributed. Some families and students use and benefit from the system, while others will remain marginalized. The quantitative results in this study demonstrate that students of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Vouchers, School Districts, Enrollment Influences
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; Hixson, Nate – West Virginia Department of Education, 2014
This is the first of three evaluation reports on the effectiveness of a regional train-the-trainer strategy to support classroom implementation of the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives (NxGen CSOs). This report focuses on six regional Educator Enhancement Academies (EEAs) hosted by the eight regional education service agencies…
Descriptors: Trainers, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Teacher Educator Education
Jekielek, Susan; Moore, Kristin A.; Hair, Elizabeth C. – 2002
The mentoring of youth by adults has been identified as one of the more promising program approaches to promoting positive youth outcomes. This synthesis examines the role that mentoring plays in helping youth develop a broad array of strengths and capacities related to: (1) education and cognitive attainment; (2) health and safety; (3) social and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Health Promotion
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St. Pierre, Robert G. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
This paper shows how several of Cook and Gruder's meta-evaluation models have been applied in the national evaluation of Project Follow Through. Participants in the evaluation are identified, their roles are described, and the degree to which these roles map onto the meta-evaluation models is assessed. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Evaluators, Federal Programs
Cohn, Elchanan; Teel, Sandra J. – 1991
This study was conducted to assess the first year of full implementation of a teacher incentive program (TIP) in South Carolina. The study examines the relationship between student achievement and teacher participation in one of several incentive model programs. The research also explores award winning teachers and their association with higher…
Descriptors: Awards, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Zornitsky, Jeffrey J.; And Others – 1981
This guide has been developed to help Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors to meet their responsibility for assessing the effectiveness of their efforts by examining the extent to which CETA participation has enhanced the longer-term income and employability status of former enrollees. As part 2 of the guide, this…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Haenn, Joseph F. – 1980
A number of organizational, personal and methodological characteristics have been identified through the literature which inhibit or can be used to facilitate the use of evaluation and testing information. Inhibitors of information usage include organizational characteristics such as loosely coupled and decentralized systems, personal…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization
System Development Corp., Falls Church, VA. – 1971
The aims of this project have been to collect and analyze information on existing Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs, to identify types of programs which are successful in job-related settings, and to recommend promising new models for job-related ABE. Eighty programs were selected as possible for the study. When it was found impossible to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Employment Qualifications, Financial Support
Thornton, Philip
A statistical view was compiled of the impact of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in 45 of the 55 West Virginia county school districts between 1977-78. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests were administered for pretesting and posttesting of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Crowe, Ann H.; And Others – 1981
This paper describes the Elder Program, a 3 year Model Demonstration Program designed to strengthen neighborhood support systems for older persons through an educational program emphasizing information, resources, and skill development. A discussion of basic assumptions and the theoretical background of the model focuses on the principles of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Action, Community Programs
Zornitsky, Jeffrey J.; And Others – 1981
This guide was developed to help Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors to meet their responsibility for assessing the effectiveness of their efforts by examining the extent to which CETA participation has enhanced the longer-term income and employability status of former enrollees. As part 1 of a series, this document…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Redd, Zakia; Cochran, Stephanie; Hair, Elizabeth; Moore, Kristin – 2002
Based on the view that programs with a strong academic component may reduce the substantial educational disparities for American students from disadvantaged backgrounds or in chronically underperforming schools and school districts, this synthesis of research on academic achievement programs describes how such programs may help children and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Health
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