Project schedules are logic models that focus on the timing of program activities. Value derives from the fact that schedule changes are not random. Why they occur, and how long they last, can reveal information that would not be easily revealed with other approaches to evaluation. Also, using project schedules as logic models forges a strong link…

Many engineering projects fail to meet their planned completion dates in real practice. This is a recurrent topic in the project management literature, with poor planning and controlling practices frequently cited among the most significant causes of delays. Unfortunately, hardly any attention has been paid to the fact that the classical…

The critical path method/program evaluation and review technique method of project scheduling is based on the importance of managing a project's critical path(s). Although a critical path is the longest path through a network, its location in large projects is facilitated by the computation of activity slack. However, logical fallacies in…

This article describes the creation of the Master of Science of Computer Science and Information Systems at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The creation of this graduate degree was funded by the Sloan Foundation as a new type of program, the Professional Master's. The program was designed with significant industry input, and is truly…

Alumni administration in a one-person shop demands careful planning, written goals, and organizing time to meet specific deadlines. Established goals also provide a basis for evaluating programs. Annual events are seen as time savers. (MLW)

PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique), an approach developed by the Navy to identify time and cost resources and organize steps to streamline management, can smooth the special education referral process. PERT is a sophisticated scheduling method which, when adapted to the district, can expose bottlenecks, accurately estimate timelines,…

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED FOR STUDENT USE IN LEARNING PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT), A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USED TO PLAN, CONTROL, AND EVALUATE PROJECTS. THE MATERIAL WAS PREPARED IN THE IBM DISTRICT 15 EDUCATIONAL CENTER TO BE USED IN VOCATIONAL CLASSES. THE TECHNIQUE WAS DEVELOPED DURING 1958 BY THE NAVY FOR APPLYING…

The National University Extension Association was planning to conduct nine regional training institutes of four weeks each during August, 1966, for 1,060 teacher trainers in adult basic education programs. The institutes were to be operated under Title II B of the Economic Opportunity Act. In this first progress report, information is provided on…

A study was made of inservice education activities for a selected group of public elementary school teachers in Indianapolis, with emphasis on patterns of participation, activities offered to, and desired by, teachers, teacher evaluation of activities, opinions on administration of the program, and recommended improvements. Questionnaire…

The modular curriculum for agricultural education was developed and refined by teachers and consultants to meet student needs for a more flexible type of curriculum in which the student's occupational goals would form the basis for program planning. The module--a unit of curriculum based on the development of entry level competencies--contains the…

This study was concerned with the nature, status, and extent of adult participation in local public school adult education music classes in 30 cities in the United States in the population range 150,000-250,000. Findings indicated that the objectives and content of the music classes were geared to the needs and interests of amateurs who had turned…

This handbook offers extensive guidance in evaluating programs under the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, particularly bilingual education programs under Title VII. It is divided into five sections. The first provides an overview of the handbook and some useful definitions. The second section provides background information about and…

The guide is one section of a resource kit designed to assist Peace Corps language instruction coordinators in countries around the world in understanding the principles underlying second language learning and teaching and in organizing instructional programs. This section focuses on staff development for language teachers. An introductory chapter…

THE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION AT MOTOROLA, INC., COMPARED THE MOTOROLA EXPERIENCE WITH PREVALENT THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT. EMPLOYEE SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS, TENATIVE AND FINAL COURSE OUTLINES BASED ON SPECIFIC NEEDS OF SUPERVISORY, CLERICAL, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL, EVALUATION SHEETS FOR PARTICIPANT…

The Small House program at Slauson Junior High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, during the 1971-72 school year was evaluated. Two purposes of the evaluation study were to assess developments in the Small House program and to develop a prototype or model for evaluating innovative educational programs that delineates the evaluation, design, and analytic…