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McCormick, Silvana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Program evaluation can play a critical role in supporting high quality implementation of social programs to help them achieve their goal of social impact. Evaluation scholars have developed a wide range of strategies to help build programs' internal evaluation capacity in an effort to support meaningful use of evaluation. However, the evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Institutional Characteristics, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization
Hummel, Richard Lynn, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this statewide study is to assess the perceived improvements made to programs that are offered at Career and Technical Education Centers from the perspective of vocational administrators and teachers following the Bureau of Career and Technical Education conduction of an Approved Program Evaluation. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Career…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Effectiveness, Organizational Change, Vocational Education
Washington State Legislature, Olympia. Joint Committee on Higher Education. – 1972
This is a report from the Washington State Legislature, Joint Committee on Higher Education which reviews teacher education programs throughout the state. The report complies with terms of House Resolution 72-71, which instructs educators to: a) visit campuses with schools or colleges of education to understand problems associated with the…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, State Surveys
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. School of Education. – 1972
To evaluate and assess vocational education programs in the various institutions of North Carolina, data were collected regarding program and administrator characteristics. With emphasis on high schools and community college programs, the survey led to several conclusions which include: (1) The position of Director of Occupational Education is a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation
Maryland State Board for Community Colleges, Annapolis. – 1984
A summary is provided of the fiscal year 1984 activities undertaken as part of the Maryland State Community College Board's (MSCCB's) Management Information System and Program Evaluation efforts. First, the text of a resolution establishing a joint coordinating committee for occupational education programs is presented as approved by the MSBCC and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Information Systems, Program Evaluation
Alkin, Marvin C.; Freeman, Marie – 1986
Drawing from on-site assessments of the implementation and effectiveness of 30 selected Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs operating at California community colleges, this report synthesizes information collected between September 1985 and May 1986 through student and faculty/staff surveys, 1,025 detailed interviews with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods
Children Now, Oakland, CA. – 1998
After 10 years of development, the California Statewide Automated Child Support System, run by the Department of Social Services (DSS), has been scrapped and the state has begun developing a new child support collection computer. This report evaluates the performance of publicly-funded child support collection programs in California, examining the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Support, Child Welfare, Children
Gartrell, Richard B. – 1974
A survey, designed to assess the impact of career education on the communication disciplines, was conducted in 474 junior and senior colleges and universities in thirteen states. The survey questionnaire contained 66 questions probing the various aspects of career education, from attitudinal perceptions to practices, including fields into which…
Descriptors: Career Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Program Evaluation

Drake, James Bob – Business Education Forum, 1977
Reports a study which included a one-year occupational patterns and program assessment survey of the graduates and dropouts of secondary business and office education programs in Alabama. A flow chart (which evolved out of the study) depicting a local-state system for conducting periodic follow-up studies in business and office education is…
Descriptors: Business Education, Dropouts, High Schools, Office Occupations Education
Alkin, Marvin C.; Freeman, Marie – 1988
Drawing from on-site evaluations of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) operating at 22 California community colleges in 1987-88, this report assesses the programs with respect to management, outreach and recruitment, instructional development, counseling, transfer and transition, special activities, financial aid, and staff…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods
Russo, Rocco P. – 1980
The Minnesota Research and Development Center for Vocational Education (MRDC) has a major program of research focused on the education of special needs learners. The research study described in this report was a response to the lack of understanding and knowledge about special needs programs and evaluation activities related to these programs. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Mainstreaming, Program Evaluation
Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc., Baton Rouge. – 1973
From information obtained through published reports, questionnaires, and on-site visitations with staff in Louisiana plus four southern and two midwestern states, an examination was made of Louisiana's present programs in vocational and technical training areas. This report presents the findings of the examination, notes weaknesses, and offers…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Educational Programs
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1992
In 1991-92, a study was conducted to refine and implement a system for evaluating the California Community Colleges' vocational education special projects funded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. The study focused on the 110 projects funded in 1988-89 and 1989-90, assessing their achievement of federal and state goals.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Glover, Elbert D. – 1980
Based on the need for an investigation of the impact of health education throughout Texas, a research proposal was prepared and submitted to the Texas Christian University Research Foundation in the fall of 1978. The 2-year study was limited to freshman students enrolled in the 123 colleges and universities in Texas. By selecting freshman…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Fox Valley Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District, Appleton, WI. – 1975
The final report presents the findings of an evaluation project set up to obtain reactions to the farm training program in Wisconsin from trainees and instructors. Two hundred and fifty farmers were selected for personal interviews on their respective farms. Each interview session lasted approximately 50 minutes. Data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Educational Assessment, Participant Satisfaction