The study compares two methods of evaluating vocational programs in Tennessee: an on-site instrument used by the Tennessee State Division of Vocational Education and a self-evaluation method using Ray's Self-Checklist of Quality Vocational-Technical Programs. The study evaluates vocational programs in office occupations and distributive,…

An experimental-control pretest and post-test research design was implemented to measure the effects of "Human-Persons and the Use of Psychoactive Agents," a senior high school drug education curriculum. (Author)

The Experience Based Career Education (EDCE) program serves as a focal point of a cast study documenting how the National Institute of Education secured Office of Education funds to demonstrate an R&D innovation. Serious questions are raised about the regulations-writing process and the use of evaluation information. (Author/LC)

A 50 hour self-development approach to drug education which included values clarification, empathy training, drug information, with considerable peer interaction was evaluated by means of a true experiment. No differences were found between treatment and no-treatment groups in terms of drug usage, drug knowledge, and self-esteem. (Author)

The executive summary briefly restates the results of a 17-month excursion into the realm of compensatory education of older disadvantaged youth. During September 1976 through January 1978, System Development Corporation conducted a project to conceptualize models for compensatory educational intervention at the secondary and postsecondary levels,…

This monograph describes, step-by-step, a coordinated system for involving former high school students, graduates, and transfer students in the evaluation of educational programs and services in American schools overseas. Although the system has been field-tested in an overseas setting, its use by schools within the United States requires only a…

This document evaluates the success of the Objective-Based Career Guidance Program after one year, and includes details of all projects carried out during that year. The following three areas were explored during initial phases of implementation: (1) information about self, (2) information about careers, and (3) decision making. Three hundred…

This article summarizes the results of the field trial of DISCOVER, a computerized, interactive career guidance system intended to be used with students in grades seven to 12. (Author)

This paper describes methods used to evaluate a secondary school's career education program. The program aims at enhancing students' career awareness and self-awareness in a group setting. The evaluation focused on effects on counselors, students and the schools. The evaluation data led to program modifications. (NG)

Students in an experimental and a control high school were compared in the fall and spring on their locus of control scores. An Open Campus policy was instituted in the experimental school. The experimentals increased significantly more than controls in internal control. (Author)

This paper outlines the mission and projected projects for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for 1996. The activities are organized around two functions: research and development and dissemination and training. Research and development is composed of six substantive areas: (1) the economic context of vocational education;…

Based on an analysis of data from a survey of middle-class junior and senior high school youths in a New York City suburban community, this paper examined: (1) young peoples' reaction to various drug prevention programs in which they have been involved, and (2) the program topics they would like to see discussed. Important relationships were found…

This investigation reports on follow-up information received from past participants of a school-based social learning program designed for problem adolescents. Data resulting from this pilot study fail to conclusively demonstrate the long-term merits of the behavioral program with this population. (Author)

Seventy-eight federally funded California vocational education projects were evaluated to provide information on which to base plans for future research and exemplary program policies and procedures in vocational education. Objectives of the evaluation were to (1) provide information for future planning of administration of funds; (2) determine if…

To determine improvements needed in vocational programs for male students, a pretested questionnaire was administered to 1,856 boys in grades 9-12 in nine Nevada high schools. The study was further limited to students in vocational agriculture, trades and industry, and distributive education. Some major conclusions and recommendations were: (1)…