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Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of Colorado's Qualistar prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Indicators for Family…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Educational Quality, Outreach Programs
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Martinez-Jimenez, P.; Salas-Morera, L.; Pedros-Perez, G.; Cubero-Atienza, A. J.; Varo-Martinez, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
During the last few years, the number of university students choosing to follow engineering degrees has decreased dramatically in Spain. For that reason, several university departments, in collaboration with some high schools, have developed a range of activities in order to promote a higher enrollment rate, to improve the level of mathematics and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Enrollment Rate, Engineering
Millican, Jerri; Kibler, Robert G. – 1981
The document consists of the final report of the PEEEC (Project for Early Education of Exceptional Children) Outreach program, a program to stimulate high quality programs for preschool handicapped children and families in Kentucky. Following a definition of terms are sections outlining goals, objectives, and activities of three program…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Outreach Programs, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
Swan, William W., Ed. – 1978
Based on a Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) Outreach Project Directors Conference in 1977, the monograph examines the nature of outreach in the education of young handicapped children. The first part provides an overview of outreach efforts, including a summary of previous Bureau of Education for the Handicapped directions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Models
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Oelwein, Patricia L.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Quarterly, 1985
The article describes a study to determine effectiveness of the Model Preschool Program for Children with Down Syndrome and Other Developmental Delays at 11 outreach sites. Assessment of performance gains of 164 disabled children (11 months to 14 years old) showed that gains in child performance were significantly greater than predicted in four…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Outreach Programs, Preschool Education
Carroll, Becky; Smith, Anita; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2009
The Exploratorium is home to XTech, a science education program which began in 2006 and was primarily funded by a three-year National Science Foundation grant (Award # 05-25217) through its ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) initiative. XTech provided project-based afterschool activities in science, engineering,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Field Trips, Summative Evaluation, Outreach Programs
Buckner, Jamie; And Others – 1984
This report concerns a pilot child abuse and neglect training project operated from mid-February through June 1984 by a regional resource center and six school districts in rural Alaska. The stated objectives of the program were: (1) to identify individuals in rural service committees to serve as child abuse and neglect network members; (2) to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Networks, Outreach Programs
Hiltonsmith, Robert W.; And Others – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1979
The article describes the process and activities of the outreach phase of the Model Vision Project (Tennessee) for multihandicapped and visually impaired children and youth. The project has two replication sites for the purpose of stimulating awareness and for which the model provides technical assistance. (PHR)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Multiple Disabilities, Outreach Programs, Program Descriptions
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Mackay, Keith – New Directions for Evaluation, 2002
Focuses on the evaluation capacity building (ECB) outreach activities of the World Bank with regard to provision of advice and assistance to individual governments. The primary story is that of the ECB lessons learned through working with a range of governments; the secondary story is how ECB is becoming a recognized and valued activity within the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, International Programs
US Department of Education, 2008
To help fulfill the goal of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), high-quality postsecondary education opportunities must be available to all students. In keeping with this goal, the Federal TRIO programs and Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program provide outreach and support to help low-income and first-generation college students, as…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Federal Legislation, Child Care, Profiles
Central Inst. for the Deaf, St. Louis, MO. – 1979
The document contains the final report of the Central Institute for the Deaf Parent-Infant Early Education Program in three major areas--continuation/outreach, replication, and evaluation. A description of activities and statistics are outlined for procedures carried out under each of the three areas. Noted among products are the following: a…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Information Dissemination
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Bailey, Janelle M.; Slater, Timothy F. – Astronomy Education Review, 2004
The effective evaluation of educational projects is becoming increasingly important to funding agencies and to the individuals and organizations involved in the projects. This brief "how-to" guide provides an introductory description of the purpose and basic ideas of project evaluation, and uses authentic examples from four different astronomy and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Education, Program Evaluation, Outreach Programs
Spielberger, Julie; Lockaby, Tracey; Mayers, Leifa; Guterman, Kai – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2009
This is the fourth report of a process evaluation of Palm Beach County Prime Time, Inc., an intermediary organization dedicated to improving the quality of afterschool programs, by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. It covers the 2007-2008 program year, which was the inaugural year of Prime Time's formal Quality Improvement System (QIS)…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Program Improvement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness
Ahmad, Mahassen – 1990
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Nutrition Education and Training Program (NET) provides nutrition information and instructional resources for children and for key individuals involved in children's learning environments. The latter category includes parents, educators, and food service personnel. This document describes formal evaluation…
Descriptors: Coordination, Library Services, Nutrition Instruction, Outreach Programs
McCarthy, Jeanne McRae – 1982
The final report describes activities of Project First Chance, Interactive Outreach Project, a program to stimulate the development of improvement of educational services to preschool handicapped children and their families. The project was also designed to provide outreach to culturally diverse populations (primarily Navajos) and to programs in…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Navajo
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