This report describes a study of 23 community-based child advocacy projects, located in 14 states and 20 cities, and outlines a strategy for evaluating such projects. Data on each project's history, development, and current activities were obtained. Data were analyzed to (1) determine how such projects are started and become operational, (2)…

Context and input measures offer potential for vocational education program evaluation. Problems of measurement in context evaluation are primarily related to decisions on the appropriateness of data and how data should be interpreted. When program goals have been established, input evaluation is used to determine how available resources can be…

The last in a series of six monographs summarizes findings from a study of three postsecondary vocational technical programs for deaf students and provides guidelines for the development and monitoring of such programs. Introductory materials provide a historical perspective on the problems of vocational technical programs for the deaf, a review…

Presented are eight author contributed chapters dealing with the outreach and replication of federally funded early education programs for handicapped children. M. Karnes and R. Zehrbach consider decisions regarding identification and assessment of replicable products (such as curricula and audiovisual presentations). Discussed by D. Stedman are…

The Graduate Student Instructors (GSI) program developed at the University of Minnesota is described. The design and content of the teacher training seminars and the feedback procedures of test analysis, student evaluation of the GSI, and videotape critiquing are detailed. An evaluation is included of the effectiveness of the training program as…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The focus of this module is training staff personnel to determine program goals and objectives. On completion of the readings and activities of this module the reader will be able to use current…

To meet the needs of the handicapped, vocational training programs for handicapped people should provide individuals with technical, personal, social, and communication competencies. As competition for Federal funds becomes more acute, questions will increasingly focus on program effectiveness. Data on young deaf adults, even with professional or…

This chapter presents a number of problems related to designing local-level summative evaluation studies and suggests solutions to these problems. Three general areas are covered. First, many of the motivational, organizational, and attitudinal constraints likely to face the local-level evaluator are discussed. Second, various threats to the…

The report is a third party audit/evaluation of a research and development project to provide curriculum and staff development for the implementation of a high school career development program in two career clusters at the Washington, D.C., Lemuel A. Penn Career Development Center. A project overview is presented; major responsibilities of the…

This report describes the exemplary programs of ten open-door institutions participating in a project supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The project aims at evaluating and refining programs for students who enter college as low achievers, students who have traditionally been discouraged from pursuing…

This study was designed to develop and evaluate new methods of helping college students increase their academic reading efficiency. Three new one-unit courses--identical in reading content, tasks, and skills development, but differing in format, amount of structure, and delivery mode--were developed. The teaching methods in these courses were…

Described is a process model for outreach projects which are intended to stimulate increased specialized services for preschool handicapped children, their parents, and teachers. The model is described to be a flexible framework designed to faciltate the delivery of effective services by outreach projects to target audiences and agencies and to…

Phase 3 of the Career Education Resource Laboratory (CERL) project at Eastern Illinois University consisted of three major activity areas: demonstrations, disseminations, and workshops. CERL's demonstrations of Computerized Vocational Information System (CVIS) were conducted at Eastern Illinois University and the Comprehensive Illinois…

This monograph speaks to the basic problems confronting human services programs, and offers suggestions for improving guidance services. Specific concerns addressed are: (1) the need for more systematic program planning and evaluation; (2) an approach to effective planning and evaluation; (3) development of staff skills for use in the…

This paper presents a general overview of the educational administration process from both the theoretical and practical viewpoints. The discussion is organized into five major sections that focus in turn on development of an information system, definition of objectives, preparation of an educational plan, implementation of the plan, and…