This annual report details the July 1, 1997-September 30, 1998 activities of First Steps, a system of early intervention services for Missouri children with disabilities, developmental delays, or special health care needs from birth to age three and their families. First Steps is a cooperative, collaborative, interagency effort of the state…

Suggests geriatric foster care is among the least restrictive alternatives to institutional placement. Outlines the basic prototype principles, including broadly defined client population, maximum accessibility in referral sources, flexible use of existing local services, and uniform statewide quality guidelines. Discusses indicators of success…

Describes the Corrective Reading Program designed for children and adults who have made a start in reading but who are at a remedial level. Discusses the implementation and evaluation of the program in a secondary school in England. Reports positive program gains but emphasizes the need for stronger staff support. (Author/MJL)

New curriculum developments, supervisory strategies, and management techniques in 16 major city school systems are helping students and redefining the roles of supervisors and principals. Common elements are strong leadership, more authority for principals, and school-based management. (Author/MLF)

The focus is on problems and issues common to both social program evaluation and to evaluation in physical sciences, engineering, medicine, and commerce. Problems discussed include: program implementation; anticipation of success or failure; evaluation data quality; reliability and validity; evaluation design; access to data; data confidentiality;…

Pre- and post-test evaluations indicate the success of a consumer education program developed to provide elementary grade students with learning activities and consequent attitudes and values in buying. (CM)

A model for evaluation of the infusion of career education into teacher-, counselor-, and administrator-preparation programs is examined. Its first component addresses outcomes and/or products resulting from efforts to infuse education personnel-preparation programs with career education concepts. A second component addresses the processes used to…

Resources allocated by the New South Wales (NSW) Department of School Education (Australia) are inadequate for teacher librarians to carry out effective Cooperative Program Planning and Teaching (CPPT) and is doomed to failure. Describes the origins of CPPT, relief from face-to-face teaching, a comparison of conditions in Canadian and NSW schools,…

Proposes a way of thinking that integrates technology into elementary education. Describes the first four years of efforts at the University of Colorado at Denver to integrate technology into its preservice teacher education program. Outlines information and learning technologies skills, knowledge, and attitudes for two teacher training courses.…

The article discusses conceptual principles which underpin development of consultation-based programing for students with mild disabilities, proposes informal standards for ecological evaluation of specific formats, and identifies factors (such as administrative support and participatory planning and decision making) that maximize the potential…

To explore the treatment fidelity of employee safety-belt programs, 614 organizations were divided into 2 groups: those that had (n=183), and those that had not (n=431) conducted an evaluation. Multiple regression analysis of associated data indicated that evaluation-active organizations were generally more active in other program areas. (TJH)

This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Cole County Community-Based Health Promotion Program, a cardiovascular risk reduction project which targeted Black adults. The program's goal was to enhance lifestyle behaviors in an effort to reduce risk factors and improve health status, utilizing community-based…

A systematic training model for an industrial engineering division in a Saudi Arabian company is described. Outlines for the program's basic elements--instructional media, coaching, and behavior and attitude enhancement--are presented. Performance measurement criteria and recommendations for implementation are discussed. (SK)

Six essays are presented that discuss the definition, methodologies, and contexts of program environment evaluation. Specific topics covered include the use of profiles and models, social-psychological classroom environments, program/organization congruence, program personnel, and measuring implementation of social treatment. (TJH)

Discusses the historical development of "hard" and "soft" systems thinking traditions and examines how these traditions have been understood and applied in the field of instructional development. Proposes the need for a synthesis of the two traditions in planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs. (AEF)