This article describes the process used to identify students in and alumni of an instructional design master's and doctoral program in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. Two databases were created on these two groups and then later used to develop to datasheet surveys, which were the Survey of Students and the Survey of Alumni.…

This paper is a report of the development of a systematic process for locating instructional design alumni and recruiting them to provide feedback from their workplaces. The purpose of initiating this process is related to program improvement through alumni participation. The process for tracking, contacting, and gathering data from alumni is…

A year-long collaborative action research project used networked technologies to connect researchers at a university-based online professional development program and a group of practitioner researchers based in a range of schools and educational agencies in several countries. They studied the process and effects of online professional development…

Three studies conducted by the National Air Pollution Manpower Development Advisory Committee concluded there is a crisis in air pollution manpower development within the United States today. The studies investigated the existing federal manpower program, air pollution educational requirements and the quality of graduate level university programs.…

The development of A Simulation in Educational Evaluation (SIMEDEVAL), a simulation designed to increase the evaluation capability of school personnel is described. The Discrepancy Evaluation Model served as the simulation model and the framework for field test procedure. Instruments were constructed and validated for use in the field test with…

Paper prepared for the International Association of University Professors of English, Dublin, August 19-24, 1968.

Limited resources and competing demands are forcing statewide planners and decisionmakers to become increasingly concerned with program approval and review. One new element is the review of existing programs as states find it necessary to consider program additions in concert with program terminations. The prospect of declining or stable…

The primary focus of the study is an instrument (developed in the public school setting) entitled, "Professional Teaching Competencies," which clusters interrelated planning and implementation competencies around instructional roles of the teacher. The concept, "Stages of Mastery," is used as the evaluation method. The study summarizes data…

The Human Resource Management Course Monographs provide descriptions of training courses for graduate students and manpower practitioners, including treatment of some of the major functions of manpower programs. Manpower Project Monitoring and Program Evaluation is designed to introduce the student to the principles, techniques and limitations of…

This study, commissioned by the New York Board of Regents, concerns the evaluation of doctoral programs. Part one discusses critical problems in the assessment of excellence. Part two reviews a catalog of criteria and assessment techniques. Emphasis is placed on reputational studies, objective indicators of excellence, efficiency as an index of…

A recent study of doctoral programs in ten prestigious universities by Ann Heiss found that graduate students tend to be committed to their academic fields, attracted to the world of ideas, independent-minded, and concerned about the relevance of their disciplines to social problems. The study also found that graduate schools tend to be a…

Identifies factors deemed important for the graduate education of chemists. Considers quality of formal course structure, infrastructure of chemistry, faculty, creativity, survival values, and attitude. Appraises current and desired status of factors. (ML)

This document builds on the 1997 Standards for the Preparation of Graduate-Level Health Educators by including expanded content descriptors and objectives for the graduate level competencies. It begins by discussing evolution of health education competencies; chronology of the graduate standard development process; benefits of graduate level…

Faculty members in social/behavioral science programs at the Universities of Chicago and California at Berkeley have been given the highest overall "grades" for quality by their academic peers in a survey published by the National Academy of Sciences. Includes scores for anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology…

In a study of master's degree programs in industrial technology, it was concluded that, in general, the programs are not research oriented and demonstration of research competency, beyond satisfactorily completing a research methods course, is not a major requirement. A more comprehensive monitoring of these programs is recommended. (CT)