In this monograph, the authors describe the shortcomings of traditional approaches to continuing education of administrators and examine the extent to which innovations are being attempted in present practices. The authors note that, in print and in practice, continuing education of administrators has failed to develop to the extent that it can be…

A total of 10 teacher-coordinators and 10 persons representing business and industrial firms participated in a project designed to provide inservice vocational personnel development and to serve persons in cooperative vocational education including those persons with special needs. The project designs called for: (1) 90 hours of instruction by…

As part of the Phase II report of the Illinois Occupational Curriculum Project, this document focuses on the structuring of a model for occupational curriculum development and evaluation. Thus, a questionnaire was developed to identify: (1) the tasks and various activities within the institutions, (2) some of the key curriculum changes that have…

Educational Testing Service sponsored two conferences for the purpose of further defining and assessing the impact of career education. Presentations indicating its widespread interest and importance made during the conference were: (1) "Introduction" by William W. Turnbull, (2) "Federal Initiatives and Career Education" by Peter P. Muirhead, (3)…

To enable vocational educators to evaluate programs and account for the use of allocated resources, this monograph describes a rational decision-making process based on the Input, Process, Product, Impact conceptual structure for occupational education. In a rational management process, all management behavior is consistent with specified…

PROVIDING 72 LEADERS FROM 36 STATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO POOL RESOURCES AND PLAN FOR EVALUATION, THE SEMINAR WAS DIRECTED TOWARD CONSIDERATION OF STATE STAFF LEADERSHIP ROLES IN EVALUATING PILOT PROGRAMS, APPRAISING TEACHING MODELS, PLANNING CONTINUING EVALUATION, DEVELOPING EVALUATION TECHNIQUES IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROGRAM PLANNING, AND FORMULATING…

The purpose of this project was to organize an effective, comprehensive, public relations program in a medium size school district and, hopefully, increase the image of the district. The data contained in this report will demonstrate a clear need for the organization of a public relations program, the extent to which an effective, comprehensive…

This document represents nearly three years of work by the Kentucky Advisory Council for Environmental Education, a group appointed by the Kentucky Department of Education and consisting of representatives from education, government agencies, business, conservation groups, and others. The document includes: (1) a discussion of the nature of…

The purpose of the Follow Through Classroom Observation Evaluation was to assess the implementation of seven Follow Through sponsor models included in the study and to examine the relationships between classroom instructional processes and child outcomes. The seven programs selected for study include two behavioristic models, an open school model…

Fourteen commissioned papers and studies on issues relating to career education are summarized. The purpose of these papers was to assess, monitor, and report on the condition of career education as a reform movement in the United States, and to recommend to Congress appropriate legislation for the furtherance of career education. Four papers on…

Reactions from local educators to the proposed combined Masters Degree Program in Elementary and Secondary Education at Indiana University, South Bend, were elicited in personal interviews, group meetings, written responses, and telephone conversations. Responses and questions are summarized according to the format of the program description under…

This document is the first in a multi-document final report on the Multi-Disciplinary Program in Educational Research conducted at the University of Pittsburgh, September 1972 to August 1974. Part one of this document gives a brief overview of the entire final report, describing the three products emerging from the program (student growth,…

This document is designed to help state directors/coordinators become more knowledgeable about needs assessment in career education, particularly in reference to States' application for Federal assistance. The following topics are discussed in separate sections: What needs assessment is; who should be included in a needs assessment of career…

The purpose of evaluating the orientation program at the University of Texas at Austin was to provide information which would aid the orientation unit in the Office of the Dean of Students in establishing new programs and revising programs already in existence. In the summer of 1974, a total of 4,550 students participated in the survey, which…

Provided is the description of a program planning and assessment process model which is technically based on multi-variate analysis and can be used to evaluate special education programs. The model is noted to be divided into four sections: (1) specification of program objectives, (2) pre-assessment procedures, (3) evaluation methodology, and (4)…