The major purposes of this evaluation were to: (1) assess the effectiveness of the Individual Referral (IR) program in providing training in broadening occupational choices and in making institutional training available to enrollees in areas where class-size projects are not feasible; (2) develop comparable data on such items as trainee…

The El Salvadoran educational reform policy called for a major revamping of previous educational goals and objectives. The basic questions of how these new goals might be achieved have been resolved through major administrative restructuring and by embarking upon the widespread use of educational technology, instructional television (ITV) playing…

In 1970, boarding school enrollments were leveling off and inflationary tremors beginning to register in the financial seismographs of most schools. Recently, the school survival issue has begun to emerge as a subject for serious open debate and private speculation. This handbook advances the ideas that for shortrun survival, many schools will…

The education program of Northeast High School is based on the philosophy that education should be an experience in which students control some of their own learning experiences and learn how to handle them. This report describes modular scheduling, student achievement, and student and teacher attitudes toward modular scheduling. In a survey of…

This volume, part of the interim report on the National Home Start Evaluation, includes cost of the 16 Home Start projects and outcome data from the six summative sites. Findings and recommendations are presented on the intra-project cost-effectiveness of Home Start and the cost-effectiveness of Home Start as a Head Start option. Home Start, a…

This report examines the data processing services provided to Eugene (Oregon) School District 4J by the Oregon Total Information System (OTIS) and provides recommendations to the district administration to aid policy-making and planning in the area of computer services. The report focuses primarily on the use of the computer for management…

This article discusses four basic types of cost analysis methods in educational evaluation. The results of a national survey of all evaluation units in state departments of education are reported. Evidence on the amount and types of cost analysis activities done for evaluation purposes in state education agencies is provided. (DWH)

Describes the German by Satellite program broadcast by Oklahoma State University to small rural high schools. Outlines school costs for program participation and equipment purchases. Lists program strengths and weaknesses identified in a survey of administrators in 30 participating schools. (SV)

Draws from the experiences of Brookhaven College in Texas to offer recommendations for establishing and operating an honors program at a community college. Presents guidelines regarding administrative organization, clerical needs, selection of qualified faculty, student eligibility requirements, program evaluation, and funding. (DMM)

Describes the growth and development of the first seven replications of the On Lok model operating as sites in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Comparisons among these sites and with On Lok are presented in the areas of organizational structure, client characteristics, approaches to case management, service delivery…

This program description, written for psychology curriculum developers and faculty, addresses the design, problems, and benefits of incorporating a respecialization course of study into the existing psychology clincial training program at the University of Massachusetts. An example of the individualized curriculum designed to meet the clinical and…

The objectives and accomplishments of the State-Level Information Base project are reviewed, and documents available to state-agency and other staff are summarized. The overall purpose of the project is to assist state-level planners and postsecondary education staff with their information needs, and to effectively match agency responsibilities…

This document records hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and its sub-committee on Nutrition. The hearings, dated March 15 and April 9, 1984, were conducted in order to evaluate and reauthorize the special supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), due to expire in 1984. Testimony…

The booklet briefly reviews and illustrates the kinds of evaluation efforts funders and policymakers may reasonably expect from providers of services to handicapped infants and their families. It outlines the aims and characteristics of (1) outcome evaluations to determine the effectiveness of service programs and (2) process evaluations to…

The booklet reviews and illustrates program evaluation methods that can be used by providers of services to handicapped infants and their families. It distinguishes between outcome evaluations to determine the effectiveness of service programs and process evaluations to describe the actual activities of service programs and their relation to…