This report analyzes enrollment figures at the Sunnyvale Center, one of the De Anza College Extended Campus satellite sites, from fall 1977 to spring 1978 in order to establish a course charting model that allows for historical consistency in examining course, instructor, and site success. In addition, the report reviews the operation and growth…

The proceedings of the conference on outstanding research and curriculum activities conducted by the various State research coordinating units opens with William W. Stevenson's brief examination of alternative research efforts. The remainder of the first half of the document consists of abstracts of the 15 presentations at the conference sessions…

The Home Learning Center (HLC) Project, a combination of research and demonstration containing phases of basic research, material development and field testing of materials and delivery system, began in 1968 as a longitudinal investigation of a home-oriented approach to intervention in the lives of very young children which might enhance their…

The Fargo Public School System has completed a three-year project on a Planning-Programming-Budgeting-Evaluation System (PPBES). The two major purposes of this project were to develop a model for PPBES and to implement this system in the school district operation. Project activities included work in all four of the PPBES phases. The planning stage…

The SRI Classroom Observation Instrument (COI) was used in evaluating the instructional models being tested by nine Follow Through (FT) sponsors in Spring 1971. The SRI COI has three major parts: a section for describing the physical environment, a Classroom Checklist, and a Five-Minute Observation Form. The principal question which the evaluation…

A mode of operation that is currently being utilized for research and development activities in a nontraditional college environment is presented. The program described is in the content area of mathematics of life insurance. The students for whom the materials were developed are adults in insurance and related professions who are engaged in…

In September 1962, the State Board of Education initiated a broad annual study of the academic achievement and scholastic aptitude of West Virginia public schools called the State-County Testing Program. The results of this program in Region II West Virginia schools for 1965-66 - 1969-70 are analyzed to: 1) identify discernable trends; 2) find any…

This document presents performance-oriented, general objectives, intended as guidelines for writing specific objectives for vocational and technical teacher education curriculums. These general objectives are based on an extensive enumeration and analysis of important pedogogical performance requirements for teachers of conventional vocational…

A systematic study of the composition and dispersement of Title I projects assigned to elementary schools in Philadelphia was conducted. Categorical variables were identified from four major derived variables (program density code, school aggregate fund, pupil service component, achievement-growth differential score) and four major demographic…

Described in this report are the findings from a Kentucky state-wide study of the perceptions of vocational educators, special educators, and vocational rehabilitation workers concerning vocational programming for the handicapped. Numerous tables depict and compare agency ratings regarding the importance and present status of the following…

This study highlights the value of leveraging department resources in principal preparation program resources to achieve multiple teaching and program review goals. In this study, masters degree candidates participated in all aspects of the evaluation of the Department of Educational Administration and Counseling. As consumers they already had a…

This final report describes a federally-funded project that was designed to provide a model for service delivery to severely physically involved infants and their families living in the highly rural area of West Alabama. The project developed and refined an eclectic treatment approach known as Developmental Physical Management Techniques (DPMT).…

SchoolNet is a Canadian national program designed to link electronically 300 schools in order to provide access to communications and information technology. Thirty schools in Alberta were selected as pilot sites to develop projects in science, mathematics, or technology which could use resources that enhance student learning experiences. The…

This report presents an evaluation of family preservation programs in Kentucky, New Jersey, and Tennessee, and a county program in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Key goals of these programs were reducing foster care placement, maintaining child safety, and improving family functioning. The statewide programs employed the Homebuilders program…

This guide is intended to give workforce investment boards (WIBs) a practical framework for overseeing the performance of one-stop career centers. The introduction presents background information on a proposed quality assurance framework and the guide's format and development. The first two sections explain the importance of quality assurance to…