The Technical Assistance Development System--TADS (a project to provide technical assistance to personnel implementing programs for preschool handicapped children and their families) conducted an evaluation of three technical assistance needs assessment strategies during 1979-80. The three strategies were: (1) on-site--conducted by a trained needs…

This guide is intended for professionals, laypersons, funding agents and others involved in planning and delivering local prevention services. Chapter 1 defines prevention, and differentiates between prevention strategies and programs targeted toward individuals or to general populations. Program evaluation and evaluation research are defined and…

The purpose of this study was to determine if students presently attending continuation schools believed that their classes have helped them to achieve educational objectives specified for continuation education in California. (Author/RK)

Authors described various theories and methods of evaluation, as well as issues of procedure. (Editor /RK)

The final report describes the Cantalician Center for Learning's Family/Infant Program, a 3 year demonstration project to enhance the growth and well being of developmentally disabled and at risk infants by helping family members become more effective caregivers and teachers. The first section covers the target population, provides a brief…

A reading program evaluation was conducted by the school district of Eugene, Oregon, during the 1976-1977 school year. Three major questions were to be answered: (1) Are the district's elementary reading programs effective according to the district's reading scope and sequence? (2) What makes effective programs effective? (3) If programs are not…

Florida Junior College at Jacksonville has developed a Community Survey process that provides information needed for adequate communication between community and college. A step-by-step description of the survey process is provided, beginning with the setting of objectives and ending with a summary of results. The objectives of the survey were to…

An outcome of a study of adult basic education programs initiated three years ago by the Columbia University Center of Adult Education, the evaluation guide with its step-by-step instructions can be used for both formative and summative evaluations of adult basic education programs. Background research involved in this publication included direct…

The certificate and diploma programs in seven 2-year colleges of New York State were studied to determine conditions under which such programs succeed and to advise other 2-year colleges of the feasibility of operating such programs or modifications of such programs. Specific objectives of the study were: (1) to view certificate and diploma…

An overview of educational evaluation theory in general, and its formative phase in specific, is presented. Educational evaluation is defined as are its formative and summative phases and its classifications of external and internal evaluation. Each phase and classification are discussed largely in the context of formative evaluation. In addition,…

What line managers want most from trainers is proof of a training investment pay-off, and techniques are offered to help trainers measure the organizational return on training. (Author/AJ)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been subject to the criticism of all parties involved in the regulation of the safety of consumer products. Evaluates the Commission's performance, examining both the sources of the Commission's regulatory problems and the extent to which recent amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Act will solve…

Program theory and implementation process theory contribute, respectively, to specifying the what and the why of program delivery. This article discusses the relationship between these two theories and the types of data collection methods that can be derived from each in order to contribute to more comprehensive evaluation designs. (JAZ)

A methodology for developing clinical/research assessment tools, training interviewers, and continuously assessing interrater reliability is discussed. Data from a multisite national evaluation of long-term health care programs (i.e., the Social/Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) for elderly clients) are used. Focus is on providing research…

Background: For more than 30 years since 1972, the Government of Japan has contributed funds to UNESCO for implementation of the Mobile Training Team (MTT) projects. The MTT assists Member States enhance their capacity in development oriented educational innovation through intra-country study visits, training courses, workshops and technical…