A study was conducted to determine whether five factors characteristic of effective elementary schools were also characteristic of four high quality children's centers in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Investigation also attempted to ascertain how the factors were operationalized at these centers. Specifically, the five factors were (1)…

A study reviewed the progress of the 1978 Management by Objectives (MBO) and other management effectiveness programs initiated in Texas state agencies, 10 years after implementation. Questionnaires were distributed to a 25% random sample of executives, middle managers, and first level supervisors across the 11 largest state agencies. Over 1,700…

A 52-point questionnaire was developed to evaluate the success of each of 270 device/client matches at the Technical Resource Centre in Calgary, Alberta. The center provides physically handicapped persons with any of over 200 devices in the areas of communication, mobility, environmental control, and computer evaluation. The first questionnaire…

An evaluation was made of the PhoneFriend program at State College, Pennsylvania--an after-school phone-in service designed as a "friend-in-need" outreach service for children 5 through 13 years of age. The evaluation specifically investigated the extent to which PhoneFriend provided information and support to children at home alone after school…

The study investigated perceptions of student participants (N=97 ) and their parents (N=80) in the "Mini-Course Enrichment Program," a 1-week program for gifted secondary students offered each spring by two universities in Ottawa, Canada. A questionnaire which examined the areas of achievement, career aspirations, and…

Telephone interviews were conducted with key individuals in each of the 50 states to gather information on both the most successful and the least successful technology-based educational projects at the elementary and secondary levels in each state. The survey was designed to elicit information on the following: (1) the instructional needs…

This four-part book shows how teachers, counselors, directors, and administrators can assess and evaluate their mathematics and science programs. The examples provided are drawn primarily from programs for women, but the methodology is generalizable to interventions for various populations. The two chapters in part I give an overview of the…

The Wisconsin Program for the Renewal and Improvement of Secondary Education (WRISE) was a research and development project conducted from 1977 through 1981. WRISE had four components: (1) 10 comprehensive objectives, each with related enabling objectives; (2) a six-step improvement process; (3) printed and audiovisual materials for local school…

Described in this discussion are the development and implementation of a curriculum on aging for first- through sixth-grade students. The purpose of the "On Growing Older" curriculum was to help children develop a deeper awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the aging process and to encourage appreciation of contributions made to society by…

This report compares the effectiveness of two microcomputer based career guidance systems that are gaining widespread acceptance--the System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI), produced by the Educational Testing Service, and DISCOVER, produced by the American College Testing Program. Both systems are designed to lead the user through…

In order to identify continuing education student characteristics, learning goals, and program satisfaction in the San Mateo County Community College District, a random sample of continuing education classes were surveyed in three district colleges in fall, 1976. From the 2,093 respondents, the typical adult education student emerged as 25 years…

The third year assessment (1975-1976) of the Massachusetts Right to Read Effort consisted of evaluations from participants in regional training workshops and from local school systems. Generally favorable reaction to the program was noted, although the local school systems noted some weak areas. As a result of these and other evaluations, fifteen…

Designed to meet the information needs of arts educators who function as managers of programs, projects, or other administratively definable units in local or state education agencies, this guidebook synthesizes the experiences from four regional workshops held in 1978-79 to address project documentation, evaluation, and dissemination. Topics…

In June 1979, a study was conducted to determine to what extent William Rainey Harper College's (WRHC's) varsity athletic program attracted new students and to determine the impact of the program on its participants. All 232 students who participated in varsity athletics during 1978-79 were surveyed regarding their principal reason for enrolling…

Intended to provide an overview of the approaches that have been developed to collect data for environmental education, this publication presents sample pages from over 50 instruments used in evaluation and needs assessment studies. Provided for each entry is a reference so that a complete copy of the instrument may be obtained. Examples are…