This report was written as part of the sponsor evaluation of the Educational Development Center (EDC) Open Education Follow Through Program under a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. In this study four groups of adults (teachers, aides, administrators, and parents) who are involved with the growth and development of children in the EDC…

This report was written as part of the sponsor evaluation of the Educational Development Center (EDC) Open Education Follow Through Program under a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. In this study four groups of adults (teachers, aides, administrators, and parents) who are involved with the growth and development of children in the EDC…

Intended to assist administrators in the planning, management, and utilization of evaluation, this guidebook is designed as an introduction and supplement to other evaluation materials for bilingual education programs being developed under federal sponsorship, including evaluation models for Title VII projects. General information is provided on…

Describes how the School of Practical Nursing illustrates CETA's success in the Columbus public school system. Illustrates the roles of the city, the school, and the CETA prime sponsor. A section on program evaluation is also included. (CT)

Discusses the implementation, goals, program components, and intended evaluation procedures of Teen-Link, a health promotion disease prevention program for inner-city disadvantaged youths in Durham, North Carolina. (BB)

THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS ANTIDELINQUENCY SCHOOL PROGRAMS WAS STUDIED USING A SAMPLE OF 1,634 YOUTHS, 17 YEARS OF AGE. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE SAMPLE WERE YOUTHS REFERRED TO JUVENILE COURT IN 1964-65, AND 20 PERCENT WERE WITHOUT COURT RECORDS. DATA ABOUT THESE YOUTHS WERE OBTAINED FROM SCHOOL RECORDS. INFORMATION FROM THE 1960 CENSUS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD…

This guide presents a framework that identifies what a home, school, and community partnership can do to help families thrive as they experience change and their young children grow. The guide explains how connections among home, school, and community enable families to move from setting to setting with ease and build on their previous experience.…

The document contains a six-page self-evaluation instrument by which teachers involved in career education programs can rate themselves on the degree to which they have promoted school/business/community cooperation in career education. The evaluation instrument is prefaced by a brief paper explaining the career education concept and the…

While significant progress has occurred over the past several years regarding the expansion of the quantity and quality of after-school opportunities, the ambitious idea of "after-school for all" remains a distant goal. In this commentary, we push beyond some of the numbers to take a close look at questions related to access and equity,…

This guide provides a model for an internship program for high school seniors in citizenship and government. Based on a program used in Oregon for eight years, the model can be incorporated into existing high school civics courses to enrich student learning of civics and government. The purpose of the model program is to place seniors as interns…