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How can Title I evaluations be improved so that they are more likely to increase the impact of evaluation data on informed actions within the schools? An examination of evaluation practice leads to the conclusion that most LEA practitioners view Title I evaluation as externally imposed and primarily designed to serve state and federal needs. A…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs, Program Evaluation, Research Utilization
Cichon, Donald J.; And Others – 1981
A setting is described in which an evaluation was used with significant impacts on policies and programs. Some of those impacts are delineated, types of utilization employed by staff within the system are illustrated, and conditions under which the evaluation was conducted to obtain such a high level of use are discussed. In the 1979-80 school…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Information Utilization
Download full textAnderson, Judith I. – 1983
This paper reviews the role played by the Title I (now Chapter 1) Evaluation Technical Assistance Centers in providing technical assistance to state and local agencies. It presents (1) a legistative history; (2) the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) activities under Title I; (3) an evaluation of the TACs; (4) the legislative changes enacted by the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Program Evaluation
Alkin, Marvin C.; And Others
Naturalistic research methods were used to analyze five case studies of school program evaluations. Interviews were conducted with program personnel and evaluators for the five programs, which were funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Title III, or Title IV-C. Programs were: (1) Bayview: Project MORE, a program to improve…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Sjogren, Jane Huseby; Ames, Richard – 1978
This report describes resource use and program costs of the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs in thirteen demonstration local education agencies (LEAs) during 1975-76. This analysis provides a baseline for comparing data from later years when waivers were granted for compliance with Title I guidelines. This study is concerned…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Hansen, Joe B.; Oxford, Rebecca L. – 1979
A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of services offered by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory as a technical assistance center (TAC) to aid state departments of education and local school districts in implementing the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS). The data were also used to help establish priorities…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
