Strategies and systems for evaluating educational programs are detailed in an attempt to fulfill the need for a centralized evaluation capability. Since a fundamental prerequisite for program evaluation is a statement of the objectives of the educational system, a set of system goals is proposed. These goals would provide a framework of criteria…

The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the success of the Los Angeles Women's Job Corps Center in helping girls rise out of poverty by improving their attitudes and economic status. A second objective is to estimate the cost of each service provided to a girl. Based on comparisons of outcomes among girls as individuals rather than groups,…

This document presents statistical data with evaluative commentary on the various aspects and activities of the Clark County, Nevada, Title 1, ESEA Project. The activities evaluated include: (1) social experiences for language development, (1a) summer extension of social experiences for language development, (2) bilingual language development…

This investigation had as its objective to collect relevant information in a systematic fashion concerning the actual, implemented four-quarter program. The investigators sought to identify what was currently operational in cooperating metropolitan school systems and to assess the degree to which the operational four-quarter plan meets the…

The needs of students in the public schools of Colorado are reviewed in a report that contains two types of information: (1) descriptions of some educational outcomes commonly desired in Colorado, as found in statements of goals and objectives; and (2) descriptions of student performance on the assessment inventory given in the spring of 1971.…

The purpose of this field study was to determine the effect of using achievement motivation simulations on the vocational development of high school students. Two hundred 10th grade students from four Washington, D. C. schools were randomly divided into a control and an experimental population. The control population remained in the regular…

An attempt to direct the attention of the public school to the measurable dimensions of the affective domain is reported. A seven-step plan is provided for implementing an educational program in the affective domain: Step 1, evaluator develops and states affective goals; Step 2, evaluator determines appropriate behavioral objectives to measure…

The relative efficiency of various manpower programs as seen through cost-benefit analysis is assessed, and the contribution that cost-benefit analysis has made in evaluating manpower programs is discussed, taking into account a variety of methodologies presented in different studies. Vocational rehabilitation appears to yield the highest…

The purpose of this report is to provide information on the findings of the evaluation of Project Inspire, a compensatory education program at Francis Junior High School, D.C., aimed at overcoming deficiencies in reading, writing, arithmetic, oral expression, and other academic areas. Review of documents, formal and informal interviews,…

An addendum to the final evaluation report (ED 130 950) of a senior high school Humanistic Studies Program is presented. The program was begun in the 1972-73 school year at Woodson High School, Washington, D.C. The program purpose was to provide interdisciplinary academic and cultural experiences to students in grades 10-12 in art, music, history,…

Ghana first received Peace Corps assistance in 1961 (the first country in the world to receive volunteers) and since then volunteer strength has fluctuated from between 185 to 415 (presently 179). Secondary education has been the major thrust in programing until recently when Peace Corps/Ghana (PC/G) shifted its emphases to agriculture and rural…

The third-party evaluation description, data and conclusions are presented for the third year of the Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) career education project. The evaluation sought to identify those parameters of career education (CE) that are exemplary and feasible for long term incorporation within the school system. Two major…

The Pontiac Adult-Student Learning (PALS) Program's three years of operation are described in this report. (The primary goal of the project was to broaden the career horizons and aspirations of students in Pontiac's (Michigan) two high schools through an instructional program which would include student work experience through cooperative efforts…

This document is arranged in three parts. Part I reviews the local educational agencies' (LEA's) Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs for fiscal year 1975. This review includes the following sections: program achievements in reading and mathematics for the regular term and for the summer term, statistical overview of Title I…

The data contained in this document, summarized from local educational agencies' (LEAs') reports, provide an overview of the descriptive characteristics of the projects at the statewide level. During fiscal year 1975, 796 projects approved by the New York State Education Department were conducted in 725 districts. There were 512,755 reported…