A personal evaluation of OCLC's overall impact and performance, from a managerial viewpoint, with special suggestions for handling current problems, especially governance. (Author/KP)

Discusses strategies for handling those who don't respond to mail questionnaires so that evaluation results are generalizable and valid. (JOW)

The use of a legal model of a trial as a method of evaluation is discussed. The paper describes procedures of a seminar convened to plan a trial of the preliminary examination procedure used in a doctoral program in clinical and community psychology. (Author/RW)

An evaluation of the 4 x 4 block schedule in effect at Cleveland High School and East Side High School, both in the Cleveland, Mississippi School District was conducted during the 2001 spring semester at the request of the associate superintendent of the school district. Multiple sources of data were identified, and data were collected during the…

This proposal describes a framework and strategy for evaluating the impact of World Bank Institute (WBI) programs. Each section details a relevant aspect of the evaluation strategy and framework, their goals and strategies, and how they relate to the broader goals and mission of the WBI and the World Bank. The evaluation proposal focuses on WBI…

Peace education refers to formal school-based and informal community education programs that teach about the dangers of violence and alternatives to violence. This paper explains some problems associated with the evaluation of peace education programs. These problems include analyzing the multifaceted causes of violence and the complexities of…

Describes the Family Reception Center Program of Brooklyn, New York, with emphasis on the evaluation procedures that are built into the program. (DP)

A historical review of the activities of the Central Board of Workers Education in training education officers, worker teachers, and workers, between 1958 and 1968. Workers Education Programme has made a tangible impact on trained workers and has been useful to the trade union organizations, management, and society at large. (PT)

Presents 13 key questions to be answered in evaluating a system of operator training, a programed text, a film, an application of closed-circuit television, or any other training method. (EB)

The principles of method development and assessment that have resulted from a long-range project at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory to create new methods for program evaluation are summarized. (Author/AL)

The variety of evaluation activities reflects the particular organizational and management concepts of the Department's components, their individual needs for information to be gained from evaluation, and the necessity to integrate their evaluation activities with their research, planning, and programmatic efforts. (Author/RL)

Organizational development (OD) and its future are discussed. Examines database implications about OD's applications. Reports an effort to transcend the limitations of the literature, based on a very intensive search for OD applications in both business and government contexts. (CT)