The study of the Functional Literacy Program in India encountered problems of opposition to evaluation, inappropriate respondents, and difficulties in contacting participants, which point to changes that should be made in the evaluation methods. (SK)

The article describes an evaluation procedure that observes the child's ability to use specific learning strategies. By extending on and manipulating initial responses, the procedures help determine the amount of interaction needed to influence a child's performance and identify the kinds of instructional interactions that exercise control over…

The article proposes an evaluation plan for gifted and talented programs that includes effective evaluation of program objectives as well as a matrix approach to assemble evaluation data. (CL)

The Child Welfare League of America surveyed the structured methods used by agencies to measure case outcome. The findings indicate a need to develop improved measures of effectiveness. Criteria for measures suitable to meet acountability requirements and problems in outcome measurement are discussed. (Author/RH)

The benefits of wilderness camping for juvenile delinquents are explored. (JD)

A checklist is provided for development and implementation of a health education curriculum. (JD)

A statistically proper method for evaluating change in cardiorespiratory performance as a function of experimental condition is presented.(JD)

Outlines several issues that distinguish studies and projects that have incorporated a cost-effectiveness analysis perspective from those that have not. (Author)

Evaluates the effects of a management development program in which women administrators, professionals, and supervisors received training for upward career mobility. Assertiveness and attitudes toward women significantly improved for administrators and professionals but significantly declined for the supervisors. (Author/IRT)

Eight programs which perform iterative partitioning cluster analysis were analyzed in terms of versatility of options, accuracy, and cost. It was not possible to recommend any one program because of the variability in programs and the lack of knowledge about iterative partitioning methods. (Author/MH)

A flexible, field-oriented approach to teacher education evaluation is presented. (MM)

A 19-step general evaluation model is described through its four stages: identifying problems, prescribing program solutions, evaluating the operation of the program, and evaluating the effectiveness of the model. The role of the evaluator in decision making is also explored. (RAO)

Methods for evaluating school health programs are outlined. (JD)

Discusses developments in program evaluation, suggests ways these may be used to develop the English curriculum, and suggests ways to improve evaluation. (DD)

The article reviews career education proposals of the Field Initiated Studies (FIS) program of the Research Projects Branch, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. (SBH)