A project was conducted to expand the career horizons of young women and young men, with particular emphasis on the increasing options for women. The first activity completed was a comprehensive report on the employment trends of women and the implications of those trends for women's participation in vocational education programs. A curriculum…

A project was conducted which focused on the development of viable, competency-based materials, including a user's guide, for the inservice training and improvement of local level vocational education administrators. The project objectives were accomplished in four phases: the development of a needs assessment instrument which revealed (1) task…

A two-year research activity was undertaken to develop an individualized curriculum delivery system for competency-based vocational education. Foci of the research were the development of a theoretical framework for the delivery system; identification of components and processes of the system; and development of validated criteria to be used in…

This paper presents a discussion of issues raised in the evaluation of Project Follow Through reported by Abt Associates. The paper suggests that many of the problems inherent in the design of both the program and the evaluation stem from the underlying assumption that one educational model could be found which would best alleviate the educational…

Reviews contributions British universities make to the improvement of learning and teaching in the schools, explains why a study of these contributions is timely, and identifies some of the problems and issues that confront the further development of this work. (Author/CK)

Examines the national status of community college program approval procedures as revealed by a survey of community college coordinators in 42 states, and presents an analysis of attitudes of chief academic officers in New Jersey where the question of program approval and regionalization is being investigated. (AYC)

Praises the efforts to develop a national standards for civics and government. However, discovers serious shortcomings in the current product. Claims that the current standards blur important distinctions and contain a number of factual errors. Recommends reducing the conceptual outlines and increasing illustrative cases and texts. (MJP)

Intended as a reference for California community college faculty and staff in the development and revision of program review processes, this report provides background information on program review in the state, a summary of relevant legislation and regulations, and recommendations for developing a program review process. Following introductory…

This report details the overall results of Chapter 1 programs, results by superintendency for 1988-89, and school-by-school summary statistics in math and attendance. The Chapter 1 funded Math Skills Program provides remediation in mathematics to eligible high school students. Students enrolled in the Math Skills program may receive a full year of…

The National Diffusion Network (NDN) is a federally funded system that makes exemplary educational programs available for use by schools, colleges, and other institutions. This publication contains information describing the science education programs currently in the NDN, along with procedural information on how to access these programs. The…

Educational programs and evaluations which were submitted to the Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), in order to be named validated programs, were studied to identify program characteristics associated with large versus small effect size. Effect size was calculated for 165 out of 232 submittals reviewed by JDRP from…

Louisiana's State-Funded Compensatory/Remedial Program requires two different evaluations: a study of the statewide program and local evaluations conducted by the 66 public school systems involved in the program. The State Education Agency (SEA) evaluation unit is responsible for (1) conducting the statewide evaluation and (2) exercising quality…

The purpose of this guide is to assist health care agencies and educational institutions to prepare an application for approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Health to train nursing aides for long-term care and home health agencies. Types of materials provided include definitions, a sample…

Papers summarizing evaluation efforts and results from four local education agency evaluation experts and one paper summarizing selected findings from U.S. Office of Career Education sponsored demonstration projects are presented in this monograph. The first paper describes two studies of the reading and mathematics achievement of fith grade Texas…

The District Facilitator Project assists local schools in improving their programs by disseminating information about Developer/Demonstrator projects and other resources of the National Diffusion Network; by helping schools identify their needs and select appropriate programs; by providing technical assistance and training for schools installing a…