As part of a project designed to identify appropriate and feasible methods of evaluating vocational education, this essay provides a perspective for evaluating vocational education in terms of outcomes. The first of four sections provides a rationale for studying educational outcomes. Section 2 focuses on the nature and meaning of outcomes and the…

This paper deals with the systems approach to educational program improvement, which is an approach that allows teacher educators to plan and direct change in a systematic and systemic way. Instead of having to deal with problems one at a time, a systems approach allows one to solve several problems at the same time. This paper focuses on the…

Focusing primarily on test data from locally developed tests, the document presents results and an evaluation of the first year of a program developed for elementary grades at Dutemple School, Cranston, R. I. The first section discusses behavioral objectives and presents pre- and posttest results, grade by grade tabulated to show levels of…

The document is a copy of Public Law 93-508 enacted by the 93rd Congress, December 3, 1974 to amend title 38, United States Code. Cited as the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, it provides for: increased vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances, educational and training assistance allowances, and special allowances…

This training guide for evaluating vocational rehabilitation programs and services is designed for use by state vocational rehabilitation agencies in developing a system for evaluating either their overall program or specific aspects of it. The manual first addresses itself to the rationale for program evaluation, and then examines the evaluation…

This study examines the perceptions of professional and nonprofessional staff members concerning teacher roles within the therapeutic treatment team to determine individual teacher roles within the therapeutic treatment team and to compare any difference of individual teacher role perceptions between the two groups. Data was collected by means of…

Examined in this booklet concerning law enforcement agencies and minority recruitment efforts undertaken by them are: (1) official hurdles which must be surmounted by minority applicants, (2) minority recruitment programs being conducted in five major cities, and (3) recruitment practices of state police and fire departments. Recommendations for…

The major aim of this project was to develop dissemination packages for reading programs that had demonstrated effectiveness in improving reading achievement. The search involved a review of past research studies, computer stored abstracts, and library materials, as well as the obtaining of nominations from experts in the field and from the staff…

This supplement to the final report, "Identifying, Validating, and Multi-Media Packaging of Effective Reading Programs," was prepared for Right to Read for use in developing an effective plan for interesting potential users in examining and possibly adopting the validated, packaged programs. The six chapters in the document address key…

This guide is designed to stimulate career guidance program development. It provides an analysis of current information and organizes this information according to various program development areas. Ultimately, the guide is intended to help a school or community group design a career program tailored to its own needs. (Author/PC)

Vocational education in large urban areas is a key element in meeting the demands of economic, social, and technological change. The five major California urban centers included in this study are Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco. For each city, there is a report on the present program of vocational education at the…

This review has a section devoted to each of the following conference topics: Monographs, Film, Experiment Sequences, Computer-assisted Instruction, Designing a Unit of Instruction, and Toward New Solutions. Each section contains background discussion on the rationale, philosophy, and importance for improvements in the area being considered. The…

This study proposed to identify and report current programs of student follow-up at 16 Illinois and 24 non-Illinois public junior colleges. Plans and recommendations are given for improving follow-up programs in Illinois. The author concluded that (1) the purpose of follow-up is to evaluate and improve the institution's performance; (2)…

A study of compensatory education programs in written composition was conducted in ten Florida public community colleges during the winter and spring of 1970. A major purpose of the study was to establish a data base from which a model could be developed that might improve the effectiveness of these programs. The existing programs at the colleges…

The St. Louis Board of Education found that too few students were willing to transfer to the centrally located O'Fallon Technical High School because of ties with neighborhood schools and because of the high percentage of Negro students attending O'Fallon. To solve these problems the Board received a 3-year Title III grant to institute a new…