The Minnesota State High School League administers a program of competitive athletic, musical, speech, and dramatics activities at district, region, and state levels. The league is a voluntary association of 433 public and 49 private schools. This monograph reports on a study of the league in regard to two questions: (1) Are policy-making and…

Among the results of two complementary studies on the effectiveness of Arizona secondary vocational education were the following: (1) the vocational students were more satisfied with school than the nonvocational students; (2) the vocational students felt better prepared for work; (3) the 12th-grade nonvocational students scored significantly…

Apprehension about evaluating the use of computers in schools can be attributed to a variety of reasons, including the claim that evaluation discourages innovation and discovery. Powerful reasons, however, make evaluation at both regional and national levels desirable. By conceiving of evaluation as a formative, on-going process rather than as a…

This paper introduces and explores new counterpressures in educational governance, the central theme of this symposium. Drawing on research in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, but giving particular attention to Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, and the United States, this paper provides an…

This newsletter defines common law negligence, discusses recent trends in common law negligence, cites litigation, and establishes guidelines to assist school administrators in the avoidance of such tort action. The success or failure of a negligence suit most commonly turns on one of three factors: duty, breach of that duty, and proximate cause…

Since all Agency for International Development (AID) projects require an evaluation component, AID's emphasis on assistance to agriculture and rural development projects ensures a continuing need for skilled and expert personnel to evaluate those projects. Intended for potential AID project evaluators, this guide uses experience gained from field…

Arguing that user studies and performance measures provide two major approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of library services, this occasional paper presents an overview of the literature, examines the goals and approaches in user studies and performance measures, and provides suggestions for increasing the potential benefits of both by…

A cost-accounting system is described in which training costs are figured for each graduating class; the payoff point is reached when each graduate has returned in taxes the full amount of public funds invested in his training--within two and a half years, for a two-year training program. (Author/AJ)

The terminology associated with instructional accountability, instructional relevance, and benefits to society were considered in determining a more efficient and effective instructional program. (Author/RK)

Considered the advantages and disadvantages of implementing MBO in the community college. (RK)

University adult education departments should forego functions not directly related to adult education, thus concentrating their energies and resources; two of their main concerns should be the training of adult educators and the initiation of research into curriculum development, community development, and the effectiveness of teaching practice.…

Most secondary teachers lack the specific training necessary to assist their students with content reading deficiencies. This lack of preservice training can be overcome by a strong inservice effort. (Author/DN)

R. Reger maintains that public school administrators of special education programs have little or no input into special teacher training programs, supports his opinion with data from 28 practicing administrators in New York state, and gives reasons and solutions for the condition. (Author/MC)

Describes how one small school district developed performance objectives and wrote their own criterion-referenced reading tests to evaluate kindergarten and first grade children in a reading program supplimentally funded by the state. (TO)

If faculty are to interpret activities data collection and analysis as a positive means of reviewing their own accomplishments, assisting them in professional improvement, shedding light on load inequities, justifying financial reallocations and other things that are important to them, the data analysis process must reflect those concerns. (Author)