Each of four segments (reaction, learning, behavior, and results) in the process for evaluating training programs is analyzed in terms of evidence versus proof of program effectiveness. (EM)

Clients were asked to state and rate severity of their presenting problem at the initial interview. A follow-up questionnaire allowed a self-report measure of change (as compared to satisfaction) to be constructed, used to assess the counseling service. Presented at the meeting of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, Chicago, April…

The author, herself a president's wife, made a study that shows today's wives beginning to resist the imposition of 50-plus hours a week of official activities with no consideration of their own personal goals. (Author)

A survey of patients in one medical center family practice residency looked at patient satisfaction in terms of: adequacy of explanations and time spent with the physician, comfort in expressing concerns about the teaching program, attitudes toward the teaching program, and availability of their physician. (MSE)

Seventy medical school faculty at seven institutions who had taken a sabbatical leave were interviewed about their experience, and 15 who were eligible but had not taken a sabbatical were asked their reasons for abstaining. Presabbatical planning was emphasized as the key to a satisfying sabbatical. (Author/MLW)

Reviews research findings concerning the perceived value of the interaction between the accreditation visiting team and the faculty of the visited school. Reveals that the interaction was a highly valued part of the evaluation process, with time for interaction and the personal qualities of the team members affecting the success of the…

Shows how qualitative evaluation may be used to analyze outcomes and describe elements of an outdoor experience that made it valuable to women participants. Reports 22 participants in 5-day Womens' Week Program sponsored by Madison (Wisconsin) Girl Scout Council met needs for self-understanding, personal growth, and recreation. (NEC)

The third in a series of the Journal of Educational Techniques and Technologies surveys showcasing state-of-the-art learning laboratory systems. Distributor and end users of this system answer questions about its features and use. Distributor responses are in interview form; end users' responses are in tabular form. (Author/LMO)

Students' perceptions of their field placements rarely are taken into account in the literature on field practicum and supervision. This survey of master's program students at a southern university examines factors associated with student satisfaction with field agency, field instructor, and field learning. (Author/MH)

Undergraduate college students (N=40) were asked to rate their reactions to using the DISCOVER II microcomputer career guidance system and the Self-Directed Search. The majority of the participants preferred the DISCOVER II as a vocational exploration program. (Author)

Examines the relationships between selected student characteristics and measures of perceived campus and support service satisfaction of disabled students enrolled in three Missouri community colleges. Reveals that students' satisfaction with the college in general was correlated with their use of specific campus services. (DMM)

The 1983 Survey of Resident Physicians conducted by the American Medical Association was used to seek quantitative evidence of the nature and extent of problems incurred by residents in their training. Characteristics of dissatisfied residents were identified, and the effects of specific features of residencies on resident dissatisfaction were…

This study sought to determine the relative importance of values and learning preferences for educational satisfaction and to examine differences in value and learning preferences among undergraduate and graduate occupational therapy students and undergraduate physical therapy students. Graduates emphasized social values and abstract learning;…

Presents a model for structuring teacher workshops and discusses its implications for teaching methods used, duration of sessions, participation of those in attendance, and role changes of everyone involved. Based on Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, this rationale for workshop structure explains each workshop stage to participants. (MBR)

A study of external degree program students' participation in and attitudes toward their programs used Cross's Chain-of-Response model to examine future goal orientation, anticipated educational benefits, attitudes toward prior learning, program barriers, and program supports. Important variables are discussed. (MSE)