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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1994
This report contains testimony regarding various proposals to reform and consolidate federal job training programs, with special attention to the provision, benefits, problems, and funding needs of the Job Corps program. Statements by the following individuals are presented: U.S. Senators from the states of Illinois, Vermont, Utah, Kansas, Iowa,…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Royce and Royce, Inc., Lancaster, PA. – 1994
This final report describes a staff development project designed to provide for the effective and statewide dissemination of significant current or previous Section 353 special demonstration projects in Pennsylvania. A panel of 8 literacy experts reviewed 65 special projects funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Counseling, Curriculum Development
Trovato, Charlene A.; And Others – 1993
An evaluation was conducted of a summer institute on assessment in adult literacy held at the University of Pittsburgh. The summer institute was designed to enable program administrators and instructors to hear experts in the field of adult assessment discuss, in depth, the issues that are common to all adult literacy providers. Participants had…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment
Tingling-Clemmons, Michele – 1991
In 1975, Congress established the School Breakfast Program, which gives federal funds to help schools provide morning meals to children. The Food Research and Action Center has worked to increase the number of schools participating in the program. This document is a handbook for organizing a school breakfast program at the local level. Chapters in…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Childrens Rights, Elementary Secondary Education
Louisville Univ., KY. School of Education. – 1990
During fiscal year 1990, the single parent/displaced homemaker project was monitored at the University of Louisville (Kentucky), and assistance was provided to the project directors. The method of inquiry and the results are discussed in this report. Communication with project directors was increased by visits from a technical assistant,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Displaced Homemakers
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1991
This study evaluates the Armed Forces Staff College's implementation of selected recommendations from the April 1989 report of the Panel on Military Education. In particular, this report discusses Phase II officer professional military education (PME) programs taught at the Joint and Combined Staff Officer School in Norfolk, Virginia. The study…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Gomez, Tom; Niss, David S. – 1992
In 1991-1992, the Montana state legislature's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Review Committee evaluated implementation of JTPA in Montana. The committee gathered background information on JTPA and state laws and programs implementing the federal programs and heard testimony on the plans and state job training programs. After 3 meetings, the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation
Weinbaum, Alexandra; And Others – 1992
The Youth Employment Program Assistance Project was a New York City initiative to demonstrate how employment training for out-of-school, economically disadvantaged youth can be made educationally vigorous. It involved four training programs with a few hundred students. The project focused on the following principles and goals: all learning…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Potential
Allum, Keith F. – 1993
A study examined the types of career guidance (CG) opportunities that exist for disadvantaged youth. The essential elements and potential benefits of CG were identified through an extensive review of career development literature. National survey research, meta-analysis, and individual program documentation and evaluations were reviewed to…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Bloom, Paula Jorde; And Others – 1991
Intended as a practical resource for early childhood center directors engaged in improving the overall quality of their programs, this guide details a comprehensive method for analyzing the different components of a program to increase the program's effectiveness, assists in diagnosing common organizational problems, and aids in selecting…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Emmons, Kathy D. – 1993
This study was conducted to identify the perceived needs regarding implementation of inhouse training at Northern Arizona Long Distance Corporation (NALD). Specifically, the study was conducted to evaluate whether current and proposed training programs were consistent with company training goals from employer and employee perspectives, to make…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Corporate Education, Employee Attitudes, Policy Formation
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1997
This volume contains the Educational Policy Review of Greece undertaken in 1995-96 at the request of the Greek authorities. The book contains two parts with 13 chapters. Part 1 provides the full text of the Background Report, prepared by the Greek authorities for the purpose of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Gorostiaga, Jorge M.; Paulston, Rolland G. – 1999
This paper examines new approaches to program evaluation and explores their possible utility in Latin American educational settings. Part 1 briefly discusses why new ideas for evaluating educational studies are needed. Part 2 examines seven new evaluative approaches as follows: (1) "Concept Mapping," a type of structural…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Wise, John – 1990
The Institutional Self-Assessment Measure (ISAM) is presented, which was designed to aid local agency program managers and staff members in planning and improving implementation of competency-based education (CBE) programs. It is a structured tool to be used with the support of a trained ISAM facilitator to enhance communication among staff…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Drummond, Robert J. – 1991
The purpose of the study described in this paper was to investigate how principals rated the competencies of beginning teachers in Florida who had graduated from the University of North Florida. The 1990-1991 study complies with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standard calling for teacher training institutions to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Excellence in Education
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