This invitational conference examined some of the problems of measurement and evaluation in the inner city. Both the traditional tools and techniques of measurement in evaluation are being questioned, particularly by ghetto community members. Thus, a need was seen for clearly justifying the existence of testing and research efforts and enlisting…

A 3-year curriculum development project was conducted in one senior and three junior high schools to test an innovative homemaking program which would: (1) achieve the broad home economics objectives, (2) improve attitudes toward home economics, (3) assist in the development of critical thinking and independent study habits, (4) develop…

This 4-part document provides an overview of educational evaluation. Part I outlines the problems in educational evaluation, distinguishing between evaluations of student performance (objective attainment) and those of system operation (cost-effectiveness). Part II reviews existing practices in educational evaluation, focusing on the evaluation of…

Designed as a guideline for secondary schools, postsecondary vocational technical schools, adult programs, and 2-year colleges, this material should be of assistance to all persons responsible for implementing and administering new and on-going programs in agricultural education. Preparation of the guidelines was initiated at a national Office of…

The project here reported was conceived as a two-year effort involving analysis, interpretation, and dissemination. Its first year was funded to permit comprehensive, in-depth, comparative study of selected public school Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in six metropolitan areas. The purpose was to utilize field research methods to construct a…

Three basic questions concerning preschool education are discussed using information derived from research in early childhood education through 1963-1971. The questions are: (1) Does preschool education make a difference in later school performance of disadvantaged children? (2) If preschool education does make a difference, does it matter which…

The boundaries of knowledge and performance capabilities of instructional films are extending outward, but largely in directions that are somewhat neglected in the professional literature. The use of instructional films is expanding rapidly in volume. Miniaturization of film and projection equipment has been developed, functions of films in…

Aiming at the comprehension of schools as social, political, economic, and cultural systems, this book suggests that education does not constitute a separate academic discipline but is dependent upon the social sciences for its elucidation and for its comparative study. The book emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches within four social sciences…

In the most narrow sense, compensatory education has failed; most Title I programs which seek to improve achievement have no discernible effect. This is apparently a result of the fact that the programs seek to provide for disadvantaged students more of the school resources which have never been found to affect the achievement of advantaged…

Prepared for staff of the Enrichment of Teacher and Counselor Competencies in Career Education (ETC) Project but of use to local school personnel in developing K-6 career education programs, this annotated bibliography contains career education materials found through a review of research reports, articles in professional journals, and…

This booklet of teaching suggestions, obtained during a 1-day brainstorming session with 12 North Dakota Vocational teachers, is based on a research project which sought to identify the concepts and instruction that are common in secondary vocational courses. Following a brief summary of the research project, which includes the procedures and…

To identify the concepts and instruction that are common in secondary vocational courses, a questionnaire was developed which consisted of 91 concepts/ideas grouped into these categories: (1) elements of educational programs, (2) the worker: benefits and obligations, (3) the worker as a person, family member, and consumer, (4) getting a job, (5)…

This report asserts that a large minority of students are not only disinterested in their education but are beginning to actively reject the education that they are being offered. The problem is particularly acute for students of the working class or minority groups. This study investigated whether there are differences among city high schools,…

This report represents a research design oriented toward a descriptive and analytical treatment of selected data pertaining to the development, operation, and evaluation of the Park Four-Quarter Plan; covers a 3-year period (the school years 1969-70, 70-71, and 71-72); and gives a brief background covering the development of the program. Study…

The current paradox between the increasing interest in the utilization of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and the decreasing financial support from the Federal Government is briefly surveyed in the introduction of this annotated bibliography. The author also discusses the major problems that are now prevalent in CAI utilization: the lack of…