Planners in the metropolitan institution must consider its special and vital relationship with the urban milieu and especially with nontraditional students. Program planning must include a design for systematic evaluation. (Author/LBH)

Addresses problems associated with biology fieldwork and the teaching of ecology. Points out the need for the development of an objective approach in evaluating the effectiveness of fieldwork exercises. Reports on the evaluation of concept education by transect exercises. (ML)

In 1983, Massachusetts passed a law mandating that developmentally disabled students applying to state colleges and universities did not have to take standardized admission tests. An evaluation of the law's effectiveness and implementation indicates that other states should consider possible ramifications and confer with all concerned parties…

Describes a 1984 report from the Rand Corporation that studied teacher evaluation practices. Problems revealed include lack of resolve and competence in principals, resistance or apathy of teachers, inconsistent evaluation practices between schools, and inadequate training for evaluators. (TE)

This article presents a conceptual framework for examining the design and implementation of teacher evaluation processes in school organizations. Research on teaching, organizational behavior, and policy implementation suggests that different educational and organizational theories underlie various teacher evaluation models. (Author/BW)

A skeptical analysis of the practical possibilities is presented. Methods considered include: student ratings, independent observer ratings, student outcomes, impressionistic data, and self-evaluation. The author is pessimistic about the effectiveness of any of these. (LBH)

Noting that child advocates are increasingly implementing monitoring projects to track the status of former welfare families and are using the findings to inform their agendas, policymakers, and the general public, this issue brief introduces monitoring strategies and suggests issues for consideration in designing a monitoring project. Monitoring,…

Describes some of the activities which surrounded and influenced one instance of educational policy making at the State level in a recent assessment of public schools in Michigan. (DE)

Author explores the continuing problem of an adequate approach to teacher evaluation and suggests a procedure which he has found to be quite satisfactory. (Editor)

Describes aspects of school organization that inhibit and those that facilitate the development of humaneness among three primary client groups of the school: students, citizens in the community, and school employees. (JH)

The author defines criterion-referenced (CRT) and norm-referenced (NRT) tests, considers current objections to each, and distinguishes their appropriate uses: CRTs for pupil diagnosis and instruction and NRTs for surveying achievement in a long-term evaluation context. Part of a theme issue on student assessment. (SJL)

The last decade has seen an increase of interest in early identification of children with potential learning and behavior problems. In the present report, the purposes of early screening are delineated and selected arguments against preschool identification and intervention programs described. Arguments favoring the early screening of preschoolers…