Funding of much creative effort to solve educational problems is riding on effective states needs assessment and, therefore, suggests a model for accountability as well as identification of cognitive and affective needs. Concepts for model constructs are several, including the learner's unique self-social system: the school and classroom with its…

This pamphlet is designed to inform the parents of disadvantaged elementary and secondary school students of the provisions of ESEA Title I, and of the possible abuses of Title I funds which might otherwise be allocated to the direct improvement of their children's education. Its contents include: parents' guide to ESEA Title I: what it is and…

This report, volume II of an indepth study of special levy problems in Washington State, represents the results of a study commission examination of finance and curriculum and contact with commission counterparts in the Federal Government, and a review of the work of other States. Included in this volume are (1) a funding formula simulation study…

This report, the result of five NSBA workshops on performance contracting, provides guidelines to assist school boards in meeting public demands for accountability. Part I explains the broad concept of accountability, describes the mechanics of a performance contract, and outlines a model approach for "turnkeying" a successfully…

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of systems analysis as applied to the development of a program evaluation plan. A brief review of selected concepts in evaluation theory (Lee J. Cronbach; Michael Scriven; Robert Stake; Daniel Stufflebeam), a description of general systems theory, the development of a…

The specific focus of this document is on the evolutionary development of the Neighborhood Educational Center Project supported under Title III, 1965 Elementary Secondary Act, which was marked by continual evaluation and appropriate modification. Application of the concepts of individualized instruction was one of the basic means by which the…

This speech outlines the purposes to be served by increased professional and lay participation in decisionmaking at school and systemwide levels. The author suggests (1) a committee structure designed to facilitate increased participation by professional and lay personnel, and (2) some methods for involving professional and lay personnel at both…

The development of criterion referenced self-concept and attitude toward school objectives and measures by the Instructional Objectives Exchange (IOX) is discussed. (AG)

The roles of each level of government, Federal, State, and local, in providing quality education and equal educational opportunity were studied. To determine the roles, the opinions of informed and concerned political and educational leaders were sought through the administration of a questionnaire and the holding of a conference. Through these…

This document is a general introduction to the nature, purposes, and potential uses of a critique series that deals with the development and evaluation of course goals in six subject matter areas for grades K-12. The series provides an initial pool of course-level goals that are expected to be of considerable value in assisting educators with goal…

The problems now confronting public education in the cities represent some of the major reasons for advocating the voucher system. This report identifies many of these problems, examines the concept of educational vouchers, and raises some policy and research issues that should be considered before such a system is tried. The author outlines a…

The El Salvadoran educational reform policy called for a major revamping of previous educational goals and objectives. The basic questions of how these new goals might be achieved have been resolved through major administrative restructuring and by embarking upon the widespread use of educational technology, instructional television (ITV) playing…

Six reports concerning design of an information system to aid the Los Angeles city schools in implementing accountability and program budgeting are summarized. Extensive interviewing and system analysis led to focusing decisionmaking and accountability on the individual school principal, unlike the present centralized decisionmaking and resource…

A look at college reading/study skills programs reveals the haphazard preparation of practitioners trained in child-oriented theory from which they are supposed to extrapolate methods applicable to adult populations. And since reading is often under the auspices of the English department, teachers are inclined to be trained primarily in…

This chapter traces the migration from farms to cities and the later movement from cities to suburbs and discusses the impact of the resulting big city environment on the governance of big city education. The author (1) suggests how local, State, and Federal governments can improve big city education; (2) discusses ways of planning for the future…