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Texas State Council on Vocational Education, Austin. – 1993
A study evaluated the adequacy, effectiveness, and coordination of vocational education and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program delivery systems in Texas. Statistical data on vocational education were obtained from the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and data on JTPA programming were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Coordination, Educational Legislation
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1990
This publication provides summary analytical reports and graphic displays from the official Course and Section Analysis (CASA) system concerning the instructional workload and the financial resources of academic departments offering courses during the fall 1990 semester within the State University of New York system. Included are six reports. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Credits, Expenditure per Student, Faculty Workload
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1994
The General Accounting Office examined the spending, outcomes, and performance of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Federal expenditure data were analyzed, legislation and regulations specifying data collection/reporting requirements and performance standards for the programs were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
Blasik, Katherine A.; Belsito, Roseanne – 1993
This paper presents an evaluation of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program, an integral part of the fifth grade curriculum in 84 elementary schools in the Broward County (Florida) Public Schools. During the 1992-93 school year, nearly 12,000 fifth grade students attended DARE classes taught by 43 trained law enforcement officers.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cooperative Programs, Drug Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1990
This report presents results of a comparative cost study of nursing education programs provided by community colleges, general academic institutions, and health science centers. The study delineates and explains differences in costs and recommends a formula to allocate all general revenue funds appropriated for nursing education programs. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Expenditure per Student, Financial Support
Amado, Angela Novak; And Others – 1990
Statistics on the current status and the changing patterns of services for persons with developmental disabilities are presented in graphic, tabular, and narrative form. The volume summarizes national statistics gathered through the Ongoing Data Collection System of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities and other sources of national…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Costs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
Information is presented on remedial education activities of California postsecondary institutions. A survey was conducted of 98 percent of the campuses of the University of California, the California State University, and the California community colleges. In addition, site visits were made to 14 campuses and interviews were conducted with over…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged
Denton, Jon J.; Smith, Nick L. – 1984
Two alternative programs for students seeking secondary school teacher certification were compared for cost effectiveness. The most pronounced difference between individuals majoring in education and non-majors seeking teacher certification while completing degree requirements in their chosen field is the number of required semester hours of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Education Majors, Evaluation Methods
Center for Leadership Development, Los Angeles, CA. – 1984
Drawing on interviews, documents, and eight studies, this policy research study offers information and recommendations in order to fulfill the responsibility of the National Council on Educational Research to establish general policies for, and review the conduct of, the National Institute of Education (NIE). Questions guiding this study are: the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
California State Univ., Chico. – 1989
The Freshman General Studies Thematic Program (GST) at California State University, Chico was established in 1973 to create a general education program for freshmen and to give faculty the opportunity to explore innovative teaching methods. What resulted was a 33-unit, year-long interdisciplinary course for 36 well-motivated, well-prepared…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment
Young, Eileen, Ed. – 1987
Recent activities provided in Ohio through Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act and its predecessor, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are summarized in this annual report. Specific information contained in the report includes statistics for fiscal 1986 (the 1985-86 school year and the summer that…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Branch, Alvia Y.; Freedman, Marc – 1986
The New York City Volunteer Corps (CVC), which began operation in 1984, is the nation's largest urban youth service corps. Though it has the same dual goals as many youth corps--community service and youth development--the CVC is distinctive among youth corps in many respects. The CVC had pioneered the large-scale use of corpsmembers in delivering…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs
Stromsdorfer, Ernst; Blalock, Ann Bonar – 1986
This guide is intended to assist states and service delivery areas (SDAs) in addressing the new oversight responsibilities and opportunities stipulated by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with respect to net impact evaluations. It is divided into two main parts. The first part, which deals with issues in evaluating costs and benefits,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Educational Benefits
Cronin, Joseph M. – 1986
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessed three grade levels and 21-year-olds in the 1960's, at an annual cost of $6 million. By the early 1980's, adults were no longer tested and funds had decreased to $3.8 million. Other governmental departments, however, have also been funded for testing and a number of state testing…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Carey, Diane; And Others – 1986
Using an example of the model partnership program between the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and Sacramento City College (SCC), this report offers guidance for community colleges interested in developing or expanding articulation programs with local high schools. Part 1 provides an overview of the policy issues involved in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
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