To investigate ways of improving preservice trade and industrial teaching practice sessions, 48 participants in a 1-week teacher education workshop were randomly assigned to eight treatments consisting of combinations of two levels of three major variables: (1) receiving or not receiving video feedback, (2) teaching two 10-minute lessons or four…

This paper describes the 2-year evolution of an ongoing program of inservice training for public school personnel designed to train observers in the use of a systematic observation technique--the Reciprocal Category System. The 605 participants include teachers, librarians, administrators, and central office personnel. Nine aspects of the four…

This report summarizes an evaluation of educational needs in the areas of health and physical education, physical recreation, and athletic programs within the Fresno City Unified School District. The criteria of evaluation were primarily comparative. A standard of skill development was first derived and then used to compare the present performance…

Program evaluation is a difficult task, but it must be attempted in order to provide the decision-makers with a basis on which to judge the effectiveness of the program and on which to recommend improvements. Realizing that difficulties may exist, such as in the unique nature of a specific program or in the lack of adequate measurements of…

An independent evaluation of the VISTA program in two Baltimore, Maryland, schools describes the objectives and activities of this project funded by the Economic Opportunity Act. Assessment of the VISTA efforts was based on questionnaires completed by the 10 volunteers, and interviews with principals, teachers, guidance counselors, pupils, and…

The purpose of this study is to provide an assessment of the Follow Through organization and its major components in order to identify problems in functioning and to suggest possible organizational changes that would lead to improved functioning. Each of the major components of Follow Through - the Follow Through Office, the sponsors, local…

This speech discusses client advocacy, a paraprofessional service offered in many community mental health centers to help bridge the gap between therapist and client. While having an advocate on the mental health team is an attractive idea, these client advocates are quite susceptible to "corruption." The author discusses two major causes of this…

This is the first in a series of final reports to the Office of Education on the Northeastern EPDA/PPS Center-Satellite Project. This multi-year, multi-institutional project was an attempt to redesign the training of pupil personnel specialists for the schools through preservice training for entry-level personnel and pre- or inservice training for…

A descriptive account of influences on careers of black youth in the metro-east area, based on a relatively upwardly mobile group, shows the influence of family over teachers, counselors, and other nonrelatives on youth in their educational and occupational careers, and the educational and occupational deprivation of local black families in the…

A program of infant home visiting was established in Denmark as a result of concern about the rate of infant mortality. The objectives, problems, and promise of the infant Home Visiting Program are summarized and evaluated in terms of their implications for the United States. Although the results of the program have been overwhelmingly favorable…

This document describes the results of a survey of former student teacher and counselor participants in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Job Corps Project, which developed laboratory experiences for preservice teachers. The survey instrument, which is appended, was a questionnaire based on responses of project directors;…

The purposes of the proposed system are to provide a standard operating procedure for a systematic and effective handling of project-type study items as differentiated from informational-type items; to assign definite singular responsibility for projects; to suggest specific sequential steps to be taken in the preparation of the project report;…

This report contains an analysis of the Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) termination data collected and maintained by the Department of Labor, specifically the Office of Manpower Management Data Systems (OMMDS). The objectives of this study were to examine the OMMDS characteristics file, to determine the extent to which data are recorded, to…

This paper describes the developmental phase of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. The purposes of the program are identified as enabling teachers to utilize a) behaviors which would lead to inquiry skill development of the students and b) curricular materials designed for inquiry learning. This paper details the growth of the…

TWO TECHNIQUES FOR REVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WERE STUDIED AND COMPARED--(1) THE USE OF SYSTEMATIC PROGRAMING PRINCIPLES AND (2) THE USE OF TRADITIONAL, MORE INTUITIVE, JUDGMENT PRINCIPLES. THESE TECHNIQUES WERE USED SEPARATELY TO REVISE A VIDEOTAPED COLLEGE LECTURE ON ECONOMICS. STUDENT SAMPLES WERE THEN USED TO EVALUATE THE TWO…