Describes a study in which 266 Iowa secondary and postsecondary agricultural educators were surveyed to identify needs for articulation between Iowa secondary and postsecondary vocational agriculture programs. The resulting rank of articulated needs and other tabular data are included. (SH)

Teacher educators of the Instructional Leadership Program at the University of Vermont used interactive evaluation procedures (including numerical, process, and summative approaches) to inform their decisions about program improvement through a new training option for regular and special education leaders. (CB)

Describes a one-semester course in environmental chemistry for students who have had a full year of introductory level chemistry. Illustrates how material from this upper-level course was integrated into a general chemistry course. Examples of content are provided. (CW)

Ideas are presented for enhancing written expression programs for learning-disabled students. The ideas include, among others, creating a writing center in the classroom; encouraging students to share their writing with the teacher and classmates; capitalizing on such student interests as personal correspondence, a journal, and important…

Protests the lack of professional respect and lack of professionalism associated with the teaching of English, blaming in part teachers' lack of control of their teaching lives. Presents ten rights and responsibilities basic to the profession. (NH)

Takes a critical look at graduate programs for community college leaders with the purpose of advancing propositions about the direction and magnitude of changes required to improve program contributions to the long-term objectives of the community college movement. (DMM)

This paper presents one perspective on a new methodology of program evaluation which defines four phases corresponding to the operational life of a school program. Examples and results are discussed in terms of relevance to basic skills improvement efforts and cost-effects. (LMO)

This article provides an initial look at the matches and mismatches between expectations held for vocational education programs and empirically observed outcomes. Three types of claims for vocational education were compared with recent research. The article concludes with recommendations for improving the alignment between expectations and…

This article reports a survey of Bachelor of Science in Education Degree graduates in industrial technology education from The Ohio State University. The program is described first. Then responses of former students are presented and analyzed. (Author/CT)

Discusses the framework for developing a cultural human resources management (HRM) perspective. Central to this framework is modifying HRM programs to reinforce the organization's preferred practices. Modification occurs through selection, orientation, training and development, performance appraisal, career development, and compensation and…

Describes the effect of an endowment of $250,000 for improving the teaching of writing on the activities and morale on the English department faculty, as well as on the improvement of student writing skills. (EL)

Describes a management-oriented system for the evaluation of educational programs for gifted children in public schools. Referred to as the Program Analysis and Review System, the approach comprises three sequential steps of program specification, documentation, and outcome determination, which are discussed in detail. (MBR)

Examines why an elementary school, set up as a model school promoting learning effectiveness, was not working as predicted. Concentrates on staff assessments of principal's role. (JW)

Describes the group evaluation procedure in higher education with its incorporation of unstructured and focused interviewing of small student groups, along with evaluator's and students' roles. Its theoretical basis, the clarification of data and data feedback through use of this method, and its advantages are discussed. Fifteen references are…

Suggests that, by adding LEA, individualized reading, and varied language arts activities to the basic reading program, teachers, helped by parent aids and peer tutors, can enliven reading instruction. (FL)