Reports on an evaluation by the University of California at Berkeley Library of five vendors providing preservation microfilming services. Data are provided on technical criteria and cost. Other factors of vendor evaluation, including location, turnaround time, and communication, are also discussed. A list of questions used to gather background on…

Reviews research on major behavior disorders in children for school psychologists who are required to evaluate severity of such disorders. Review suggests five criteria by which severity of children's behavior disorders can be evaluated: age of onset, number of settings in which problem occurs, number of coexisting disorders, pattern of problem,…

Describes how elementary school teachers can build classroom libraries of children's literature. Examines several classroom literature sets (collections of children's literature and related materials), focusing on elements of the sets that appealed to and concerned teachers. Recommends ways to evaluate classroom literature sets. (MM)

Reviews the five criteria with which to evaluate instructional materials (content validity, transfer potential, amount of reinforcement, quality of directions and instructional language, and adaptability/flexibility). Presents content bias as the last criterion. Reviews four resources for developing reference and study skills. (MG)

Describes interactional approach to using standardized self-report instruments as part of assessment of couples entering marital therapy or enrichment. Presents most prominent and well-researched measures of marital satisfaction, instability, and intimacy, and evaluates how well these measures can fulfill necessary assessment functions. (Author/NB)

Provides an introduction to software which enables librarians to use microcomputers to produce catalog cards and labels for spines and pockets. A typical computer session is described, special printer forms used by the computer are discussed, criteria for choosing a program are outlined, and a list of vendors is provided. (Author/CLB)

Describes child-focused interventions that are part of teenage pregnancy programs which have been evaluated using child-related outcomes. Recommends that those who design teenage parenting programs may find it useful to turn to the developmental literature to measure child functioning more reliably and link program goals with specific outcomes.…

Analyzed 3 years of admissions to regional adolescent psychiatric unit to obtain information on referral, adolescent and family, and behaviors leading to admission. Found slight excess of male admissions; two-thirds of admissions to be 14 or 15 years of age; high proportion of social worker referrals. Intolerable physical violence was reason for…

Offers guidelines for evaluating library system vendor documentation using the following criteria: physical appearance, audience, orientation, structure, consistency, accuracy, completeness, readability, and usability. Several examples illustrate alternative ways to present information. (two references) (MES)

In response to a 1983-84 school board mandate to evaluate its K-12 science program, a Maryland public school system invited local scientists, administrators, science teachers, parents, students, and graduates to serve as evaluators. The same community-based model was subsequently used to evaluate the mathematics program. (MLH)

Discusses the work of a task force at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing that was appointed to develop guidelines for admission of handicapped students to the undergraduate nursing program. The task force proposed admission guidelines and made recommendations for progression. (JOW)

Argues that the 1988 Presidential Debates were debates both by definition and in the strategies employed by the candidates. Notes that these debates are rhetorical events in the larger framework of a political campaign. Suggests that criteria for "winning" should be consistent with the purpose of political debate. (MM)

Reviews approaches for categorizing outcome criterion measures in the human services. Suggests a multidimensional paradigm based on conceptualizations advocated in the literature. Discusses paradigm's implications for rehabilitation practice. (Author/ABL)

To prepare 21st-century superintendents, we must abandon the present university-based, research-oriented preparation model in favor of a professional studies model that is more intellectually challenging and more practical. This article recommends certain changes in administrator preparation programs and outlines skills needed by tomorrow's…

Conducted study to assess how different types of leadership educators perceive the value of criteria designed to evaluate college student leadership programs. The findings revealed that not all programs needed or desired the same kind of evaluation. Evaluation needs and interests varied as did expected outcomes of programs. (Author/NB)