A method of adjusting for bias due to nonresponse to an alumni survey is demonstrated, based upon analysis of data from both on-time and late respondents. The responses are opinions of 254 alumni regarding how they rate their recently completed program of study within a college of an urban university. As part of the university's curriculum review…

The problems and opportunities for institutional research in academe as it becomes increasingly policy analytic in activity and orientation are explored. It is suggested that for the 1980s the most viable and dynamic role for institutional research will be in providing leaders in higher education institutions with policy-relevant knowledge in…

This study presents information about employer-supported child care, evaluates its prospects for further development in Appalachia, and recommends ways the Appalachian Regional Commission can best encourage such development. A background investigation and four surveys were conducted. The background investigation included a review of the literature…

A 1-week seminar, consisting of intensive learning activities for Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education instructors was conducted in 1981. The program of educational experiences stressed the evaluation of teacher performance and presented units on: (1) models for evaluation; (2) rationale for performance testing; (3) learning…

A report is given of a 1-week intensive inservice conference for 97 Wisconsin vocational, technical, and adult education instructors, conducted to develop competencies stressing innovative individualized curriculum and instructional delivery. The program of educational experiences developed presentations on topics that stressed individualized…

A followup study on 1980-81 graduates from the Ohio State University College of Education collected data through three research methodologies. For the first part of the study, a demographic/professional perspectives questionnaire was mailed to a stratified random sample of 450 of the 888 graduates. The questionnaire asked graduates to provide…

The nature of educational evaluation and its interaction with policy in six state departments of education is examined. Case reports of research and evaluation units are presented for Virginia (by Gerald W. Bracey), Michigan (by David L. Donovan and Stanley A. Rumbaugh), Washington (by Alfred F. Rasp, Jr.), South Carolina (by Paul D. Sandifer),…

Two energy education programs are described in this informational brochure. Both "Captain Power" for second graders and "Power Quiz" for fifth graders are designed to teach energy concepts and to help students develop and use conservation skills. Program outcomes focus on energy concepts, types of energy, energy costs, energy…

The final report describes activities of Project REACH (Research on the Early Abilities of Children with Handicaps). Introductory sections provide information on the institute's mission, objectives, and activities as well as on its administrative organization. Five major research areas are identified and discussed (sample subtopics in…

The System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI) has been implemented at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) to study its effectiveness and utility with a hearing-impaired college population. SIGI is composed of six interrelated subsystems: values, location, comparing, predicting, planning, and strategy. Each subsystem…

Basically a means by which a group of people can come together and share their experiences of a common set of events, this processing technique provides a mechanism that can be used for various purposes, including information sharing, informal assessment of ongoing projects, overcoming language problems, and staff development. Among those programs…

The materials in this manual are designed to help workshop leaders prepare for and present three workshops for school board members on the management team concept, the initiation of the management team, and the evaluation of the management team in operation. The manual consists of six sections: an introduction; three sections on planning,…

This book contains the papers presented at an international seminar which examined the state of the art and the problems and issues related to the preservice and inservice education of science teachers. These papers, numbering above 60, are arranged in 9 chapters. The first chapter provides a general overview of problems and issues related to…

This report summarizes the work of the Georgia Express project staff and the five task teams that provided research services to the Georgia Task Force on Adult Education. (The purpose of the Task Force was to review Georgia Adult Education's current goals, objectives, and procedures and to make recommendations for program improvement.) The report…

This booklet is intended to serve as a resource for instructors who are beginning a job club program for their adult students. The following topics are addressed in the guide: the main purposes and activities of a job club, criteria for establishing the success of a job club, competency expectations for job club participants, job club assessment,…