This guide to inservice teacher education in developing countries is the product of a 1-week, 1968 workshop in Nairobi (Kenya) which focused on the problem of African Member States regarding inservice training programs. The introduction provides information on those problems: difficulties pertaining to the general culture and those related to…

The primary objective of this survey was to obtain useful information about the State's existing vocational schools and training programs in order to aid in evaluating and improving vocational education in Arkansas. Information was obtained by mail survey of former students, contracts with students currently enrolled, and interviews with teachers,…

The purpose of this study was to gather information from graduates in elementary education of the past ten years and to evaluate statistically the significance of this information. The limited number of followup studies in the area were reviewed as a first step, after which a four-page questionnaire was sent to as many of the 699 graduates from…

Statistical data are presented on the attitudes, opinions, and participation patterns of 291 Alabama public health workers involved during the 1967-68 in statewide professional continuing education programs. Reactions to program components (instructional television, study manuals, group discussion sessions) and specific topics are summarized. Item…

The transferability, quality, and student perception of biology instruction at Metropolitan Campus, Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio) were the data sought in this joint study performed by the College's Department of Biology and the Office of Institutional Research and Studies. All Students who completed Biology 112 in the 1967-68…

This review makes use of studies evaluating teacher education graduates against internal criteria, i.e., objectives specified in the program, and external criteria or evidence of pupil change. The Recommended Standards (see SP 003 720) of the AACTE indicate that such studies are necessary for meaningful evaluation. The literature search,…

The purpose of this study was to describe the level of language maturity and the effect of a preschool language program on the language development of urban, Southern 4-year-olds. The 147 subjects (57 lower status blacks, 40 lower status whites, and 50 upper status whites) all participated in five-day per week prekindergarten programs. Dependent…

Project Upper Cumberland was a three year endeavor which served 16 Tennessee counties. The final report and evaluation, in three documents, summarizes the three innovative programs which it engendered: (1) teacher inservice training, emphasizing human relations; (2) a pilot cultural arts program (art, music, drama) for grades 1-12; and (3) a pilot…

The report contains the Third Party Evaluation made on 23 projects in Oregon funded by Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-750) during the fiscal year 1970. Data in the following areas is provided for each of the projects: project title, type of project (disability served), location within the state of Oregon, exact…

Value judgments play a role in evaluation by determining the anticipated behavioral outcomes, what is measured, techniques for measurement, and decision making. Value judgments are usually faced only at the decision-making stage. Methods to analyze values will hopefully be given more emphasis in future evaluation enterprises. Studies using…

General guidelines are provided for planning and conducting study discussion groups. First, the value and the importance of discussion are asserted, followed by a consideration of how leadership, individual needs, and program content affect participation. Problems in communication, and those relating to the strategy and tactics commonly used in…

The project described in this report attempted to provide a special project for the selection, counseling, testing, assessment, training, placement, and follow-up of prison inmates whose many problems prevented their profiting from conventional programs in vocational training. The mathematical approach to programing was used in developing the…

A follow-up was made to a feasibility study of the use of computer assisted instruction in teaching basic electronics. The study was designed to obtain additional empirical data, collected in a real time training environment, on the effectiveness of CAI as a teaching method relative to the conventional mode of instruction (CI). Four specific…

The basic aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of closed circuit educational television in Delaware public elementary and secondary schools. At the time of the study the budget for educational television in the state had been eliminated. The major points for review were: program scheduling and selection, utilization of program…

The aim of this project is to contribute to the development of quality education by improving the selection and use of educational media by students and educators. Questionnaires were used to screen all known facilities in the United States. Of those having one or more aspects of an educational media selection center program, 38 were selected for…