Highlights from a recent conference of the American Society for Training and Development indicate current efforts by employers to assess the impact of their educational programs on the performance of managers. (CT)

A new methodology was used to measure the impact of a simulation workshop on job behaviors of adult education administrators who demonstrated significant changes 10 months after their inservice experience. (CT)

Results indicated that nonprofessionals serving in well-defined, highly supervised roles felt more satisfaction with themselves and some of the systems with which they were involved than those left to their own devices. (Author)

Intervention effectively ameliorated some of the psychosocial problems reported by patients. Patients evidenced a more rapid decline of negative affect (anxiety, hostility, depression), a more realistic outlook on life, a greater proportion of return to previous vocational status, and a more active pattern of time usage. (Author)

The return on investment for assessment centers is likely to be very high, and, more importantly, it can and should be estimated prior to assessment center design and implementation. (Author/IRT)

Evaluates the implementation of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and postulates future trends in the development and protection of these areas. Emphasis is upon approaches used by various states in carrying out their coastal zone management programs. (WB)

Bertram S. Brown, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, discusses conflicts between scientific and value dimensions of evaluation. He relates this conflict to: usefulness of mental health program evaluations; conduct of internal evaluations; release of findings; training; rating of reports; and planned change consultation.…

The choice between experimental research or process-oriented oriented research as the only valid paradigm of evaluation research is rejected. It is argued that there is a middle ground. Suggestions are made for mixing the two approaches to suit particular research settings. (Author/GK)

Discusses the role of industrial arts in relation to the history of the United States, history of education in general, and importance of industrial arts in everyday life. Proposes a continual evaluation of education, appreciation of industrial arts' role in society, and that schools provide a broad educational program. (CT)

An evaluation of 14 independent experiments in early intervention, conducted in the late 1950s and early 1960s, revealed program characteristics related to positive outcome: the early age at intervention; the higher adult-child ratio; and more home visits, direct participation of parents, and services for families. (Author/MLF)

Offers recommendations about how to evaluate student activity programs. (JM)

Describes major features of the peer tutoring program at State University of New York, College of New Paltz. Presents specific suggestions for hiring and training tutors, maintaining staff morale and program visibility, and conducting program evaluations. (DR)

Suggests that cost-benefit analysis of economic education can be valid if objectives are separated from standards of performance and if the analysis is made in terms of feasible alternatives. Content of economic education is discussed in terms of Richard McKenzie's article "Where is the Economics in Economic Education?" (JEE Fall 1977). (Author/DB)

A merger of school and community programs provides a more comprehensive and realistic approach to health education. (LH)

Intervention programs claiming to benefit young handicapped children are increasingly being required to provide evidence of their effectiveness. An intervention efficiency index (IEI) is proposed as a method of measuring child progress and program impact by relating changes in children's developmental capabilities to time spent in a program.…