Dyer's (1970) model was utilized to examine instructional practices and easy-to-change surrounding conditions variables related to effective primary grade reading programs. Hard-to-change surrounding conditions variables were used in regression analyses as predictors of fourth grade reading achievement in 844 (75%) of the Iowa elementary schools;…

As part of a period of self-study, representatives of the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) Committee on Graduate Reading contacted 26 leaders in the field of reading. These leaders were asked to rank the top ten graduate reading programs in the U.S. and Canada, to place UTA in relation to the top ten, and to comment on the placement of UTA.…

This bibliography lists publications dealing with various methods and techniques for assessing alternative courses of action. The analytical methods treated by the cited publications tend to emphasize a priori evaluation (that is, predicting and assessing the outcomes of alternatives). These methods include cost-benefit and cost-revenue studies,…

An Instructional Technology Inventory was developed for the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools to serve as an instrument for voluntary self evaluation. The inventory was developed, disseminated, and field tested by 4,500 member institutions of the NCA, and preliminary results of the field test indicated that the inventory was…

This paper describes an evaluation of the Child Development Fellowship Program at Boston Children's Hospital which was instituted to provide training to pediatricians (Fellows) in the developmental psychology of normal children. The training objectives for the program are listed briefly and the program evaluation techniques are described and…

This handbook describes the merits of peer counseling within a drug education and prevention program, especially its effectiveness as compared to traditional approaches to drug abuse prevention. The means and methods to developing, organizing and implementing a peer counselor program are described in detail. Implementation is presented on a day by…

The first section of this final report consists of a discussion of the production and dissemination of parents' kits and manuals, including a list of the number of manuals sent out and the people to whom they were sent. This section is followed by both a report on the pilot phase of the project, in which toys, books, or materials used in this…

This booklet describes a systematic procedure for developing and writing process objectives. Process objectives are designed to enable an examination of the activities within an educational program or agency. By describing the planned activities to be accomplished, process objectives become essential to the accomplishment of organizational goals.…

This study was based on an earlier 1972-73 study (see SP 009 113) which led to organizational restructuring of Windsor minor hockey (WMH). It was felt that further studies comparing attitudes and beliefs with behavior would be beneficial. Of particular interest were: (a) whether or not attitudes and beliefs changed due to adjusted organization and…

The School Program Advancing Career Education (SPACE) was initiated in nine pilot schools in Greeneville and Greene County Tennessee in January 1973. The initial six months of program planning were climaxed by a 10-day workshop for the planning commission, consisting of 30 principals and staff members. This workshop was a cooperative effort of…

The Student Loan Marketing Association ("Sallie Mae") is a government sponsored, private, for profit corporation, created in June 23, 1972, by the enactment of Section 439 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Sallie Mae provides liquidity to commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions,…

This questionnaire for completion by Bilingual Program teachers in the elementary grades contains questions on Team Teaching, the Bilingual Resource Specialist, the Spanish Curriculum Development Center, and general questions concerning the program. (DB)

An assessment of vocational education service to the population in principal United States cities, this report was based on data received from U.S. cities having a population of over 250,000. Analyzed in regard to enrollment, teachers, expenditures, and program completions and placements, information from 45 of the 58 biggest cities is included.…

This bulletin provides transcripts of lectures, reports of discussion groups, and background documents from the Educational Research Symposium on the Evaluation of School Reform Pilot Projects held at Rheinhardswaldschule in October, 1974. The symposium was organized by German authorities under the auspices of the Council of Europe and was…

The final report of the Special Education Evaluation Project for 16 University Affiliated Facilities (UAF) centers provides a chronological review of the project which focused on the training of persons to work with mentally retarded or other handicapped individuals. Outlined are project objectives including the development of descriptors useful…