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National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1974
That teachers should be held accountable for conducting the best possible instructional processes, not for guaranteeing learning, is the view of the National Education Association (NEA). Because of the inadequate nature of tests of student achievement, the diverse nature of student populations, and the various conditions affecting learning, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Program Evaluation
Prochnow, Harold G. – 1973
The final audit report (1972)73) on the Bilingual Education Program of the San Marcos Independent School District critiques the quality of the project and the audit. The 5 sections of the audit are: (1) introductory and general comments on the quality of the project evaluation and the comparative findings of the project evaluation and the audit;…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Criteria
Heasley, Daryl K.
Agriculture, home economics, and youth extension agents and lay advisors were surveyed in 41 counties of four northeastern states to assess their attitudes toward the Expanded Youth Nutrition Program (EYNP). It is concluded that innovative programs for new clientele such as EYNP need to be initiated along with a training program for extension…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Programs, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Chase, Donald J. – 1972
This study was conducted to determine the impact of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) student teachers on the instructional program of the Whitmer Complex, which is the field component of the BGSU Teacher Learning Center. Although the study population included 10 cooperating teachers and 37 student teachers, the emphasis of the study was on…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Program Evaluation, Student Teachers, Student Teaching
Stewart, Michael O.; Schmeidler, John – 1972
The performance of the graduates of the Fort Hays Kansas State College's teacher education program was evaluated by their employers to determine the adequacy of the college's elementary and secondary education programs. The Kansas State Department of Education developed two questionnaires, one consisting of 16 performance-related items for rating…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Performance Criteria, Program Evaluation, Secondary School Teachers
National Association of State Boards of Education, Washington, DC. – 1973
This document is primarily composed of speeches delivered at the 1973 annual convention of the National Association of State Boards of Education. The opening speech by H. Thomas Jones, President of the Spencer Foundation, concludes that the changing age structure of our population is reducing pressures on educational institutions which, in spite…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, Professional Associations
New York Univ., NY. Inst. of Afro-American Affairs. – 1973
The purpose of this program to train developers in public education systems was to construct and test a viable model that would fulfill its training goals in one year and which could also be replicated under similar conditions by comparable institutions. The model involved a part-time program which provided theoretical and experiential training…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Minority Group Teachers, Models
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1973
The hearings pertain to approximately 50 bills on the education and training for war veterans and their dependents. Among the proposals seeking changes in and liberalization of the several education programs are: extension of the delimiting date of the current program, direct tuition payments to schools, and restoring entitlement of World War II…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Steakley, Derrell Lee; Webb, Earl S. – 1972
The purpose of the study was to obtain information that would add to the knowledge available to personnel at State and local levels in order to develop recommendations to enhance the performance of the young farmer program. One hundred thirty-eight young farmer chapters constituted the sample for the study and were rated at three levels by area…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Organizations (Groups), Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
Tucker, Marc – 1972
A series of recommendations to the Director of the National Institute of Education (NIE) is presented. In the main, these focus upon effecting compliance with Congressional intent by modifying the existing programs of the National Center for Educational Communication (NCEC) to conform with the mission, functions and program thrust of the NIE. The…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Budgeting, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Batty, C. David – 1968
The Institute on the Automation of Bibliographical Services was held at the University of Maryland, 10-21 June 1968, conducted by the School of Library and Information Services, assisted by the Library of Congress Information Systems Office and the University Computer Science Center. Thirty-nine participants from academic, special, and public…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computational Linguistics, Institutes (Training Programs), Librarians
Philadelphia School District, PA. – 1972
This report presents the evaluation outcomes of the Get Set Day Care Program currently operating in the School District of Philadelphia and outlines the contents of the instructional program designed to reach these goals. It was hypothesized that the Get Set Day Care children with two years of previous Get Set Day Care experience would: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Day Care, Kindergarten, Mathematics
Urban Reports Corp., Cleveland, OH. – 1973
This report examines the results of a survey of 110 students enrolled in Ohio University's Extended Learning Program (ELP) in Cleveland. The questionnaire was designed to provoke comments and criticisms concerning student preferences for scheduling, types of courses to be offered and student recommendations for improving ELP. Results are…
Descriptors: College Students, Extension Education, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Cohen, Ruth I., Ed.; And Others – 1973
Our publics could be better served if verification of a program evaluation were made by an educational program auditor (EPA). The role of the EPA would be to enter the educational cycle after the objectives have been determined and before the programs and criterion measures have been adopted. The audit process would begin with the hiring of the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Examiners, Federal Programs, Management Systems
Worthington, Robert M. – 1972
The leaders in education, business, industry, commerce, labor, and community organizations in the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana region are challenged to confront problems in training workers for technological occupations. One facet of the problem is the task of meeting immediate manpower needs and the other is the long-range task of providing an…
Descriptors: Administration, Business Responsibility, Career Education, Federal Programs
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