The instruction, objectives, content, and methodology of industrial arts education are examined to determine their relevance to the student's education. (GR)

The following report appears as the introduction to a privately funded educational history study recently completed by a group of American historians, educators, and legislators. (Editor)

Four functions of federal project officers in managing program evaluations with support from contract research firms are described: (1) articulating evaluation requirements; (2) providing for fairness in contract awards; (3) monitoring ongoing studies; and (4) transmitting evaluation results to decision makers. (Author/PN)

Presents a conceptual model of discrepancy analysis evaluation for planning, evaluating, and assessing the impact of continuing medical education (CME). Describes the model in terms of its value as a means of diagnosing errors in the development and implementation of CME. (JOW)

Determined a prisoner-run delinquency prevention program's effectiveness in the prevention of delinquency in previously arrested youths. Found that the program had no effect on the delinquent behavior of females. Males who attended the program, however, were arrested at a significantly higher rate than counterparts who did not hear the prisoners'…

Evaluated delinquency prevention programs that include techniques for evaluating the self-esteem of juveniles. Significant changes in self-concept (as measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale) and in the cognitive domain (as measured by the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test) were observed at two of five sites evaluated. (Author/HLM)

A regression discontinuity design was used to assess the impact of a remedial education program, comparing credit course grades of students previously enrolled in remedial programs with those not previously enrolled. Results showed the remedial programs were not improving performance beyond expectation based on high school grades. (MSE)