This study examines the effects of a drug education course upon the relationship between drug attitudes and usage, and the validity of attitude-usage relationships, through a comparison of data elicited by peers and teachers. Questionnaires given to students before and after a course indicated significant shifts in attitude-usage patterns. (Author)

Paper presented at Annual Convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Milwaukee, Wis., November 28-30, 1968).

This guide addresses several issues related to the evaluation of drug abuse prevention programs for minorities, including: (1) planning; (2) the role of the evaluator; (3) selection of an evaluation methodology; (4) selection of data collection instruments; (5) selection and training of data collection staff; (6) collection and analysis of data;…

Ten delinquency prevention studies are reviewed that incorporated rigorous evaluative procedures (specifically the classic experimental design) for assessing programmatic outcomes. Following an introduction, the evaluation mechanisms built into each project are described, since they were used for determination of the effectiveness of the…

The report describes evaluation of the elementary and secondary programs which serve 158 Bergen County (NJ) severely and profoundly hard of hearing and deaf students in preschool through Grade 12. An initial section focuses on the Elementary Hearing Impaired Program (HIP). Among the program components addressed are the language development…

There are two types of accreditation in the United States, general and programmatic. The first is concerned with the quality of an entire institution, the second with the quality of a specific program. In recent years the number of specialized programmatic accreditation agencies has grown rapidly, and their functions have changed. They are no…

A three-year (1979-82) training program funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE) at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville is designed to increase participation by women and minorities in educational research. An objective of the project is the provision of practical experience for doctoral students in project design and data…

The report lists accomplishments of a three year project in which nonhandicapped and handicapped preschool children participated in a curriculum modeled after Piagetian and social learning theory. Accomplishments are discussed for the following aspects: direct and supplementary services for children, parent/family participation, expanded services,…

The Program Evaluation Process described in this report was initiated at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in spring 1981. Section I of the report presents the philosophy supporting the evaluation process which emphasizes program quality, cost effectiveness, and assistance with program improvement. Section II outlines the Program Evaluation…

The Secondary Program for the Handicapped performs vocational evaluations on secondary handicapped students in order to improve their programming by making their education more relevant to future jobs. Extensive improvement in instructional programming was achieved for one-third of the students served, with modest benefits for another third, and…