Intended for persons evaluating arts education programs in which artists and museum people make presentations to school students on a regular basis, this model integrates qualitative with quantitative assessments. (Author/RM)

A critical review of the Preservice Teacher Education Improvement Project observes both the project as a whole and the efforts of the various institutions involved. An alternative view for improving teacher education programs is suggested. (DF)

Staff development is the key to middle school effectiveness, and this article lists characteristics of an effective staff development program, examples of activities and topics, and questions for program evaluation. (DCS)

Describes the development of a learning activities packet for remedial math that can be used in large or small groups or in an individualized setting. Discusses identifying problem areas, applying the math packet in the classroom, assembling the packet, and evaluating the packet's success. (CT)

Assessed Emotionally Focused Marital Therapy at initial contact, after an eight-week waiting period, after eight therapy sessions, and at eight-week follow-up. Couples reported no significant changes on measures of dyadic adjustment, intimacy, target complaint reduction or goal attainment after the waiting period, but they reported significant…

Describes a four-step process principals and teachers can use to examine and coordinate the coverage of curricular content at each grade level and to ensure that areas of omission and unnecessary duplication are minimized. (PGD)

Discusses: (1) a comparative study on managing population education programs; (2) a South Pacific workshop in which training materials on sex education, family life education, and nutrition-oriented mixed gardening were developed; and (3) a workshop on evaluative research, the focus of national population education programs in Asia. (JN)

Describes the training program at Penn State University for training nontraditional composition instructors--those with no formal training in English. Evaluation of the training program indicated that students' writing neither benefited nor suffered from new teachers' lack of teaching experience, because of the effectiveness of the training they…

The California Commission on the Teaching Profession was formed to review California's teaching profession and to make recommendations concerning any aspects of the profession. The issues of teacher preparation and licensing, equity, school management, and working conditions are briefly discussed. (DF)

A sample of 160 faculty members was surveyed to explore the current state of cooperative education programs in marketing. Results are examined and cover such elements as academic credit for student cooperative experiences, program administration, employer participation in cooperative programs, and faculty involvement. (CT)

Evaluates "Here's Looking at You Two," a successful alcohol and drug education curriculum that emphasizes increasing self-esteem, reducing peer influence, and providing information about drugs. Subjects (N=869) were eighth-grade students from two schools. Results showed that use of three of six substances was lower in the experimental school. (BH)

The authors argue that relatively few local governments conduct rigorous cost-benefit evaluations of their supervisory training and management development programs. The authors conclude that more attention to upper-level evaluation is warranted and provide an evaluation grid with practical suggestions for each level of training program evaluation.…

The author suggests the possibility that teachers, students, parents, and school systems do not like the changes in the industrial arts curriculum and prefer the traditional curriculum to "technology" education. (CT)

Various types of human resource accounting systems are described and analyzed: asset models, expense models, the utility formula, cost/benefit analysis, and a comprehensive program design. Steps in this last design (e.g., review all jobs in the organization, analyze training needs for targeted jobs, determine training programs that have the…

The article describes an alternative approach to team training in special education which emphasizes transactional and ecological perspectives. Components, problems, and eight-year evaluation data on the approach are discussed. (CL)