National education programs should incorporate evaluation as an integral part of program development. (CK)

Particular features of this experimental program were to provide access and encouragement to young northern students, especially those of Indian, Eskimo, or Metis origin. (Author/MB)

A research strategy for educational engineering is outlined which includes the transformation of scientific knowledge into tables of useful measures. The applications of such a process are fully discussed. (PR)

An approach used in reflecting industry in the industrial arts shop through preprinted instructions called resource units. (GR)

The authors present a step-by-step approach to a phased-in career development model to help develop, restructure, evaluate, and implement a program. Steps include: examine existing practices; sell top management; communicate corporate philosophy; integrate the program; design workshops; and evaluate. (CT)

Prior learning assessment programs are characterized as having a highly individualized service or a more standardized pattern. Three model programs are described: Webster College in St. Louis, Adelphi University in Garden City, Long Island, and Sinclair Community College in Dayton. (Author/MLW)

Most assessment efforts suffer from being externally imposed on reluctant institutions. Factors that appear to influence the effectiveness of the various kinds of assessment attempts, their purpose and design, and their relationship to the ongoing health and prospects for institutions are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Contains suggestions to help vocational teachers develop and implement a placement plan that helps ensure and document their program's success. Suggestions concern the content and use of student files, development of employer files, cross references, various methods of public relations, matching students to jobs, and files on interviews. (CT)

Staff development programs and evaluation designs can be improved by applying four principles: (1) Range of evaluation criteria should match range of outcomes; (2) Program outcomes should be concrete and specific to assist in formulation of evaluation criteria; (3) Evaluation design rigor should reflect the program's power; and (4) Evaluation…

The author shares his own experiences in the design of culturally appropriate human resources development programs in Asia. He discusses the differences in cognitive models of causation: Japanese cognition and western cognition. (CT)

Assesses the effectiveness of youth work experience programs currently being carried out in the United States. Emphasizes the importance of Dewey's principles of continuity and interaction in assuring that such programs provide youth with meaningful and lasting skills and knowledge. (GC)

The benefits of a secretarial internship program to the student, the employer, and the college are explored. The author suggests a strategy for developing such a program and discusses curriculum design. (CT)

The computer industry is viewed on a collision course with a human resources crisis. Changes expected during the next decade are outlined, with expectations noted that merging of hardware and software skills will be met in a technician's skill set. Essential curricula components of a computer system technology program are detailed. (MP)

This material is excerpted from the first book of the Addison-Wesley series on computers in education titled "Practical Guide to Computers in Education." Details on planning the physical setup, the question of access, providing the information needed, and establishing rules for computer use are presented as a guide. (MP)