Proprietary schooling and its relationship to career education presents its own problem: how to recognize schools of integrity and those which provide quality education. (AG)

Growth during the 1960s in the number and scope of tutorial classes by the London University Department of Extra-Mural Studies is attributed to considerable help from voluntary personnel, emphasis on written work, and other factors potentially signficant to extension education elsewhere in Britain. (LY)

Relationships between quantity and quality of public service and local programming, on one hand, and station revenue on the other, are explored in a 1968 cross section of television stations." (Author)

Sensitivity training alone is not sufficient to ensure the success of an organization development effort. Rather, it must be coupled with an effort to affect organization culture. (AN)

Definite results in program improvement in the state can be attributed to the evaluation process. Local administrators and teachers are planning programs which are more relevant to the needs of students and the labor demands of the community. (Author)

An auditor to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs is needed in the schools of today. (CK)

The article discusses three instruments used in evaluating the "Training for Consultants in the Development of a Community Resources Program." Sponsors of the project were the University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois…

This exploratory study examines the relationship between evaluator value choices and five hypothetical value dimensions relevant to more mature groups of professionals: (1) distributive justice; (2) quality of life; (3) client loyalty; (4) truth-seeking and human dignity; and (5) sharing knowledge and power. (Author/RL)

The author gives five impressions on the state of evaluation of training programs in industry. He takes the position that evaluation is given short shrift. (IRT)

Describes evaluation from six viewpoints as: measurement, professional judgment, objective performance rating, evolution, public opinion, and tax dollars. (BD)

Notes trends and implications arising from the discussions in the other chapters of this theme issue, with a focus on the need to recognize the complexity of evaluation efforts involving multiple sponsors and stakeholders. Also notes the significance of multifaceted and complex environments in the conduct of evaluations in state and local…

The six articles of this special section explore various aspects of the certification of evaluators, departing from a task force report of the American Evaluation Association that examined the potential of certifying evaluators and a survey of members of the American Evaluation Association. Articles present positions for and against evaluator…

The purpose of this study was to determine the use and perceived usefulness of outcomes assessment methods in health information management programs. Additional characteristics of the outcomes assessment practices were recognized. The findings were evaluated for significant differences in results based on age of the program, type of institution,…