This article provides analysis of a site-based professional development model that is grounded in teacher best practices. Developed by the administration and teacher leaders of a racially/ethnically, socioeconomically, linguistically and academically diverse school in the USA, the teacher-centered coaching model described is an example of an…

hapTEL, an interdisciplinary project funded by two UK research councils from 2007 to 2011, involves a large interdisciplinary team (with undergraduate and post-graduate student participants) which has been developing and evaluating a virtual learning system within an HE healthcare education setting, working on three overlapping strands. Strand 1…

Article explores both organizational commitment to evaluation and operational realities of that commitment, as applied to an emerging nontraditional post-secondary education program, the University of Mid-America (UMA). (Author)

The auditing concept is received from the perspective of one who has conducted audits since their inception. Using the case study approach, a number of the major issues which practitioners have confronted in the conduct of the audit are considered. The inherent conflicts in the auditor's role as an independent certifier of the results of the…

The several components of this package on the evaluation of teachers and educational programs are designed to help affiliates deal constructively with the subject. The issue of evaluation continues to intensify as state legislatures increasingly mandate that evaluation systems be imposed throughout the state to measure the performance of teachers…

This article sets forth the usual purposes and methods for different types of evaluation activities and discusses each type of evaluation in relation to a sequential evaluation outline. (Author)

A personal evaluation of OCLC's overall impact and performance, from a managerial viewpoint, with special suggestions for handling current problems, especially governance. (Author/KP)

Discusses strategies for handling those who don't respond to mail questionnaires so that evaluation results are generalizable and valid. (JOW)

The use of a legal model of a trial as a method of evaluation is discussed. The paper describes procedures of a seminar convened to plan a trial of the preliminary examination procedure used in a doctoral program in clinical and community psychology. (Author/RW)

An evaluation of the 4 x 4 block schedule in effect at Cleveland High School and East Side High School, both in the Cleveland, Mississippi School District was conducted during the 2001 spring semester at the request of the associate superintendent of the school district. Multiple sources of data were identified, and data were collected during the…

This proposal describes a framework and strategy for evaluating the impact of World Bank Institute (WBI) programs. Each section details a relevant aspect of the evaluation strategy and framework, their goals and strategies, and how they relate to the broader goals and mission of the WBI and the World Bank. The evaluation proposal focuses on WBI…

Peace education refers to formal school-based and informal community education programs that teach about the dangers of violence and alternatives to violence. This paper explains some problems associated with the evaluation of peace education programs. These problems include analyzing the multifaceted causes of violence and the complexities of…

Describes the Family Reception Center Program of Brooklyn, New York, with emphasis on the evaluation procedures that are built into the program. (DP)

A historical review of the activities of the Central Board of Workers Education in training education officers, worker teachers, and workers, between 1958 and 1968. Workers Education Programme has made a tangible impact on trained workers and has been useful to the trade union organizations, management, and society at large. (PT)