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)

Presents 13 key questions to be answered in evaluating a system of operator training, a programed text, a film, an application of closed-circuit television, or any other training method. (EB)

The principles of method development and assessment that have resulted from a long-range project at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory to create new methods for program evaluation are summarized. (Author/AL)

The variety of evaluation activities reflects the particular organizational and management concepts of the Department's components, their individual needs for information to be gained from evaluation, and the necessity to integrate their evaluation activities with their research, planning, and programmatic efforts. (Author/RL)

Organizational development (OD) and its future are discussed. Examines database implications about OD's applications. Reports an effort to transcend the limitations of the literature, based on a very intensive search for OD applications in both business and government contexts. (CT)

The author, in her review of Frank Caro's article, "Leverage and Evaluation Effectiveness," finds several suggestions which may harm evaluation more than help it, and which are unlikely to be implemented. (Author/GK)

New York University's Zen approach to community service focuses on the principles of mindfulness, awareness, compassion, and engagement in the present moment. It enables a more holistic approach to the measurement of volunteer management objectives. (SK)

Provides information on conducting program-related needs assessment with a step-by-step approach to designing needs assessment. Discusses the importance of prioritizing needs; reviews a scaling procedure for ensuring prioritization; and presents an example of a needs assessment using the scaling technique. (Author/ABL)

Weiss' and Patton's competing views concerning the influence of program evaluation on decision-making are critiqued. Patton's approach provides an essential mechanism for achieving desired ends, once they are determined. Weiss' approach supplements that contribution by including not only expert development of means, but also expert selection of…

Discusses nonpartisan evaluation, evaluation that is regarded by partisans of all persuasions as balanced, fair, and faithful so that debate can center on the evaluation findings and not on the methodology. Examines strategies that have been used to achieve nonpartisan evaluation. (SLD)

Discusses lessons to be learned from evaluation and best practices in evaluation and some ways to bring increased rigor to evaluators' use of those terms. Suggests that "best" practices is a term to avoid, with "better" or "effective" being more realistic, and calls for more specificity when discussing lessons to be…

Uses bibliometric analysis to examine the role of mediators and moderators in the evaluation of programs for children. Suggests that the use of mediators and moderators is sporadic and vague at best, and outlines an agenda for improved program evaluation. (SLD)