The educational evaluation utilization of 47 Title IV-C projects in Minnesota funded in FYs 1975 and 1976 is examined. Findings suggest that these evaluations have had an impact, not only at the project level, but also in contributing to the validation of exemplary projects for wider dissemination. (RL)

The article points out the nature of resistance to evaluation in special education, discusses the implications inherent in the commitment to evaluation, and presents some of the complexities in the process of evaluation which account for why evaluations is sometimes perceived as hard to do. (Author)

A study designed to assess the ability of the Kurzweil reading machine (a speech reading device for the visually handicapped) to read three different type styles produced by five different means indicated that the machines tested had different error rates depending upon the means of producing the copy and upon the type style used. (Author/CL)

The article reviews basic behavioral program evaluation designs, and suggests how they might be effectively integrated into special education programs serving handicapped (and particularly learning disabled) children. It is concluded that the techniques of behavioral design, coupled with the essentials of teaching, enable the special education…

The author briefly discusses the merits of various evaluation methods with special reference to evaluating the effectiveness of training programs. (BP)

Discusses a six-year survey indicating that the movie rating system has gained a degree of public acceptance. (MH)

The effectiveness of modules, design-based instruction, and other approaches to technology education can be assessed by determining whether they communicate clear goals; present a clear definition and historical view of technology; present technology processes, actions, and authentic contexts; foster cooperation and teamwork; include open-ended…

Volunteer Maryland!, one of the national community service demonstration projects, was evaluated at 28 of 35 original host sites. Full-time trained volunteer coordinators had a significant impact on increasing the number of volunteers and on the quality of the programs. (SK)

Discusses the United Kingdom's Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) affect institutional grants for university-based research projects. Explains the RAE system, discussing its advantages and disadvantages, outlines a framework within which it can be analyzed, and examines some of the available evidence about the impact of the RAE. (SWM)

Aims to assist evaluators working with an institutional review board (IRB). Asserts that evaluators must accept the legitimacy of IRB review and learn about requirements and pressures even as they educate the IRB about social science methodology and empirically demonstrable risks. (SLD)

Discusses ethical challenges faced by evaluators, especially those who have gotten into problems while conducting the evaluation. Introduces the other articles in this theme section. (SLD)

Discusses the evaluation by Margaret Mead of the first Salzburg Seminar, an educational initiative undertaken to increase global understanding by broadening the perspectives of future leaders. Also describes Mead's evaluation methods. (SLD)

Comments on the evaluation by Margaret Mead of the first Salzburg Seminar (1947). Notes the strength and clarity of Mead's evaluation report, which was written without the aid of the many tools on which today's evaluators draw. (SLD)

Describes evaluation process based on principles of continuous improvement and quality management established by the superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas. (PKP)

Presents an evaluation of a secondary counseling program of a school district. Discusses steps involved in planning the evaluation and an analysis of counselor interviews, counselor log sheet data, principal interviews and parent focused group interviews. (Contains 20 references.) (GCP)