Describes a demonstration project for placement planning and support service in a public agency. Reports program outcomes of increased stability in foster care placements for adolescents who had multiple placement failures and who were alienated from family and other social institutions. (NH)

Recommends the use of Association for Communication Administration (ACA) evaluators in developing new programs. Explains the processes an ACA consultant will go through when evaluating a program. (MS)

Ranks and rates graduate speech communication departments as perceived by members of the Association for Communication Administration and the Speech Communication Association. Includes rankings for the following communication specializations: theory and research, interpersonal, organizational, rhetorical theory, public address, education, oral…

Describes Family Times, a program of home-based learning activities to provide knowledge, skills, and ideas for enhancing family life. (JOW)

Research conducted among trainers in Nigeria explores key issues inhibiting organizational commitment to training evaluation. Inferences are drawn to arrive at strategies for facilitating organizational commitment. Implications for trainer role and effectiveness are given. (JOW)

When procedures for developing recommendations are integrated into evaluation methods, it is easier to produce useful recommendations for program improvement. (RB)

The Swedish curriculum is a centrally issued and government approved document that covers goals, content, and a framework for the use of educational resources. Despite the centralized educational system, teachers make decisions about teaching practice on their own. (RB)

Several validity typologies are overviewed then integrated. The integrated framework is used to contrast the positions of Campbell and Cronback. The current practice and logic of quasi-experimentation is critiqued, and expansions beyond the primary focus of dominant validity typologies are suggested. (BS)

A theory-driven approach to validity is proposed. The central argument is that a model or theory should be formulated in a program evaluation and the modeling process should include the identification of potential threats to validity in research. (Author/LMO)

The Perkins Act greatly expands the tasks of state councils on vocational education. Their duties encompass three policy objectives: achieving public involvement in vocational education, providing independent assessment of vocational programs, and improving vocational education policies and the policymaking process. (SK)

The Perkins Act charges the National Council on Vocational Education with advising the president, Congress, and the secretary of education on the implementation of the Perkins and the Job Training Partnership Acts, strategies for business cooperation with vocational education, effective ways of providing labor market information, special needs…

"Heart Smart," a research-based health promotion program for elementary schools, was tested in four elementary schools. The program's objectives, strategies, curriculum, and other components are described. (Author/MT)

The authors suggest a computerized approach to evaluation of the progress of job training programs. The approach has great potential to meet the needs of managers of Job Training Partnership Act employment and training programs. (Author/CH)

The school review program includes evaluation of the principal's performance, observation of all teachers and programs, school climate analysis, parental preferences and suggestions, and recommendations and planning reports. Recommendations fall into three categories: maintenance, consideration, and problem areas. The program is used in the Red…

This study was conducted to investigate the aspects of residential adult education that might account for differences among the participants in residential programs. An analysis of the claims advanced by advocates of residential adult education led to the identification of three factors that appeared to account for the alleged superiority of this…