The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) prepares projections of growth in the gross national product and industrial output and employment in the United States. They are a framework for the Bureau's occupational projections program. This article evaluates BLS projections for 1985 and is the last step in the projections programs. (JOW)

Describes a study to measure the impressions of full-time vocational students who were incarcerated at the time of their training. The questionnaire solicited information about the inmate's sentence, length of time enrolled in class, time remaining until release, and opinions on various aspects of training. (JOW)

A study identified the procedures established and issues addressed by 70 professional associations in the development of professional certification programs. Criteria for professional practice required by certifying boards were identified and prioritized to identify characteristics of professional certification. Implications for adult education…

Practices in educational program evaluation were examined through analyses of reports submitted to the Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel during the years 1980-1983. Content analyses of 232 reports yielded descriptive profiles of the educational programs and their evaluations. (TJH)

The Reagan administration's successful effort to disband the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, which focused on transportation equipment, at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is discussed. It is demonstrated that a cost-benefit analysis and politics combined to help the administration's attempt succeed. (TJH)

Evaluation client characteristics are outlined, based on experiences of the Office of Instructional and Management Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and contract evaluators for industry and other higher education institutions. Objectivity, expertise, sensitivity to client needs, standardized data presentation,…

The author describes the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of five teleconferencing sessions and draws out the lessons learned. She relates the findings to the literature on the topic. (JOW)

Relations between culture and community are analyzed in an evaluation of a community arts project conducted in a small Colorado community. An artist worked in a variety of arts activities to promote community development goals. It was confirmed that community arts can serve as a catalyst for community development. (Author/JOW)

This study investigated the perceptions of students in a degree program in education at the University of Benin, Nigeria. Advocates the use of student evaluations for teachers, courses, and curricula. (RB)

Consists of two articles that (1) suggest use of the Delphi method for eliciting the recommendations of experts on the content of a meaningful and timely course of study for education and training programs and (2) discuss the importance of linking training evaluation to the processes of design and implementation. (JOW)

Evaluated Connecticut's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Care program which allowed elderly persons to remain in community with home and community-based services instead of entering nursing homes. Results did not reveal if the program was cost effective. Recommends rigorous preadmission screening of nursing home applicants to increase likelihood…

The author describes his experience in designing and conducting a follow-up study for determining whether a series of career development workshops achieved immediate postworkshop objectives and whether they had longer-term effects as well. Process is emphasized over findings. (CH)

The Society for Public Health Education's (SOPHE) three midyear scientific symposia were evaluated by all SOPHE members who attended and 10 percent of those who did not. Ninety percent learned something relevant to their work; 33-50 percent made business contacts; 20 percent increased their participation in association activities because of the…

The role of human judgment in the development and synthesis of evidence has not been adequately developed or acknowledged within quasi-experimental analysis. Corrective solutions need to confront the fact that causal analysis within complex environments will require a more active assessment that entails reasoning and statistical modeling.…

The importance of addressing the political dynamics inherent in any evaluation research process is discussed. The theoretical orientation contributing to the denial and avoidance of politics is articulated and contrasted with one which posits politics as normative and useful. (Author/LMO)