The key to evaluating government relations programs is to evaluate individual components separately. Some suggestions include: develop specific goals, evaluate relations developed in the contract- and grant-seeking process, assess the time frame for objectives, and recognize limits. (Author/MLW)

Summarizes the reactions and perceptions of community members, educators, and students in l5 Iowa school districts who participated in community efforts to express attitudes towards needs assessment and the implementation of Phase I of the Phi Delta Kappa educational planning model. (JD)

Looks at evaluations of the program to frame a discussion of the troubled history of Head Start and its current favored position. (IRT)

Considers the objectives, campaign strategy, ideology, and reception of the American Library Association's Enlarged Program to revitalize library services after World War I. Forty references are cited. (FM)

Examines the objectives, instructional methods, and evaluation criteria of quality continuing education for teachers. Discusses the pros and cons of reward systems that encourage teacher participation and examines special problems such as assignment of credit and the lack of external program evaluation. Provides suggestions for improvement and a…

Whether an organization's college recruiting needs require the services of one recruiter or an entire staff, an effective program will systematically address many concerns and consider numerous options as it progresses through the four stages inherent in any comprehensive process: needs analysis, program development, program implementation, and…

The Minnesota Couple Communication Program had a positive effect on the couple's use of open-style communication and on perceived quality of the couple's relationship immediately after training. Only the positive changes in perceived quality of relationship persisted at the follow-up. (Author)

A rationale for improving speech diagnosis within the hearing impaired population is presented. An instructional program to improve diagnosis is described. Measures of the validity and reliability of the training materials were secured from 15 speech/language pathologists experienced in working with young hearing impaired adults. (Author)

Results of an evaluation of computer assisted instruction in a school of allied health technologies is reported. The evaluation rated ease of use of computer hardware and instructions, difficulty of content, and learning value. Student comments were favorable in all areas and have led to revisions in specific programs. (Author/CT)

Presents a cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis model as a conceptual framework that is usable to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of postsecondary occupational programs. (Author/IRT)

There is sufficient evidence from impact studies throughout the field to conclude that continuing education can have an impact on evaluation. The challenge is to increase the proportion of programs that do so and to develop more efficient procedures to assess impact. (CT)

A two phase survey of the curricular needs of teachers of visually handicapped students was undertaken to develop a program evaluation instrument. First, 105 teachers reviewed and assessed evaluation instruments published by the National Study of School Evaluation. Then, teachers selected areas which should be included in programs for the visually…

The growth of educational evaluation has brought with it a corresponding increase in the need to include information on the nature of the educational treatment that is to be evaluated. Treatment can be described by means of estimating degree of implementation or by modeling the instructional domain. (Author/RL)

Secondary analysis is a situation that argues for explicit training in methodology. Evaluative researchers are often required to extend analysis conducted by original evaluators of a program for reasons of dissatisfaction or incompleteness. (Author/GK)

"Consciousness-raising" education employs group dialogue to make the poorest individuals in a society aware of their reality and their ability to change it. The author examines two contrasting sets of developmental assumptions in this form of education, the equilibrium and conflict concept of change, and related evaluation issues.…