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National Clearinghouse on Transition from School Newsletter, 1983
The two papers in this newsletter focus on youth employment and training programs in the United States and the government response to unemployment in Australia. In the first paper, "Looking at Other Countries, No. 1: United States. Youth Employment and Training Programs during the First Two Years of the Reagan Administration" by Ralph E.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRekila, Eila; Larimo, Marjatta; Tauriainen, Keijo – Tertiary Education and Management, 1999
Discusses changes in the state steering of universities and the impact of these changes on internal university management in Finland, where some unique university management procedures are in use. Of particular interest is the impact of the increase in external funding and the increasing competition for state funds. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Finance Reform, Financial Support
Peer reviewedSmith, Nick L., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1992
Seven articles highlight evaluations that are especially investigative in nature to examine how common elements in these studies can be used to improve evaluation and practice. The evaluator is seen as detective, ethnographer and management consultant, national program monitor and analyst, and international development specialist. (SLD)
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Case Studies, Court Litigation, Ethnography
Download full textColey, Richard J., Ed. – ETS Policy Notes, 1990
Three articles on current research in testing are presented. The first article, "Testing in the Schools", discusses the role of testing in educational reform. In the 1980s, the overwhelming purpose of state standardized testing has become promoting accountability in areas of: (1) monitoring; (2) gatekeeping; (3) remediation; and (4)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment
