Describes the development process of program evaluation at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University, The Netherlands and the problem-based legal curriculum used at the school. Provides some preliminary findings and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the current program evaluation system as a tool of internal quality management. (SLD)

Results of an evaluation of four school-based acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) education programs are presented. The importance of evaluation in such programs is explored, and the need to consider current developments in the AIDS field in the design and evaluation of such programs is highlighted. (SLD)

Evaluated a critical-thinking skills-training program for inservice training of classroom teachers in Georgia using responses from 700 questionnaires. Modeling of the strategy being taught, knowledge and enthusiasm of the trainers, and material relevance contributed to the high quality of training. More follow-up to the training would be extremely…

This article concentrates on identifying program goals as an initial, and essential, aspect of developing a program for the retention of minority students in higher education. Focus groups and in-depth interviews that were conducted to identify goals for such a program at a major research university are described. (SLD)

This article focuses on the development of traits of self-regulation within vocational education and training (VET). This perspective is in accordance with the general objective of VET within the German speaking countries and is addressed in the objective "education and training for the ability of self-directed planning, regulation and…