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Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1986
A study was conducted to produce a graphic representation of the needs of the displaced homemaker (single parent and homemaker) population in New Jersey and to identify the services available to them. Data were collected from 28 sites using a mailed survey to program directors and face-to-face interviews with program participants and directors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers
Llovet, Maria – 1990
Over a l0-week period, an elementary school teacher designed and implemented a practicum study intended to help a target group of 24 kindergartners develop crucial mathematical problem-solving skills and to prepare them for taking the Stanford Achievement Test. The objective was addressed through implementation of direct instruction, modeling,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Mathematics Skills, Primary Education, Problem Solving
Bravi, Gerald; And Others – 1990
This report presents the results of a process evaluation conducted after the first year of a 2-year literacy development project designed to assist grade 1 teachers at 4 Manitoba schools in becoming more effective in working with "at-risk" students to meet reading and writing performance expectancies. The report includes results from…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation
Pigge, Fred L. – 1987
The bulk of this monograph consists of a seven volume set of evaluation reports related to teachers' appraisals of their Bowling Green State University (BGSU) preparation for the teaching profession. The reports are based on the responses of 552 1980-85 graduates of the College of Education. Each volume presents summaries of how the former BGSU…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Job Performance
Brooks, Jennifer Giddings – 1985
The 1984-85 Magnet Program of the Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District is described and evaluated in this report. General data and information on specific sites are included. The major finding was that the Fort Worth magnet schools were highly successful in providing for high academic performance, and moderately successful as an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Inc., Denver, CO. – 1985
An evaluation was made of the Effective Schools Program (ESP) conducted by the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) for the 1984-85 academic year. The ESP is a research-based program designed to foster self-sustained improvement efforts at the school building level, through systematic long term staff development including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Kinter, Ona Kay; Steczak, Cheryl – 1987
A study examined the success of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Exemplary Program Project for Vocational Education in implementing and replicating exemplary vocational education programs, disseminating information about successful programs to local education agencies, and motivating school officials and teachers to develop or replicate…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Information Dissemination
Seerley, Norma; Webb, Doyle – 1985
This report provides 1984-85 information on the activities and achievements of Gainesville Junior College's (GJC's) Minority Advising Program (MAP). After an introductory overview of the program, the first section describes the operation of the program in which 17 staff members and 69 of the 105 minority students at the college participated. The…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Black Students, Educational Counseling, Minority Groups
Hall, Judith I.; Petrie, Donna R. – 1987
This report presents the methods and findings of a study to compile information regarding professional development practices at institutions in the League for Innovation in the Community College, a consortium of 19 community college districts. Following background information on the League, and introductory information on the purposes of and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development, Institutional Characteristics
Hermary, Ted – 1987
A study investigated the nature of communication related to the Individual Program Planning (IPP) client servicing system at a rehabilitative vocational training research institute. Respondents included family members, staff, and other professionals who work on IPP teams. The questionnaire measured respondent attitudes toward the frequency,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Communication Audits, Foreign Countries
Crummer, Karen; And Others – 1982
Based on on-site review team visits conducted during spring 1982, this report evaluates the Educational Campus Child Development Centers (CCDC's) operating at 9 to the 10 campuses in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). After introducing the evaluation project and its participants, the report outlines the educational philosophy of…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Community Colleges, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Brooks, Walter L.; And Others – 1984
A study was undertaken to improve the quality of student follow-up data submitted by the California community colleges in compliance with federal Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reporting requirements. The objectives of the study were to conduct a follow-up of vocational education students from 14 community colleges, standardizing data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Planning, Community Colleges, Data Collection
Zdunich, Louise – 1984
An evaluation is presented of two inservice courses on computer science designed to help teachers achieve computer literacy. Positive changes in teachers' attitudes toward computers were noted as well as gains in functional knowledge and computer literacy. There was little or no change in teachers' priorities for computer use, program expansion,…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Earl, L. M.; Stennett, R. G. – 1983
Questionnaires were submitted to students in all but two of the secondary schools in London (Ontario) to discover why students who are either taking or not taking physical and health education (P.H.E.) courses made these decisions and their opinions on P.H.E. Students answered some personal questions and some questions about their prior experience…
Descriptors: Course Content, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Physical Education
Benzley, Janet; And Others – 1985
The Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) teacher evaluation system, which includes peer review and assistance for deficient teachers, was instituted in 1975. The Performance Assistance program provides for strong, experienced teachers (peer reviewers) to work with teachers identified by their principals as deficient. This study addresses the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Participant Satisfaction
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