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Ashley, William L.; And Others – 1987
An investigation of quality indicators in high-technology programs in two-year postsecondary institutions explored three questions: the nature of high technology and its implications for educational practice; the essential components and features of a quality program; and the level of implementation of quality characteristics in exemplary…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, Program Administration, Program Content
Stroble, Elizabeth; Bratcher, Suzanne – 1990
This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Writing Project model in a rural setting, specifically the schools served by the Northern Arizona Writing Project in its first 2 years of operation. The evaluation was conducted to determine: (1) the teachers' concerns about writing process instruction before training in the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Process Education
Nuccio, Eugene J. – 1990
Three groups of teacher education graduates--current teachers, former teachers, and those who never taught--were asked to rate the effectiveness of their training, i.e., knowledge base. Significant differences in several domains were found across these three groups as well as for elementary majors and secondary minors within the groups. Domains…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Mogen, David S. – 1990
The significant number of firefighter trainees experiencing performance evaluation anxiety during fire training school was addressed by the implementation of anxiety reduction and performance enhancement strategies. Audiotape recordings were chosen as the primary intervention medium to facilitate program effectiveness within an established fire…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Cognitive Restructuring, Fire Fighters, Fire Science Education
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1990
In 1990, a follow-up study was conducted of former Johnson County Community College (JCCC) students who transferred to four-year colleges and universities during 1989. The study sought to provide information concerning JCCC's role in preparing students for transfer, assess students' perceptions of their educational experiences at JCCC, and gather…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Macfarlane, James – 1985
CHOICES, the Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration Systems, was implemented in eight secondary schools in North York, Ontario. This evaluation focused on effectiveness of CHOICES in the career counseling process and in increasing students' career awareness, self-awareness, decision-making skills, and motivation.…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Counselor Attitudes
Buttram, Joan L.; And Others – 1985
This study of competency-based vocational education (CBVE) in Pennsylvania was guided by evaluation questions in eight areas: overall, current status of CBVE; implementation of the state Bureau of Vocational Education's (BVE) model of CBVE; characteristics of other CBVE models implemented in Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Department of Education…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs, Postsecondary Education
Moilanen, Carolyn – 1987
Intended for use as a training model for writing teacher inservice efforts, this report surveys the Portland (Oregon) Writing Project which was designed specifically to improve the quality of writing instruction and the quality of student writing in Portland schools. Following an introduction that outlines the goals of the project, the report…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Outcomes of Education, Program Descriptions
Joels, Rosie Webb – 1985
Education graduates from the University of Central Florida who received degrees between December, 1980, and August, 1983, participated in this follow-up study evaluating their preparation for teaching. The student teaching experience was rated most highly, as was specialization preparation. Foundation courses were perceived as weaker. Of…
Descriptors: College Students, Education Majors, Followup Studies, Higher Education
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1989
During the winter of 1988-89, a study was undertaken of state-aidable noncredit course offerings at the State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges. This type of offering, produced by allowing certain noncredit enrollments to generate aidable full-time equivalent students, has provided a wide variety of educational opportunities and has…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Noncredit Courses, Participant Satisfaction
Andrews, Hans A.; Licata, Christine M. – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted of the evaluation practices for tenured faculty used by members of the Council of North Central Community Junior Colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to the vice-president for academic affairs/instructional dean and the head of the faculty union/association at the 305 institutions. Information was solicited…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Development Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1988
This resource guide outlines procedures for efficiently and effectively planning and implementing transition programming for at-risk students. Based on a review and synthesis of needs assessment systems in transition programs, a flow chart is presented showing step-by-step procedures recommended for local transition needs assessments. Steps in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Data Collection, Disabilities
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1981
This bilingual program quality review instrument is intended as a guide for school district personnel to design and improve bilingual education programs. It can be used for the following purposes: as an on-site review instrument to provide formative evaluation input about language-minority group programs; as a device for collecting information at…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Rabiteau, Kathleen; Taft, Hessy – 1985
The modified American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Educational Testing Service (ACTFL/ETS) oral proficiency scale was developed in response to a request from the New Brunswick (Canada) Department of Education for assistance in comparing the results of its French immersion and core programs. Because the existing ACTFL/ETS academic…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Immersion Programs, Junior High School Students
South Carolina State Dept. of Mental Retardation, Ladson. Coastal Center. – 1981
The document contains the final report of the Harleyville (South Carolina) Early Learning Program (Project HELP), a 3 year model demonstration project to serve three young children with developmental delays or special needs, and their families, in a rural, multicultural environment. The first eight sections describe the activities and outcomes of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
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