The purpose of this investigation (special field project) was to seek out theoretical and research-proven foundations pertaining to needs assessment activities and their potential impact upon the development and implementation of a Division of Student Affairs Professional Development Program. It was discovered that the activity is highly…

Evaluation of the effectiveness of community based storefront drug treatment prevention agencies is generally lacking in the literature. A five step procedure is outlined as a model for evaluation of such agencies. (Author)

This National Institute of Education (NIE) study of compensatory education, and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I is a response to congressional evaluation needs. The report traces the origin of Title I and the congressional interest in its evaluation. Prior efforts to assess the effectiveness of Title I, congressional…

An obvious source of information for assessing mental health program effectiveness comes from clients who have received the services and, indeed, much effort has been devoted to developing data collection instruments which are administered to clients upon completion of treatment. To assess the advantages and disadvantages of three treatment…

A critique of a program evaluation technique called the evaluability assessment model (EAM), this paper describes the technique and its use in evaluating a federal agency. As defined here, EAM is divided into several steps. In the first step, the program description is reviewed to determine whether it is well-enough conceived to be a basis for…

This is a manual designed to help program subcommittees conduct the evidence collection phase of their self-studies. The program philosophy and objectives should be decided upon by the subcommittee. The profile should continue gathering information which was initially gathered for a district database. These two documents will focus on the…

The purpose of this paper is to describe some general methodological issues which should be considered in selecting evaluation techniques to determine the effectiveness of EXCEL, a program designed to improve educational process and outcomes in inner city high schools. Four methodological issues are examined: (1) the selection and development of…

This user-oriented evaluation handbook was prepared to assist State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education (SACVE) in their efforts to respond to various evaluation responsibilities prescribed in the 1976 Vocational Education Amendments. The contents of this handbook, which include basic steps in conducting a performance audit, are divided into…

This review of the research on the evaluation of career education provides a review and synthesis of five major publications prepared for and/or published for the United States Office of Education and considers a number of problems and promises facing evaluators of career education in the eighties. Reviewed are reports prepared by Tuckman and…

This report describes and evaluates the community school program in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) during the period of September, 1978 through December, 1979. In addition to documenting two community schools funded by a federal grant, the report also describes three other community school programs in MDUSD funded by adult…

Recently, hospital services and the medical profession in general have become the focus of public dissatisfaction. This speech advocates the implementation of an aggressive public relations program, in order to restore credibility to the health services. Specifically, independent audits of hospital public relations networks and products are…

APPRAISALS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY ACT PROGRAMS SHOULD BE MADE IN TERMS OF (1) A PROGRAM'S STATED PURPOSES, (2) A BEHAVIORIAL DEFINITION OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, (3) THE SITUATIONS AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH WHICH THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO BE ACHIEVED, (4) DATA COLLECTED BY APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES, AND (5) DATA…

The bibliographies cited give numerous references in each of nine areas: criterion-referenced tests, educational accountability, evaluation criteria, evaluation methods, evaluation techniques, functional literacy/illiteracy, performance criteria, performance specifications, and program effectiveness. References were compiled from an exhaustive…

Using the evaluation of day care programs at the state level as a basis, this document focuses on the methodology, logistics, politics, and benefits of state-wide efforts, particularly as these efforts relate to the impact of day care services on the children served. Since every evaluation effort must be individually tailored, and each state's day…

This document applies Dr. Mehar Aurora's method for conducting cost benefit studies to the Food Manufacturing Technology-Dairy and the Food Manufacturing Technology-Canning and Freezing programs offered by the Moraine Park Technical Institute. Costs to individual students enrolled in the programs include tuition, fees, housing, travel, books,…