This report highlights the structure and analyses of states' initiatives in attaining the purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The intent of the study was to take "snapshots" from key perspectives during 1988 of what states are doing to meet the intents of the act as spelled out in 14 purposes. Examples, or…

This report from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction responds to a directive from the Washington State Legislature to provide information on the progress of the development and field testing of minimum procedural standards and model evaluation programs for teachers. It contains a draft of the proposed minimum procedural standards for…

Much of the evaluation of vocational education at the state and local levels has been conducted in response to federal legislation. Although some of the evaluative information has been useful for program improvement, much has been collected only for compliance with federal and state mandates. The educational reform movement has prompted school…

This guidebook describes the nature and use of an Educational Goals Inventory (EGI) and the interpretation of the collected data. It is designed for use with a self-scoring process, the EGI Software Computer Package. Chapter I contains an overview of educational programming for older adults and a description of the Non-Traditional Educational…

Plans for the field-testing and implementation of the Accreditation Plus Model (APM) for evaluation of teacher preparation programs are described. Field-testing is taking place in the Center for Teacher Education Evaluation at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville). The APM is based on the professional judgment approach to program…

The Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 Evaluation Unit provides program evaluation and evaluation technical services for designated ECIA Chapter 2 projects in the District of Columbia Public Schools. This report examines the status of inputs, processes, and outcomes, intended and observed, of the Evaluation Unit during…

In an ongoing experiment in the basic public speaking course at Miami University (Ohio), an attempt has been made to devise a testing approach that preserves the viability of the evaluation process and, at the same time, is efficient to administer and acceptable to students as a measure of what they have learned while performing. The alteration of…

This report presents a plan for the evaluation of a handicap program as it was implemented at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in 1977-79. Introductory material notes some of the other publications that deal with the evaluation system used in the LACCD and discuss the implementation of the 1977-79 plan. The next sections of the…

Since objective data on the effectiveness of self-help groups are not available, participants' views of a program's value are instructive. A study was undertaken to contrast participants' (N=232) evaluations of their self-help meetings with independent observers' (N=11) evaluations and to describe the components of their respective views in terms…

Can a professional committee have any impact, even indirectly, on the well-being of children? The Child Development Committee of the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) was established in October 1976 with the hope of responding to this challenging question. The Committee determined that one ideal…

This demonstration project was conducted to create an awareness among the least educated adults in Armstrong and Indiana counties of Pennsylvania of the availability of Adult Basic Education (ABE) opportunities at the ARIN Adult Learning Center and its satellites. The project was carried out by means of a public relations program. Activities…

The National Teacher Center Resource Center conducted a survey of all states and territories to obtain and report information on the state level process for evaluating proposals seeking funds for teacher centers through the federal Teacher Centers Program. The study focused on: (1) describing the proposal developers in terms of agency affiliation…

Public access needs for libraries of all types are assessed and plans of action to meet these needs are presented in this update of the Texas State Library's five year plan. Objectives for the next five years center around development of library services for the general public, the disadvantaged, the handicapped, and for institutions. In addition,…

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND REGULATIONS WHICH APPLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN ARE PRESENTED. THE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE USEFUL IN PROGRAM PLANNING AND FOR THE ORIENTATION OF STAFF, BOARD, COMMITTEES, AND THE COMMUNITY. MAJOR DIVISIONS ARE (1) GENERAL INFORMATION WHICH INCLUDES PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, AN DEVELOPMENT OF A…

Presented is a brief summary of an extensive three-volume evaluation report of the National Science Foundation Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (CAUSE) program, a program developed to encourage the improvement in quality and effectiveness of undergraduate science education in institutions of higher education. Within this…