This evaluation report of the Advisory and Learning Exchange (ALE) is divided into four sections. The first section explains the purpose of the evaluation as being to determine (a) what effect workshops have on participants, (b) what types of workshops are attended by which groups of people, and (c) to what extent and by whom the ALE is utilized…

This three-part report presents the results of an analysis of data collected in the first year of a two-year Teacher Corps study. The study attempts to answer management-oriented questions regarding the development of effective Teacher Corps projects and the assessment of quality and effectiveness of the projects. The report (a) provides an…

A summary of the first 18 months of operation of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States' Educational Technology Demonstration (renamed Satellite Technology Demonstration after May 1973) details the history of the demonstration and explains the rationale for the demonstration's evaluation planning and historical analysis. The report concludes with…

The Massachusetts Public Library Materials Conservation Project was a year-long program sponsored by the Massachusetts Bureau of Library Extension and conducted by the New England document Conservation Center (NEDCC) under a grant from Title I, Library Services and Construction Act. Its purposes were to provide public library administrators,…

Project Upper Cumberland was a three year endeavor which served 16 Tennessee counties. The final report and evaluation, in three documents, summarizes the three innovative programs which it engendered: (1) teacher inservice training, emphasizing human relations; (2) a pilot cultural arts program (art, music, drama) for grades 1-12; and (3) a pilot…

Contained in this report is an evaluation of the ESEA Title I Environmental-Ecological Education Program for educationally disadvantaged students operated by the Brookville Area School District, Pennsylvania. The program is a modification of a previously operated ESEA Title III Rural Youth Enrichment Program. Conducted during the summer of 1970,…

Thirty children and their mothers from a poverty area of Kansas City enrolled in a Head Start parent cooperative nursery school. The mothers actively participated in a parent-training program consisting of tutorial training in which a series of lessons designed to teach preacademic concepts and skills to the children was presented to the mothers.…

The Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) is a large-scale instructional research project, designed to develop, test and disseminate into practice a system of individualized science instruction for grades seven through nine. This report outlines procedures of curriculum programing and subsequent analysis of the computer mode of…

This document, the second of a two-part study, focuses on the area of continuing and adult education at Ferris State College (FSC), Michigan. An overview of the status of adult and continuing education and recommendations are provided by the schools of allied health, business, general education, education, pharmacy, technical and applied arts, and…

Reports from 22 federal departments and agencies on their programs related to mental retardation have been compiled for submission to the President's Committee on Mental Retardation for review, analysis, and subsequent action. For each report, the overall mission is given, as well as unit identification, external programs (services or activities),…

This document evaluates the counseling aspect of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. Following a review of the overall functions and activities, the programs relationship with MAP component programs is discussed. Related documents are HE 005 102, 005 083, 005 078, 005 082, 005 081, 005 101, 005 077, and 005…

Presented are conference proceedings on evaluation of educational programs for emotionally disturbed children. Raphael F. Simches highlights past and future educational trends in programs for handicapped children. Fritz Redl stresses various motivations that may cause violent behavior. A systematic approach to classroom analysis via taxonomy of…

This report summarizes information about TTT projects collected during telephone interviews with directors of TTT projects re-funded for fiscal year 1970-71. It is intended to be useful to various groups in describing, justifying, and planning for the national TTT program. A structured telephone interview was used and a copy of the interview…

A program to teach evaluation skills to middle-management administrative personnel is described. The course consisted of three training sessions totaling 12 hours. The course notebook materials presented are: (1) objectives; (2) planning educational experiences through systematic procedures; (3) outline of materials--what is evaluation?, where…

The Volunteers in Education Project is designed to utilize community volunteers to provide, without charge, various services to the school staff. Other goals are to reinforce the instruction of the teaching staff with volunteers trained for particular service, to offer individual help to students, to make available the talents and resources of the…