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Colvin, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1976
This paper presents a model for developing and evaluating new educational programs in a large city school district. The model described was developed and partially field tested in the Phoenix Union High School System. It is intended to be simple enough not to stifle new ideas but detailed enough to provide smooth transition from the experimental…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
Rosenthal, Miriam K. – 1980
This paper overviews the organization, objectives and impact of an experimental interdisciplinary training program at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, for preparing specialists to work with infants and preschool children. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textFinch, Curtis R.; Bjorkquist, David C. – 1975
Context and input measures offer potential for vocational education program evaluation. Problems of measurement in context evaluation are primarily related to decisions on the appropriateness of data and how data should be interpreted. When program goals have been established, input evaluation is used to determine how available resources can be…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
Wolf, W. C., Jr. – 1975
Developers of educational innovations often devote too little time and effort to planning an effective strategy for diffusing their innovation among practicing educators. Particularly important is the task of selecting an appropriate target group for initial introduction of the innovation. A variety of specific diffusion methods may be effective,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
Conn, B. H. – 1976
This paper describes an extended school year (ESY) project that was developed and implemented cooperatively by three Michigan school districts and offers comments and suggestions for school administrators considering adoption of such a program. In the Michigan ESY project, the normal school year was divided into four terms of nine weeks each, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Heckert, Bonnie L.; And Others – 1978
Under a grant funded under the Women's Educational Equity Act, the Department of Freshman Engineering at Purdue has developed a model program for freshmen women entering engineering. The program focuses on an experimental course that provides beginning engineering women and men with: (1) hands-on laboratory experiences; (2) discussions by various…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Freshmen, Course Organization, Engineering Education
Cash, R. William – 1992
This paper discusses the results of a randomly selected standing poll panel implemented at Saint Mary's College at Notre Dame, Indiana, called PRISM (Prompt Response to Improve Saint Mary's). PRISM is designed to quickly ascertain the attitudes and opinions of a panel of 120 college students. Sample topics of PRISM surveys have included campus…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Data Collection, Experimental Programs
