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Peer reviewedWeiss, Carol H. – Journal of Social Issues, 1970
Researchers who undertake the evaluation of social action programs face several hazards, among which is the politicization of evaluation. Several alternatives in research methodology are suggested, as well as implications from the evaluations themselves. (DM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Action, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Download full textRyden, Einar R., Ed.; And Others – 1967
The handbook is available to assist small communities with limited resources in planning, initiating, and carrying out a beautification or community development program. Evidence is provided of results which can be obtained when individual citizens and groups are given opportunities to participate, use their special skills, and become involved in…
Descriptors: Committees, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1994
This book is about an approach to curriculum development and evaluation in which teachers and students worked with parents, local communities, politicians, and a major international organization, to carry out research and bring about improvements. The participants were part of the Environment and Schools Initiative (ENSI), a major international…
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Action, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1966
INTRODUCED BY EXCERPTS FROM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORKS ABOUT CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS GUIDELINES FOR (1) IMPLEMENTING THE 1965 CONNECTICUT STATE ACT TO PROVIDE AID FOR THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND (2) ESTABLISHING THE TITLE I PROGRAMS CREATED BY THE 1965 FEDERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Children, Community Action, Compensatory Education
BURNS, THOMAS J. – 1966
THE FIRST PART OF THIS REPORT IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE ACTIVITIES OF 100 PERCENT OF THE PROJECTS ARE REPORTED. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECTS WAS EXCHANGED AMONG LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND VISITS TO COMPARABLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Action, Coordination, Dropout Rate
Silva, Elena; Zimmerman, Kristen; Erbstein, Nancy – 2002
This document presents step-by-step guidelines to help communities and organizations implement youth-led research, evaluation, and planning (Youth REP) as a way of empowering youth to participate in community development and social transformation. The guide offers an overview of youth-led research and evaluation project stages and critical…
Descriptors: Action Research, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Development
Caro, Francis G., Ed. – 1971
This collection of readings is intended for those concerned with directed social change--researchers, social planners, administrators, and social scientists. The papers address such issues as the nature of the evaluation task, the role of evaluation research in programs of directed change, the organizational context in which evaluation research is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Action, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation
