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National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, DC. – 1987
The booklet reviews and illustrates program evaluation methods that can be used by providers of services to handicapped infants and their families. It distinguishes between outcome evaluations to determine the effectiveness of service programs and process evaluations to describe the actual activities of service programs and their relation to…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Kim, Jin Eun – 1977
This manual is basically designed as a self-instructional guide by which postsecondary vocational administrators and educators can conduct cost-effectiveness/benefit studies. (Cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis is an evaluation technique which can be used for assessing outcomes of existing and/or new programs in relation to their specified…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Walkup, Hugh – 1978
This report summarizes the costs and outcomes of Seattle, Washington's 1977-78 desegregation programs; perspectives on desegregation programs of surveyed parents, teachers, and administrators; and recommendations based on this information. A major emphasis of the report is on the extent to which student transfer programs reduced racial imbalance…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Desegregation Effects
Swanson, Austin D. – 1976
The eight-year longitudinal study was conducted by the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) district, Buffalo, New York to determine the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of vocational education in that region. The study consisted of three phases plus a comparison with academic programs in the district. The phases included; (1)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1975
This report contains twenty-four tables which present data on Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I-funded projects for the state of Ohio. Major instructional areas are: reading, mathematics, vocational education, tutorial services, pre-school education, and special education. Reading and mathematics evaluation data are presented in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Inservice Education
Appalachia, 1985
Special issue traces 20-year history and mission of Appalachian Regional Commission. Outlines changes in highways, transportation, education, health, child development, community building, housing, enterprise development, energy, natural resources, environment, leadership, economy, and development diversity. Presents 15-year economic outlook,…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Progress, Futures (of Society), Geographic Regions
Heflinger, Craig Anne; Simpkins, Celeste G. – 1996
This paper describes the Tennessee Children's Plan, a program phased in between 1991 and 1993 that implemented a coordinated service system for children, youth, and families. A study involving children and youth (birth through 21 years) who were in the custody of the State of Tennessee investigated the effectiveness of coordinated service systems…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Hospitalized Children
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Hunt, Pam; Goetz, Lori – Journal of Special Education, 1997
A review of 19 investigations of inclusive educational programs, practices, and outcomes for students with severe disabilities groups the research into five categories: (1) parents' attitudes toward educational placement; (2) issues and practices; (3) costs; (4) educational achievement outcomes; and (5) social outcomes. Six themes were identified…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
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Chronister, Jay L.; Reed, Kathrine M. – CUPA Journal, 1994
The University of Virginia's retirement incentive program for older, full-time, tenured faculty provided two options: phased retirement and a retirement decision contract establishing a firm retirement date. Evaluation indicates this plan was effective in meeting the interests and needs of participants and the institution and saved institutional…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Early Retirement, Full Time Faculty
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Marcy, Mary B. – Innovative Higher Education, 2004
The challenges of meeting the needs of diverse students have long been recognized in higher education. As many institutions wrestle with austere budgets, however, diversity programs are struggling to maintain their effectiveness amidst financial rescissions. This climate of austerity coincides with demographic predictions for an increasingly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Diversity, Program Effectiveness, Financial Problems
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1996
Prepared as part of a state program review, this report presents results from a review undertaken of all agriculture and horticulture programs at Illinois public community colleges for fiscal year 1995. The first part focuses on the four agricultural programs reviewed: Agricultural Business and Management; Agricultural Production, Workers, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agricultural Education, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges
Rafanello, Donna – 1993
To assess the effectiveness of the child care delivery system in Evanston, Illinois, a study was conducted of parent and caregiver perceptions of the affordability, availability, accessibility, and quality of local child care services. Questionnaires were distributed to the directors of 14 local child care centers and to 832 parents currently…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Community Leaders, Community Satisfaction
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. – 1993
A study compared the effectiveness and cost of the New York Department of Labor's (NYDOL) major programs with those aspects of similar programs operated by the other 49 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It reviewed NYDOL records, interviewed NYDOL managers, analyzed data from the U.S. DOL, and contacted officials in some other states.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Employment Programs
Myers, Michael M. – Issues in Higher Education, 1983
The way that remediation affects the costs and the academic quality of higher education is discussed, and approaches to dealing with these problems are addressed. Recent increases in the number of underprepared students entering college have resulted in a greater need for remedial education to prepare them for college-level work. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, College Students
Young, Eileen, Ed. – 1983
The report summarizes activities provided in Ohio through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during fiscal year 1982, and provides basic statistics and information on participation trends, instructional impact, expenditure and staffing patterns, inservice education for staff, parent involvement, and 5-year trends. Programs…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
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