The Illinois system has been designed to continuously evaluate the total occupational programs of its LEAs. Consisting of three phases, the system involves local planning, state review and evaluation of local planning documents, and on-site visitation to the LEA conducted by a team of individuals from outside the agency. The structure of the…

This meta-evaluation sought to evaluate the personnel, procedures, and impact of a statewide evaluation system. Personnel evaluation provided both formative and summative information, as well as information pertaining to future selection of evaluation personnel. The evaluation of procedures led to many revisions and refinements in the procedures…

A study was undertaken to provide a third analysis of implementation of evaluation requirements in vocational education and of their perceived effectiveness and utility. The sample included the total population of Directors of Vocational Education for the United States and its territories; 50 directors completed the questionnaire. All respondents…

An evaluation described Tech Prep prototypes as they were implemented in five different Indiana sites and assessed their effectiveness. Evaluation procedures included: (1) collection and analysis of data from students involved in Tech Prep for the first time in 1990-91 and students involved for the second year; (2) analysis of prototype project…