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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
Healthy Start is a 5-year program that encourages community-based strategies for reducing infant mortality. This report addresses Congressional concerns of preliminary evaluation results reported by the press concerning the program's efficacy. The report strives to answer three Congressional concerns: (1) the plan for the national program…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedBanta, Trudy W. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Questions assumptions implicit in the fifth objective of National Education Goal 5, calling for critical thinking, communication and problem-solving abilities. Outlines strategies for a national assessment/improvement program, including setting goals, preparing faculty to foster student learning, gathering evidence on outcomes, and using…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
