This two-part paper describes the working assumptions approach to early program evaluation and illustrates the approach with a study of a new social science curriculum in American ethnic pluralism for community colleges. Part I begins by providing a rationale for early program evaluation and describing the working assumptions approach as a model…

The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. This…

There are four steps in obtaining test data, each requiring planning and decision-making: assembling students, administering tests, scoring, and recording scores. In assembling students, two cautions are in order. First, for norm referenced tests, students in the treatment group should take the test at the same time of the year as the students in…

The evaluation report of a gifted and talented workshop for teachers, parents, and community leaders is presented. Results of the pretest and posttest of the participants are provided. Pretest findings indicated, among other things, that a majority of educators felt that they had a fair understanding but needed to know more; that, among parents…

The volume is a composite of final reports written for nine special education research and evaluation studies conducted by the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District during the 1978-79 school year. Each report includes three components: an executive summary of research or evaluation questions and responses; an abstract with information on…

Both smaller and larger school districts allocate 3 percent of total budgets, or $4.00 per pupil, for program evaluation. Of this $4.00, $3.00 is spent on outcome or process evaluation, 60 cents on program planning/needs assessment, and 40 cents on dissemination/utilization. Findings are from an evaluation budget procedures survey of evaluation…

In January 1972, the Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Regional Medical Library Network initiated an extramural program with a coordinator at each of its participating libraries to function as liaison between the network and basic units. Data collection devices were developed in order to evaluate the program in terms of its ability to foster responsible…

CONGRESS DIRECTED THAT AN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BE ASSEMBLED PERIODICALLY TO STUDY THE NATION'S PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE FIRST ADVISORY COUNCIL. APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION PERSONS WERE ENROLLED IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DURING 1967.…

The purpose of this manual is to provide vocational educators with evaluation elements and tested models which can assist them in designing evaluation systems. Chapter 1 provides several sets of criteria for inclusion in any general program evaluation. The eleven general areas for which criteria are included are administrative procedures,…

This document is the second annual report of the activities of the Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools (PREPS). The mission of PREPS, a consortium of public school districts in Mississippi, is to aid member schools in obtaining quality data from which curricular and administrative decisions can be made. Technical assistance…

The results of compensatory education (CE) were evaluated in 5 school districts distributed across the nation. These 5 districts represented a subsample of an earlier evaluation involving 11 districts. Data were gathered on the amount and type of CE and the achievement scores of the pupils participating in CE during the 1965-66 and 1966-67 school…

A model was prepared for an information storage and retrieval system for reporting job placement follow-through data of persons trained in industrial education programs in the state public schools. Recommendations for application of the model are made on a statewide basis to serve the information needs of local, state, and federal industrial…

In designing the evaluation of year round schools (YRS) in Cherry Creek, four questions dealing with major concerns in determining the effectiveness of YRS were posed: What are the characteristics of school programs associated with YRS? What is the reaction of parents to the YRS, its inconveniences and conveniences? What are the effects of YRS on…

This evaluation of the Special Milk Program (SMP) was undertaken in order to assess the impact of the free milk provision on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and on student milk consumption. Other objectives of the study included (1) assessing milk waste in schools and factors affecting this waste; (2) updating data from previous surveys…

This paper discusses the research methodology of the study "Alternative Patterns for Strengthening Community Service Programs" which examined programs in a large number of institutions of higher education. The first and major part of the paper deals with the use of case studies in generating data and communicating knowledge and feelings.…