Identifies some of the evaluation instruments being used in peer counselling programs in the school systems along with some essential aspects of evaluation. Indicates the need for evaluation and research. (Author/ABB)

Information that describes a program's implementation and client audience can help the evaluator tailor the study to the constraints of particular settings and increase the likelihood that the evaluation can be implemented as planned. (Author/BS)

Literature that presents a complete program planning model was described and analyzed using explicitly defined and uniformly applied descriptive and evaluative dimensions. Several observations about the current state of the program planning literature are made, and recommendations designed to strengthen the literature are offered. (Author/CT)

This author recommends a comprehensive evalution of education construction projects 11 months following their substantial completion, when users have had sufficient time to identify true weaknesses, original intentions have not been forgotten, shortcomings in materials or the construction process will have appeared, and one year warranties have…

The review of current evaluation practice indicates a failure to provide information relevant to policy makers and service consumers due to investigation of restricted range of outcomes, inattention to ecological context of behavior, and methodological weaknesses. Promising directions in measuring quality of life and pertinent environmental…

The author discusses the difficulties that might be encountered in using various assessments and examinations in evaluative exercises. In particular, the discussion focuses on assessments that are presented in the form of examination results. The author also discusses an approach to a more school-based and hence potentially more useful form of…

There is little use spending time and money implementing multicultural programs which have little or no effect. Discussed are two techniques, the sociometric test and the semantic differential, which can be used by teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of their efforts to reduce or perhaps eliminate prejudice and discrimination. (RM)

This paper presents (1) a review of national policy guidelines for the evaluation of vocational education; (2) a description and analysis of the typical responses of state and local agencies of evaluation requirements; (3) some evaluation issues that may be applicable to vocational education evaluation; and (4) suggestions for improving vocational…

Studies show a lack of evaluation as a fundamental element of curriculum design in further education. To this end, a model is proposed and its advantages outlined. The importance of relevant evaluative skills as objectives within college staff development programs is discussed. (CT)

In an interchange conducted with Ernest Howe, Kenneth Strike advanced the argument that models of social justice can be used to discover the implicit moral commitments associated with evaluation practice. This paper extends that argument. Two responses are offered to this paper. (JMK)

Identifies evaluation methods for school guidance programs and some of the problems that prevent evaluation. Discusses the process of initiating an evaluation in a four-step model and suggests an experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation design as being the most credible. (JAC)

A review of research on evaluation of inservice and preservice teacher education notes that the lack of outcome data reflects a lack of consensus about the choice of evaluation measures. The use of both trainee and child performance measures is proposed, and an example of such an approach is given. (Author/CL)

Article explains why personal evaluations by experienced observers may be more accurate assessment tools than standardized tests and statistical studies. A system of recording observations and impressions, through the use of grids, is presented. (RW)

Reports the efforts of an evaluation consultant and the teachers and administrators of two vocational centers to establish measurable objectives and establish an evaluation system to measure how well the objectives were achieved. Steps are outlined for determining the success or failure of a vocational program to meet established levels of…

Papers in this collection result from the work carried out in the context of an Invitational Roundtable on System-Level Indicators for Higher/Tertiary Education organized by the European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES) and the Research Institute for Higher Education of Hiroshima University, Japan. Section 1, "The Roundtable--An…