Focusing on program development and evaluation, this document presents the summative evaluation of the community development component of the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The report…

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) suppports four non-profit units, Area Alcohol Education and Training Programs (AAETP), organized in 1974 to facilitate the delivery of alcohol education and training at the state and local level. In 1976, the NIAAA initiated an evaluation of the AAETP. Goals were to determine…

Initially developed for training parent committees and school personnel, the manual can be used to train parents and tribal officials in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of Indian education programs. Identifying the compliance of rules and regulations for funding sources such as Johnson-O'Malley, Elementary and Secondary…

Noting a general dissatisfaction with the implementation and evaluation of large-scale educational programs, this paper argues that the rational model that is the foundation for large-scale educational programs is faulty. According to the rational model, government mandates call for educational programs to remedy social problems; then rewards and…

Fifty states and Washington, D.C., were invited to submit documents for an analysis relating to comprehensive career guidance programs (CCGP). These documents were prepared by state departments of education and directors of FY 1974 and 1975 projects funded through the Vocational Education Research Program under Section 131 of Part C of the…

Evaluation results for Hartford, Connecticut's 1977-78 Title VII Bilingual Education Program at Ann Street School are presented. Student and staff accomplishments, a section on selected curricular activities, a restatement of the 1977-78 results in terms of the Title VII proposal objectives, and conclusions and recommendations for consideration of…

The most obvious and difficult problem facing educators of migrant children is that of frequent interruptions in the child's education caused by his migration. Various solutions have been put forth over the past three decades; these have included providing mobile schools and staff, residential schools, uniform record transfers, interstate credit…

Vocational education is a major component of our educational systems at the secondary and postsecondary school level. The passage of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 broadened the definition of vocational education from training people for specific occupations to developing human potential and long-term employability. However, due to the…

THIS SUMMARY OF DUNLAP AND ASSOCIATES' EVALUATION REPORT, PREPARED BY STAFF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC), REFLECTS THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES ADMINISTERED TO SAMPLES OF 789 TERMINATED AND 942 ACTIVE ENROLLEES IN 30 RANDOMLY CHOSEN RURAL AND URBAN, IN- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL,…

THIS REPORT OF WISCONSIN'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS--OPERATION AND SERVICES, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, SELECTION OF PROJECT EVALUATION, DESIGN, PROBLEMS, RELATION TO OTHER ESEA TITLES, COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, COOPERATIVE PROJECTS BETWEEN DISTRICTS, SERVICES TO…

THIS SUMMARY AND EVALUATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECT IN BERKELEY, CALIF., DESCRIBES COMPENSATORY ACTIVITIES IN FOUR TARGET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND TWO TARGET ACHIEVEMENT TRACKS IN CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAMS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE OBJECTIVES IN THE TARGET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE TO RAISE EDUCATIONAL…

THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT, WHICH CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF SEPARATE APPENDIXES, PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS IN MISSOURI FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. THE FIRST APPENDIX CONTAINS A PROPOSAL FOR THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA FROM THE PROJECTS. THE CATEGORIES OF…

The purpose of this study is threefold: to recount the history of the Anacostia Community School Project (later renamed the Response to Educational Needs Project) in Washington, D.C. between 1967 and 1978; to analyze the events of the period in light of theories of historiographic and social scientific developments; and to provide lessons from the…

GENERALLY FOLLOWING THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE INSTITUTED TO ASSIST INDIANA'S PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE TWO MOST PREVALENT TYPES OF TITLE I ACTIVITIES WERE LANGUAGE ARTS AND TEACHER AID PROGRAMS, OTHER ACTIVITIES…

IN CAMDEN'S TITLE I PROJECTS REDUCTION OF CLASS SIZE WAS ATTEMPTED THROUGH THE LEASING OF 19 RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS. CORRECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO 2,164 STUDENTS IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 11 WHO WERE NOT READING AT THEIR ABILITY LEVEL BUT WHOSE TEST RECORDS IDENTIFIED THEM AS BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE. EXTENDED SPECIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES…