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Comerford, James P.; Carlson, Margaret – 1985
This paper describes the approach taken by the Office of Compensatory Education of the Michigan Department of Education to provide microcomputer training to Chapter 1 administrators. It reports on the two objectives of the study to evaluate the effects of the training program: (1) to assess the short term effects of teaching administrators to use…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Computer Software, Data Processing
Blamick, Wesley E. – 1984
The 1983-84 evaluation of the secondary school science program in Orange County Public Schools, Florida was conducted to provide statistical data for use in program improvement. The data in the report were designed for use by district-based and school-based personnel. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the extent to which secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Data Analysis
Hansen, Joe B. – 1977
Educational program evalaution is subject to many difficulties. Problems with evaluation include such conceptual problems as: (1) understanding of decisions to be made; (2) adequate definition; (3) consensus on values and criteria; (4) coordination among administrative levels; and (5) use of an appropriate evaluation model. Technical problems…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Agency Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Coordination
Hecht, Kathryn A. – 1976
Historical documents and interview data are compiled to develop a chronology of critical events used in studying the impact of the Applications Technology Satellite educational demonstration (ATS-6) in Alaska. This method of evaluation was implemented as a parallel approach to that of gathering data in the villages from Native informants and from…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Communications Satellites, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Collection
Aurora Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
This report provides a summary of and recommendations from a study which investigated the cost structure of 16 Head Start grantees and delegate agencies. The study came about when the Office of Evaluation and Technical Analysis, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued a…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Brandenburg, Dale C. – 1981
A useful, values-oriented human resource development (HRD) program evaluation approach is one that is empirical with its orientation derived from a social/technical perspective. The optimum mix between the technical skills of evaluation and the required social skills of evaluation delivery is crucial for the quality assurance process. The core to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Business, Data Collection, Industrial Training
Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc., New York, NY. – 1978
The primary objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the extent to which Sesame Street is continuing to reach underprivileged preschool children and to compare its current performance with data established in the previous studies conducted in 1970, 71, and 73; (2) to examine the relationship of Sesame Street to school age children by…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Educational Television, Formative Evaluation, Interviews
Huntington Beach Union High School District, CA. – 1977
The California Association of Work Experience Educators (CAWEE) Career Intern Program, funded by a federal grant, sought to demonstrate that experience-based career education was a viable and needed alternative to existing learning experiences. Selecting three schools from three districts in the greater Los Angeles area, the program maintained a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education
Jabker, Eugene H.; Halinski, Ronald S. – 1979
The possibility that direct participation by faculty in projects to revise curricula and create new instructional media would also generate a more systematic way of thinking about teaching was studied through administration of a questionnaire to faculty at Illinois State University who had received an instructional development program grant. Of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Granville, Arthur C.; And Others – 1976
This executive summary presents the major findings of Interim Report III, which reports preliminary evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC). A Head Start demonstration program, PDC is aimed at promoting greater educational and developmental continuity as children make the transition from preschool to school. The report addresses three…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Karges, Marjorie Lynn; Bowles, B. Dean – 1979
The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate the procedure for setting up a school-community relations program. The first chapter describes the following recommended components of such a program: using a programmatic approach, using the five school-community relations processes, and designating the primary responsibilities for the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Attitudes
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1966
THIS NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT CONTAINS ONLY THE NARRATIVE PORTION OF THE EVALUATION OF NEVADA'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS. ONE PART DESCRIBES THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES GIVEN TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY THE STATE. BECAUSE ONLY 10 DISTRICTS SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS, THE STATE STAFF WAS ABLE TO OFFER CONSIDERABLE…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Programs
CREW, JOHN L.; PYLES, THOMAS W. – 1966
THIS REPORT IS THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF MARYLAND'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS. THE REPORT CONTAINS THREE PARTS--AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE PROJECTS, A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS, AND A SECTION OF TABULAR DATA. INCLUDED ARE THE GUIDELINES AND POLICIES PREPARED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
HANDCOCK, ALAN; ROBINSON, JOHN – 1966
A COMBINATION OF TELEVISION, GROUP STUDY, PRIVATE STUDY, CORRESPONDENCE STUDY, AND PRACTICAL WORK PROVIDED AN EXTENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE NATURE AND METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK, PRINCIPALLY FOR VOLUNTEER AND PART-TIME WORKERS THROUGH 16 HALF-HOUR PROGRAMS ON SOCIAL WORK AND ADMINISTRATION BROADCAST ON BBC-2 BETWEEN OCTOBER 5, 1965 AND FEBRUARY 8,…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Discussion Groups, Educational Television, Guides
PECK, BERNARD; AND OTHERS – 1966
A SUMMER PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, AGES 16-22, WAS EVALUATED. THE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS AND CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SIX COMMUNITY AGENCIES, ATTEMPTED (1) TO IMPROVE THE READING AND WRITING SKILLS OF THE ENROLLEES, (2) TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Boards of Education, Community Organizations, Data
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