This document presents the proceedings and addresses of the 25th annual conference of the Association of Graduate Schools in the Association of American Universities. Presentations cover: doctorates in the seventies, postdoctorates and employment, graduate student support, and methodology toward assessing quality in Ph.D. programs. Reports of the…

Information regarding noncredit continuing education offerings for adults was gathered through on-site interviews conducted at ten institutions of higher education. Results are reported in the following areas: administrative structure, the developmental process for noncredit programs, program promotion, program evaluation, relationships between…

While the model of peer evaluation has limits in its use in research resource allocation, it is vital for the equilibrium of the science structure and the university's mission, as evidenced in the University of Quebec at Trois Rivieres's pilot exercise in research evaluation. (Author/MSE)

An evaluation scheme for determining appropriate types of funding for student services in a changing academic environment is given. (Author)

This document is comprised of two papers providing resources for after-school programs and additional information available from the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP). The first paper, "Organizations in Out-of-School Time: An Introduction," reviews the national, state, and local organizations active in the field of out-of-school time, grouped…

This report presents information from a study on the needs of homeless people which (1) identified and described characteristics of federal programs targeted for homeless people and key nontargeted programs available to assist low income people generally; (2) identified amounts and types of funding for these programs in fiscal year 1997; and (3)…

In preparation for reauthorization of Even Start and other Federal education programs, these hearings transcripts recount testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce concerning the Even Start and family literacy programs. Testimony was presented by: (1) the president of the National Center for Family Literacy, giving…

Scholarship programs are offered by 17 States and at least 13 offer a student loan assistance program. (Author/MF)

Discusses why school-business interactions are not evaluated, emphasizing the importance of evaluation given the avowed purposes and intended beneficiaries of the interactions. An overview of educational evaluation is presented, noting the power of evaluation to simultaneously document what must be changed and engage participants in working toward…

Emphasizes link between objectives and quantified outcomes of rural support programs. Synthesizes a hierarchy of objectives based on the state aims of the 40 public institutions active in rural areas in England and Wales and programs they operated in financial year 1987-88. Describes allocation of financial resources between various objectives,…

Four key entities participating in foreign assistance projects are (1) donors; (2) technical advisors; (3) host country counterparts; and (4) beneficiaries. Resistance to collaborative evaluation that each may exhibit is discussed, along with ways evaluators can overcome resistance and enhance evaluation outcomes, credibility, and utilization.…

Examines the failure of Project Follow Through and Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to sustain the progress made by Head Start through the school years. Discusses the Head Start Transition Project, established in demonstration sites in each state, which seeks to ease the transition of children from Head Start through the…

An approach to evaluation initiated by the Kellogg Foundation called cluster evaluation (not to be confused with cluster sampling) is described. Cluster evaluation provides a skilled, credible evaluator to work with a cluster of projects to assure that useful and defensible information is obtained for program evaluation. (SLD)

In 1999, funding from a federal technology innovation challenge grant and the state of Maryland enabled the creation of the Maryland Technology Academy (MTA). The MTA is a collaboration of Johns Hopkins University, Towson University, and the Maryland State Department of Education formed with the goal of developing a network of knowledgeable and…

The results of the Research Assessment Exercises of 1992, 1996 and 2001 were reviewed with a view to investigating differences in the distributions of ratings awarded between years and between Units of Assessment (i.e. subject areas). The results show that mean ratings have improved markedly over time, particularly between 1996 and 2001, but that…