Research on school reform efforts and reform evaluation and the recognition that individual students are in constant transition and are members of multiple groups whose dynamics differ over the duration of schooling were examined. A conceptual framework for developing design and analysis strategies for investigating educational reform efforts is…

This document presents the results of an evaluation of the usefulness to 14 participating schools of Connecticut's School Effectiveness Program, which focuses on the achievement performance of low-income students. The following are the evaluation's major findings, based on interviews, questionnaires, case studies, test data, and archival data: (1)…

This booklet of support materials is intended for use with the publication, "Manual for Evaluation of Occupational Education Programs." The support materials include the forms to be used in preparing for, conducting, and reporting upon the assessment of occupational education programs. Forms are to be reproduced locally. Section 1…

Each year, Head Start makes at least 10 percent of its enrollment opportunities available to children with handicapping conditions. Currently, 15 Resource Access Projects (RAPs) form a national network offering a training and technical assistance program identifying resources, providing resource materials to Head Start grantees, facilitating…

The guide presents a composite of part 30 of California's education code which deals with special education. An introduction explains the history of the law, noting the passage of five legislative bills during 1984 which amended, added, or repealed special education sections. The revised part 30 is presented with the following headings: general…

A study was conducted at Skyline College to develop and implement a futuristic curriculum model for training secretaries/office assistants to work in an automated office. The study involved four internal evaluations: (1) secretarial instructors evaluated the courses offered by the department using a strategic planning course analysis worksheet;…

This module (part of a series of 24 modules) is on accommodating exceptional students in the regular classroom. The genesis of these materials is in the 10 "clusters of capabilities," outlined in the paper, "A Common Body of Practice for Teachers: The Challenge of Public Law 94-142 to Teacher Education." These clusters form the…

The Basic Skills Center was developed to improve the reading and mathematics skills of students in the Junior High School Transition Program in 27 junior high schools and 4 middle schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). The Mathematics Teacher Resource Development portion of this project worked towards increasing teacher…

The effect of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in Kansas City, Missouri Schools on selected achievement measures and perceptions about the CAI experience collected from students, teachers, and CAI lab aides was examined. At the secondary school level, the evaluation examined the effects of CAI mathematics and social studies lessons on eighth…

Data from two studies on evaluation budgeting practices are presented. In the first study, estimated budget figures are provided for formative and summative evaluations by 29 state education agency evaluators. In the second study, initial budget figures, final costs, and study characteristics are abstracted from the records of 85 evaluations…

Reviews early childhood education in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, England, and Wales. Discussion centers on administration, financing, teacher education, preschool setting, aims and objectives, and research activities. (CS)

The Teachers & Writers Collaborative, organized in 1967, places professional writers in New York City classrooms to work on a regular basis with teachers and children. A study was made of the collaborative's creative arts program for children in grades four, five, and six in one elementary school, in order to examine three aspects of the program:…

A process is outlined for developing an evaluation form that meets the following criteria: is relevant at local, state, and federal levels; short; objective; usable; statistically manageable; analytic; and fiscal. With standards in mind, the next step is to specify the kinds of information needed to meet state and federal requirements. Once the…

The purpose of a project was to design and field-test a system for evaluating the adequacy of the vocational curriculum utilized by the Vocational Village, an alternative school for the training of individuals who have experienced failure in other educational settings. Focus was on the development of an evaluation model which will assess the…

Vocational education as a social intervention process operates on two levels: (1) the micro level at which services are designed to improve the employability of the individual and (2) the macro level where the objective is to heighten the awareness and the sensitivity of the community as to the importance of human resource development for the…