The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of systems analysis as applied to the development of a program evaluation plan. A brief review of selected concepts in evaluation theory (Lee J. Cronbach; Michael Scriven; Robert Stake; Daniel Stufflebeam), a description of general systems theory, the development of a…

A 4-year follow-up study of children in the Rural Child Care Project has shown that greatest losses in intellectual functioning for former project children occurred in the first year of public school among those scoring above 80 on their first Binet but who were retained in grade 1. IQ change during grade 1 was negatively related to attendance at…

The material presented in this report deals with the examination of educational policy and planning in Germany carried out as part of the program of the Education Committee of OECD for the Review of National Educational Policies. Part I is a report of the evaluation of German education made by the examiners. The material focuses on the course of…

The Department of Adult Education is a graduate education department with the primary objective of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of adult education that takes place both within and outside the context of educational institutions. Faculty, through this self-study, have recognized several needs for the future. They include: (1) more…

This report summarizes the conclusions and insights of several hundred people who have been directly involved in the 45-15 Plan for its first two years of operation. The 45-15 Plan divides the neighborhood served by a school into four sections. Each section attends 45 school days and then takes a vacation, 15 days long. The attendance dates of the…

The impact which program evaluation and subsequent short-term in-service education efforts had upon the curricular programs of two distinctly different school settings was assessed. In addition, the appropriateness of the Kunkel-McElhinney model of curriculum evaluation, as perceived by professional school personnel, was examined and assessed. The…

City School, an experimental school run by the Vancouver School Board, completed its first year of operation in 1972. It offers a flexible alternative to other available school programs for approximately 100 students in Grades 5 to 10. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory was administered to students in January and again in May 1972. A comparison…

The objectives of the Individualized Study Center Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, were as follows: (1) provide an environment which is designed to lead to wholesome personal and social adjustments; (2) provide an educational environment in which, under the guidance of understanding teachers, the…

The four chapters of Volume II contain summaries of the research studies conducted during the development of the Georgia Educational Television Evaluation Model. They are: Instructional television questionnaires, evaluation of communiques and teacher aids--"Wonderful You," evaluation of communique and teacher aids--"Patterns," and summary of…

The purpose of this project was to design and test a model by which two agencies might work together as a means of each agency more effectively serving rural families in disadvantaged situations. This publication presents an evaluation not of client behavior in detail as such, but of the model as an educational process with particular attention to…

The goal of the Community Awareness Program was to widen the horizons for low-income inner-city Educable Mentally Retarded (EMR) black and white pupils. ESEA Title VI provided pilot funds Cluster III B classes to explore the city on field trips related to school work. Eighteen teachers and 270 pupils (primary through high school) could plan a trip…

An information feedback system for use in evaluating an educational program is described, and its effectiveness in evaluating the Follow Through program and its use in relation to the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills are discussed. The systems approach to program evaluation consists of objectives clarification, decision making, and program planning. In…

The adaptation and use of Programmed Instruction (PI) in adult basic education (ABE) are focused upon. Objectives of this paper are to cite evidence that PI is being used successfully in correctional institutions, to suggest reasons for this success, and to show that PI works best in the context of a broader learning system where individually…

This paper examines a program instructing pre-service and practicing teachers in educational psychology. It is concluded that the program, which utilizes a mastery approach, produces significantly better results than does the traditional method. (DLG)

The main purpose of the program, funded under ESEA, Title I is to help pupils in non-public schools, located in disadvantaged areas cope with social, emotional or physical difficulties that interfere with academic progress. The field staff consisted of 30 full-time and 47 part-time guidance counselors, 18 full-time social workers, three full-time…