Based on the evaluation of 24 faculty development programs in the United States and other scholarly activities, the benefits of systematic planning and evaluation of faculty development programs are considered. In addition, a set of field tested instruments for planning and evaluation and case studies of institutional programs are presented, and…

Assessment and evaluation skills are significant goals of clinical training, yet many clinical and counseling students lack personal experiences with applied program evaluation. Clinical psychology graduate students responded to successive impending accreditation visits by conducting in-house evaluations. Students in 1977 (N=38) and 1980 (N=35)…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII bilingual program that was conducted at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, New York, in 1979-1980 to serve Spanish speaking students. The goal of the program was to facilitate their transition to mainstream classes. The evaluation provides a demographic context, information on student characteristics,…

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…

This two-part project was designed to determine the effectiveness of the staff exchange program in Kentucky. Part 1 of the project involved personal interviews conducted with selected vocational educators who had been involved in the staff exchange program during its six-year history. Also interviewed were the cooperating business and industry…

Designed to provide information for those who make decisions about staff development at the school district level as well as for those responsible for implementing school-site programs, this monograph is based on the premise that an integral part of any school improvement effort is an organized, sustained, and comprehensive program of staff…

Presented are new principles and methods in the instruction of mathematics, with the primary focus at the elementary school level. The first half has the following sections: (1) The Influence of Environment on Child Behavior; (2) Pre-Mathematics; (3) The General and the Abstract; (4) The Passage from Pre-Math to Mathematics; (5) Building a…

An overview is presented of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's (UNL) Dean's Mainstreaming Project. The three-year project at UNL's Teachers College adopted an approach that integrates instruction and practicum experiences with handicapped students into the existing teacher education program. The project's major goal is to ensure consolidation of…

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…

This paper examines issues related to the role of preschool education in Norway. Two dominant philosophies of preschool education are identified, the first emphasizing the importance of play opportunities and the social environment of the preschool, and the second focusing on the importance of adequate pedagogical programs for optimum cognitive…

This paper describes the development of a high school career program related to the Shadowing Experiences provided for counselors by General Electric. Nine Mini-Career Days, related to the different curriculum areas, provided students with at least four days of shadow sessions. Students attended the Career Days from their four morning class…

This information analysis paper reviews the literature on career development programs and practices, identified by a computer search of the ERIC data base from November 1966 through December 1979. The introduction highlights issues and trends: the infusion of career development concepts into curriculums; evaluations of programs in career guidance…

The standards presented here, a revision of the standards published in 1975, are intended to serve as uniform, national criteria by which public agencies can develop and assess the adequacy of their foster family services system. Major changes from the earlier standards include reduction of the number of standards, combination of the basic and…

THIS STUDY REPORTS THE FIRST PHASE OF A 5-YEAR LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A HIGHLY STRUCTURED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND A TRADITIONAL NURSERY SCHOOL PROGRAM IN AMELIORATING THE LEARNING DEFECTS OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. THE HIGHLY STRUCTURED PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO OVERCOME PARTICULAR WEAKNESSES OF…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE--(1) THE STATUS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS, (2) ADMINISTRATORS' DEGREE OF EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS, AND (3) TENTATIVE GUIDELINES FOR USE IN PLANNING AND CONDUCTING PROGRAMS. OF 44 INSTITUTIONS IDENTIFIED AND CONTACTED, 25…