The Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials for developing an evaluation design were applied to Preservice Innovations in Mainstream Education (PRIME). PRIME, a Dean's Grant Project, is a 3-year federal and state program to modify preservice teacher preparation programs to enable regular education graduates to…

"Law and the Adminstration of Justice" is a Title IVc three-year project funded by the Federal government and coordinated by the Board of Education, City of Chicago. The overall goal of the project was to provide high school students with an opportunity to learn about and be involved with various aspects of our judicial system. The…

In response to a provision of the Education Amendments of 1978 concerning evaluation practices and procedures, this report examines four aspects of evaluation in education which focus on how funds allocated to evaluation can be spent more effectively and yield more useful results. On this basis, groups of recommendations are made to both Congress…

Included in this publication are presentations and summaries given at a forum designed to provide information about the status of the competency-based curriculum and its implications for competency-based education. On the topic "Instructional Support for CBC: Where the System Is Now," three presenters, James T. Guines, Wilbur A. Millard,…

This transcript of a National Public Radio broadcast records a discussion regarding various aspects of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Areas addressed include: Title I reading classes; the legislative history of Title I; readings by children in a Title I program; parent advisory councils; Title I aides; evaluations of Title…

An important indicator of the success of a funding agency is the achievement and impact of the projects it supports. This paper, one of three related documents, examines the effectiveness of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, a fund to improve educational opportunities. A telephone survey was conducted in 1979 of all of the…

Abstracts are presented that describe research grants related to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System's techniques, methods, devices, and delivery; the research effort was supported by the National Center for Health Services Research during fiscal year 1979. Two sections included in the document describe projects funded under section 1205 of…

Presented is a study and assessment of the United States Department of Energy State Energy Conservation Program (SECP). The goal of the SECP is to reduce energy consumption in each state by 5% by 1980. However, it is unlikely that this goal will be attained or that the savings reported for 1978 are a valid measure of the program's impact on energy…

This second volume of the Head Start Program and Cost Data Analysis Final Report analyzes data from sources other than the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). The report is divided into three sections: Distributional Impact of Head Start Financing, Pilot Study of Program Compliance, and Recommendations for Secondary Data Analysis. The…

A bilingual program funded under Title VII and carried out in four Bronx, New York, elementary schools is the subject of this evaluation report. Staffing patterns, inservice training, and English as a Second Language classes for Spanish and Italian speaking parents are briefly described. Evaluative data tables are presented for student performance…

This paper reviews the findings of TEMPO's 1967 and subsequent evaluation studies and offers some conclusions and recommendations aimed at strengthening Title I compensatory education programs. An overview of Title I and a description of the TEMPO study and its methodology are provided. It is stated that, with the measurement methods used, no…