A two phase survey of the curricular needs of teachers of visually handicapped students was undertaken to develop a program evaluation instrument. First, 105 teachers reviewed and assessed evaluation instruments published by the National Study of School Evaluation. Then, teachers selected areas which should be included in programs for the visually…

Discusses elements of an implementation methodology for the removal of poverty in India. Includes background, methodology, aggregation of demands, economics of the strategy, complementary activities and infrastructure, mechanics of implementation, and monitoring. (CT)

The planning, implementation, and assessment of a comprehensive health insurance program directly reflective of the particular needs of a university body are described. (JD)

Internal management development programs are effective especially for teaching management skills to women because of women's position on the learning curve. (Author)

A set of key variables the change interventionist might use to improve institutional performance is proposed, and change controlling elements of colleges are identified and discussed. (Author/JEG)

The first step in any planning process should be problem identification. Appropriate planning techniques, starting with formal needs assessments, will help vocational education control its own future. (LRA)

Discusses major trends and consequences of the use of policy analysis in state and local government decision-making. (JG)

According to responses from 118 of 126 secondary agriculture instructors in Nebraska, 73 offered junior high/middle school agriculture programs, most for less than 10 years. School schedules were a deterrent for those wanting to add such programs. They were offered to promote agricultural awareness, recruit students, and provide exposure to career…

A workshop was conducted to train 51 Montana extension specialists in the use of the National Extension Parent Education Model. Participants reported better working knowledge of the model and greater confidence in their ability to design and evaluate programs using it. (SK)

Asserts that in developing Erdkinder, Montessori programs for adolescents, practitioners should use Montessori's principles of scientific pedagogy to establish methods for evaluating existing adolescent experiments. Suggests ways to apply criterion of normalization, and that "healing of deviations" comes from observing aspects like inner…

Describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of 15 community education centers in St. Louis, Missouri. Includes information about the evaluation approach and design, data management, policy changes, outcome expectations, findings and conclusions, and training needs. (JOW)

The traditional view that an activity's comparative impact on collective welfare ought to guide resource allocation is refuted. A paradigm of a multisystem society with the non-fungibility of investment resources an essential issue in project appraisal is presented. (SLD)

Different dimensions of evaluation utilization and evaluator strategies for stimulating use are discussed, in terms of designing a formal evaluation utilization system. While the need exists to improve the design process, there is no simple formula. Evaluators should see part of their function as creating a repository of knowledge. (SLD)

"Black box" evaluation considers program input and outcomes (what) without considering process (how and why). A broader approach to evaluation based on implementation process theory explores the social system context of programs and provides information useful for improving them. (SK)

Describes a career development program for at-risk youth and delineates both the process and the outcomes of a combined quantitative and qualitative program evaluation. Results suggest that at-risk youth can benefit significantly from this career development program. (JPS)