THIRTY-NINE FEDERAL AND STATE EDUCATORS FROM 33 STATES, 23 RESOURCE PERSONNEL, AND 15 STAFF AND CHAIRMEN PARTICIPATED IN A SEMINAR TO (1) DEVELOP INSIGHTS INTO THE PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS OF PROGRAM PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND EVALUATION, (2) INVOLVE STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS, (3) DEVELOP A CADRE OF KNOWLEDGEABLE VOCATIONAL EDUCATORS,…

THIRTY-FOUR PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING THE LEADERSHIP-ACTION LEVEL OF PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION EVALUATED THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM PLANNING, AND BUDGETING SEMINARS HELD DURING 1967. GUIDELINES FOR SEMINAR EVALUATION WERE PRESENTED--(1) "RATIONALE AND RETROSPECT" BY N. EDWIN CRAWFORD, (2)…

The paper discusses a procedure for writing, monitoring, and evaluating Individual Education Plans (IEPs), as mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, utilizing computer technology. Concerns related to the values and philosophy of decision-makers as they work with data derived from computer systems to formulate IEPs are also…

This report contains the results of a formative evaluation of the subschool system at Hamilton Senior High School in the state of Western Australia. To implement the subschool system, the school, housing grades 8 through 12, was divided into smaller administrative and social units. In the final stages of reorganization, the school was made up of…

This review of the current status of program evaluation in vocational rehabilitation focuses on: (1) describing current motivation for conducting program evaluation in state rehabilitation agencies; (2) identifying the current status of program evaluation in state agencies; (3) reviewing existing program evaluation models; and (4) defining…

This document provides a step-by-step description of the planning and implementation of a two day consumer concerns conference for older adults held at Palomar Community College (California). The bulk of the document is made up of practical discussions of such planning phases as facility selection and decoration, conference publicity, snack and…

During 1971, Carl Goebel prepared for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) a report entitled "Evaluation of the WICHE Intern Program in the State of Oregon." In this evaluation he pointed out a number of the deficiencies, as well as the strengths of the program. In concluding, Goebel made a number of suggestions…

In this document, the author lists nine things that he would look for in a performance-based teacher education (PBTE) program requesting funds for implementation. The nine items are: (a) in addition to a brief statement of rationale, a fairly explicit statement of total program goals including competencies a teacher candidate would be expected to…

Constructed for use by individuals analyzing the status and problems of local reading programs and systematically seeking and developing solutions, this handbook is a programed self-study guide which may be used by a committee or task force to collect data and make decisions. The handbook contains eleven charts which may be used to summarize…

It was theorized that successes and limitations of curricular improvement projects should provide cues for intelligent planning of subsequent curricular change. The authors reviewed the records kept at the East Central Indiana Curriculum Improvement Project Office. They interviewed those in policy making and administrative positions with the…

Impact evaluations of manpower programs have had many shortcomings, especially in finding control groups for comparison. Methodological bias and inconsistency between evaluators, along with disinterest by program administrators, have prevented evaluation from reaching its potential in program planning. The use of longitudinal studies to solve…

This guide to inservice teacher education in developing countries is the product of a 1-week, 1968 workshop in Nairobi (Kenya) which focused on the problem of African Member States regarding inservice training programs. The introduction provides information on those problems: difficulties pertaining to the general culture and those related to…

Value judgments play a role in evaluation by determining the anticipated behavioral outcomes, what is measured, techniques for measurement, and decision making. Value judgments are usually faced only at the decision-making stage. Methods to analyze values will hopefully be given more emphasis in future evaluation enterprises. Studies using…

General guidelines are provided for planning and conducting study discussion groups. First, the value and the importance of discussion are asserted, followed by a consideration of how leadership, individual needs, and program content affect participation. Problems in communication, and those relating to the strategy and tactics commonly used in…

The project described in this report attempted to provide a special project for the selection, counseling, testing, assessment, training, placement, and follow-up of prison inmates whose many problems prevented their profiting from conventional programs in vocational training. The mathematical approach to programing was used in developing the…