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Peer reviewedSchwandt, Thomas A., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
An editorial and two articles on quality control in evaluation are presented. Topics covered include definition and assessment of evaluation quality and development of standards for judging quality. Programs inspections activities of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluators, Federal Programs
Direct linkCulatta, Barbara; Hall, Kendra; Kovarsky, Dana; Theadore, Geraldine – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2007
In a federally funded early literacy project, various instructional activities were embedded into an array of classroom contexts to provide supplemental literacy instruction and to contrast children's engagement and participation in different contexts and participant structures. The study was conducted with English- and Spanish-speaking children…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Rhyme, Emergent Literacy, Classroom Environment
Download full textMcMurrer, Jennifer; McIntosh, Shelby – Center on Education Policy, 2012
Two schools in Maryland received ARRA SIG (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act School Improvement Grants) funds to enable them to implement their turnaround efforts. This paper describes the outcomes of these two ARRA SIG recipient schools: (1) G. James Gholson Middle School; and (2) Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School. The experiences of…
Descriptors: Grants, School Turnaround, Case Studies, Program Effectiveness
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1996
The General Accounting Office reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) program, which was established in 1972 to help disability benefit recipients return to employment. The study evaluated the SSA's management of the PASS program, including the program's impact on employment, and sought to…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Incentives
Whitbeck, John K. – 1995
The Family Independence Project (FIP) Interim Review Project in Washington was mounted in order to give preliminary information on the progress of the FIP program compared to Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) site activity, for management planning, and to document short-term outcomes and trends for policy considerations. A…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Family Work Relationship, Federal Programs, Human Services
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1993
The Saginaw (Michigan) School District bilingual and migrant programs operated as one program at 24 elementary schools, 4 junior high schools, and both high schools. The state bilingual program served 633 students, primarily Hispanics, and 585 students in the migrant program, but there was considerable overlap between enrollments. Services…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1993
This Sourcebook is a compilation of information selected from that reviewed by the Expert Panel that had been appointed to review and assess Federal programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education; it also contains information about the Expert Panel itself. The Sourcebook is organized in four sections. Section 1…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Federal Programs
Anderson, Judith I. – 1983
This paper reviews the role played by the Title I (now Chapter 1) Evaluation Technical Assistance Centers in providing technical assistance to state and local agencies. It presents (1) a legistative history; (2) the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) activities under Title I; (3) an evaluation of the TACs; (4) the legislative changes enacted by the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedMoeller, Dade W. – Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 1974
Three studies conducted by the National Air Pollution Manpower Development Advisory Committee concluded there is a crisis in air pollution manpower development within the United States today. The studies investigated the existing federal manpower program, air pollution educational requirements and the quality of graduate level university programs.…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Environment, Environmental Research, Federal Programs
Royster, Eugene C.; And Others – 1981
This report is the final evaluation of the State Dissemination Grants Program (SDGP), a major initiative within the mission of the National Institute of Education (NIE) to assist state education agencies in implementing, strengthening, and institutionalizing dissemination services that improve educational practice and equity. The multi-year…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Lam, Tony C. N.; And Others – 1987
This report describes an extensive field test of the Bilingual Education Evaluation System (BEES) used to evaluate local level bilingual education projects. Because such projects will usually not be able to implement a traditional true or quasi-experimental design, BEES employs a "gap-reduction" evaluation design that is easily…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
Based on findings of the most current and highly regarded evaluations and research reviews available, this committee print provides an update of a prior committee report (August, 1985) on eight cost-effective federal programs for children. Described in terms of program participation, characteristics, benefits for children, cost effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Children, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
The purpose of this guide is to provide local policymakers and program managers with an approach for using performance standards as a tool for reviewing and improving performance in Job Training Partnership Act programs at the local level. The guide is keyed to the Department of Labor adjustment methodology for activities beginning July 1, 1988.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Fish and Wildlife Service (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1982
The standards presented in this document are used to evaluate the educational and recreational programs of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). These standards are grouped into the FWS interpretation and recreation (I&R) program areas of outdoor classrooms, interpretation, recreation, program information, and dedicated areas.…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Environmental Interpretation, Evaluation Criteria
Gueron, Judith M. – 1987
This country has long debated the question of how to design the welfare system, particularly the federally supported Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program which provides cash assistance to families headed primarily by female single parents. A pressing issue is whether welfare programs should continue to be broad entitlements or…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Employment
