Benefits from in-company training programs depend on the instructor's effectiveness, participant application of theory to practice, and the superior-subordinate relationship. The article focuses on such program to demonstrate results. (Author/JB)

A discussion of PLAN (Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs) introduced in two school districts in the State of Washington in 1969. (RY)

A prototype model for a planning, programing, and budgeting system. (Editor)

Describes the procedures, results, and conclusions of a study which involved (1) the development of computer programs for use in an introductory college chemistry course, (2) an evaluation of the programs, (3) an analysis of the extent to which the programs provided for individual differences, and (4) a description and evaluation of the…

Discussed are the confussions which arise between research and evaluation. The researcher seeks out generalizable principles whereas the evaluator is primarily concerned with gaining a better description of a program, a set of procedures or materials or a change in bahavior." Presented at American School Health Association, October 1970. (CJ)

Governors recommend establishment of permanent programs and a national policy on regional development. Consists of excerpts from annual meeting of the Council of Appalachian Governors (September 17, 1969, Williamsburg, Virginia). (YP)

The following report appears as the introduction to a privately funded educational history study recently completed by a group of American historians, educators, and legislators. (Editor)

Presents a conceptual model of discrepancy analysis evaluation for planning, evaluating, and assessing the impact of continuing medical education (CME). Describes the model in terms of its value as a means of diagnosing errors in the development and implementation of CME. (JOW)

The central admissions systems of Victoria (Australia), Great Britain, and Ontario are outlined and analyzed. It is proposed that although these programs are important and their control is in the hands of the governing bodies, little thought is given to their development and they may become more significant than anticipated. (MSE)

This article presents a method for disentangling the effects of an intervention from changes that are due to growth and regression to the mean. The method is illustrated in the context of evaluating the effect of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on infant growth. (Author/LC)

This study provides a baseline of information concerning the organizational and managerial characteristics of CETA prime sponsors in one region of the country. It also relates these characteristics and other more traditional program and participant variables to program outcomes. (CT)