A synthesis is provided of the information collected between September 1984 and April 1985 by Operational Program Review (OPR) teams regarding 22 California community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs. Chapter 1 explains the purposes and evaluation methods of OPRs, and outlines the general characteristics of the…

Nine syllabi for courses on research and evaluation in higher education are reviewed. The syllabi fall into four areas: general research design and methods, program evaluation, naturalistic inquiry, and institutional self-study. A course on research design and methods at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, focuses on three basic modes…

The Saginaw Successful Schools Project (S3P) was described and evaluated using data collected from 1980 to 1985. S3P is a school improvement project based on instructional and school effectiveness research findings; but the starting point for change is determined by staff in each of the 31 school buildings. The School Improvement Survey (SIS) was…

This guide provides an introduction to competency-based employment and training under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The guide describes in general terms the steps service delivery areas should take to implement competency-based employment and training systems for youth. The content is based on the experiences of practitioners, and it is…

This monograph contains five papers that discuss an eco-behavioral approach to psychology, special education, and applied behavior analysis. The papers point out the advantages of assessing ecological factors (such as natural stimuli and special education procedures) in a quantitative fashion and in a temporal relationship with student behavior.…

One of the most appropriate quasiexperimental approaches to compensatory education is the regression-discontinuity design. However, it remains underutilized, in part because of the need to clarify the link between the mathematical model and administrative decision-making. This paper explains the derivation of a program efficiency index congruent…

A conference on implementing coordinated patient education was held for 45 participants from various health care occupations, including nursing, social work, and dietetics. The morning session of the conference consisted of lectures by patient education directors who described implementation strategies that they have used, as well as continuing…

With training and teaching assistance funds provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for evaluating the effectiveness of BIA programs in their communities, tribal governments may decide for themselves which of three possible sources--government, private, or tribe--will administer their programs. These are management decisions which require…

Evaluation training materials developed by federally funded research and development laboratories were surveyed, analyzed, and described. This project included the collection and analysis of training materials, and the development of The Consumer's Guide to Evaluation Training Materials. This final report describes the rationale, purpose, and…

The Goodrich Scholarship Program for low-income students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, its impact on students, and its strengths and weaknesses, are evaluated. Of the 350 students who have enrolled since 1972 under the Goodrich Program, 194 are currently enrolled, 28 have graduated, and the remainder have withdrawn at one stage or…

The culmination of educational experiences in the outdoors is the resident outdoor education program. Involving teachers and pupils living and learning in the natural environment, the program emphasizes the development of human values and provides students with learning opportunities that focus on direct, real, and relevant experiences. Intended…

This evaluation of the Washington, D.C. Public Schools Career Education Project investigated student self concept, student relationships with the world of work, student attitudes toward career davelopment, decision making skills, educator attitudes, and community involvement. The project was designed for inner city students in all grade levels.…

A model of an "ideal" high school career education program with a system for assessing a high school's progress toward the ideal are presented in this document. An introduction describes briefly the source of the model, a project to demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques of career education at the secondary level in four…

This report contains findings of a followup study of the impact of the District Review of Vocational Education (DROVE) on 19 secondary school districts and four regional occupational programs and centers (ROP/Cs) in California reviewed during 1974-75. (The followup study of the impact of DROVE is the third phase of DROVE, a three-phased,…

The volume focuses on topics discussed at a symposium on research methodology in special education, with emphasis on the special educator's perspective. Following an introductory section (three chapters), are three sections with 17 chapters which cover the following topics: design of educational prescriptions--behavioral objectives and criterion…