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National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
This research plan is a direct response to the education Amendments of 1974 which instructs the National Institute of Education to design and conduct a compensatory education study. The research design, as outlined in this report, intends to examine programs and look for identifiable factors in funding, organization, and instructional methods…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis
Johnson, Mauritz – 1970
In New York State, strengthening of its evaluation of educational provision was started with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III; review and training sessions, paid for out of Title III funds, were provided over a three-month period ending in February 1969 for evaluators from the 16 regional centers. This report on educational…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Ruttenberg, Stanley H.; Gutchess, Jocelyn – 1970
By tracing the development and operation of the laws underlying the present manpower program, this report points out the contradictions, overlap, and duplication which is built into the system. Lack of coordination among programs is compounded by separate funding, which increases friction between different levels of government. The report develops…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Scientific Educational Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1970
This document includes the appendices to the report listed above (TM 000 107). Appendix A is a copy of the Belmont Agreement, and Appendix B a list of the twenty states in the Belmont Group. In Appendix C, a detailed summary of all the legislative titles covered by the Joint Comprehensive Evaluation System (JCES) is given. Appendix D includes a…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs completed in 1965 were evaluated by benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return. Initial annual earnings differential figures at $525,650 and $719,629 were projected into the future at various rates of promotion and various rates of discount on the benefit stream. Resulting lifetime benefits…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Conceptual Schemes, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
Gold, Lawrence – 1968
An evaluation was made of the Learning Center, an ESEA/Title III-funded PACE (Projects to Advance Creativity in Education) project designed to develop a diagnostic and tutorial program for severe underachievers, particularly those who manifest the condition of developmental dyslexia. A rating scale and questionnaire were completed by the 13 public…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Education Service Centers, Federal Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Cain, Glen G. – 1967
In this review, benefits are equated with the impact of the Job Corps on increasing earnings of the Corpsmen above what their earnings would have been in the absence of the program. Earning improvements are measured in two alternative ways: (1) the educational gains achieved in the Job Corps in conjunction with education and life-time earnings,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Job Training
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Albuquerque, NM. – 1974
The Cherokee Project, a model demonstration program for learning disabled children at Cherokee, North Carolina, began operations in 1973. Funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, Office of Education (DHEW), it is administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Education Resources Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico). This final…
Descriptors: American Indians, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Prochnow, Harold G. – 1973
The audit report was made in compliance with the contractual agreements, legal prescriptions, and official directives under the provisions of Title VII of Public Law 89-10, as amended, for the establishment and operation of bilingual education programs. The audit report (June 12, 1973) is on the Bilingual Education Program (in its 4th year of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bilingual Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1973
This document reports the results of a study to determine whether changes made in the Neighborhood Youth Corps' in-school component helped to decrease the school dropout rate among participants. Surveys of programs in Harris County, Texas, Norfolk, Virginia, and the Washington metropolitan area provided the data. Overall findings suggest that the…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Holmes, Monica; And Others – 1973
This summary report describes the development of advocacy components in seven Parent-Child Center programs designed to integrate local services for families with children from birth to 5 years. The major problems and the accomplishments of each national advocacy component goal are outlined. Chapters discuss (1) The Advocacy Concept and the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Family Problems, Federal Programs, Health
Collins, Thomas F.; Mantius, Kean – 1973
The objectives of the Publisher's Alert Service (PAS) is to announce the availability of educational programs and products to all potential publishers. This report provides the Office of Education with recommendations for improvements to the PAS. It includes: 1) information on the status of current announcements that would normally appear in a…
Descriptors: Activities, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Federal Aid
Operations Research, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1969
This report develops the sample design for evaluating five Federal manpower programs in terms of their effects upon trainees' incomes. The study involves a large 10-city sample of trainees in Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Job Opportunities in the Business Sector, and Manpower and Development Act Institutional Training Programs (New Careers…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Analytic Systems, Inc., Vienna, VA. – 1970
This report contains an analysis of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) termination data collected and maintained by the Department of Labor, specifically the Office of Manpower Management Data Systems (OMMDS). WIN projects enrolled their first clients in October 1968, nearly 6,000 people. By the end of March 1970, there were approximately 150,000…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Placement
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1971
This evaluation concentrated on the behavioral objectives proposed for each of 37 academic and supportive service projects included in the total program. The report contains a brief description of the process of these projects and conclusions concerning project effectiveness. The conclusions drawn were based upon the best evidence available and…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
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