This thesis describes the design and evaluation of the "Composition for Personal Growth" program developed by Sidney B. Simon, Robert C. Hawley, and David D. Britton. In developing the program, the designers sought to remedy what they considered to be the four major faults of many traditional composition programs: lack of meaningful…

The purpose of the self-appraisal checklist is to assist school personnel in their endeavors to improve the secondary school program of physical education. The checklist is organized into seven major categories that represent essential aspects of a secondary school program: philosophy and principles, organization and administration, class…

Criteria for a school's self-evaluation of its English program are provided. A sample statement of guiding principles for English instruction is followed by checklists and evaluation questions for the following areas: organization of the English program; the nature of offerings in language, literature, composition, speech, and reading; physical…