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Ribisl, Kurt M.; Steckler, Allan; Linnan, Laura; Patterson, Carol C.; Pevzner, Eric S.; Markatos, Elizabeth; Goldstein, Adam O.; McGloin, Tim; Peterson, Arlana Bobo – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
This article describes the North Carolina Youth Empowerment Study (NCYES), a 3-year participatory evaluation of youth programs addressing tobacco use prevention. The study goals of NCYES were to (1) convene an advisory board comprised of lay youths and adults in a participatory research process, (2) document the characteristics of youth programs…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Youth Programs, Advisory Committees, Smoking
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2007
The 285 adult schools in California enrolled 1,206,864 adult learners supported through state apportionment funds in program year 2006-07. This report presents the results of data collected by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) from all learners enrolled in California adult schools. The report analysis was prepared by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, State Aid
Christian, Cinda; Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2008
State Compensatory Education (SCE) is a supplemental program designed to eliminate disparities in (a) student performance on assessment instruments administered under Chapter 39 of the Texas Education Code (1995, amended 2007), and (b) the rates of high school completion between students who are at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Equal Education, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
Brosseau, Gayle – 1995
This report provides data on the goals and outcomes of a consortium established in 1994 by public and private safety agencies and community colleges in California. The opening sections describe the formation of the consortium, indicating that its main goals are to reduce duplication of public safety course offerings at adjacent locations; create…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Educational Cooperation, Educational Legislation
Strom, Mary L. – 1994
In fall 1992, the Iowa Department of Education began pilot tests of the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS), an assessment system evaluating reading, math, and problem solving in a life skills context for adult remedial programs. This document provides reports from the nine community colleges that served as test sites, describing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1994
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education surveyed by mail 186 educational and Job Training Partnership ACT (JTPA) representatives to evaluate the coordination between the state's vocational education system and its job training system. The response rate was 51 percent. Findings indicated that the majority of the service delivery area (SDA)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Bond, Linda Ann; And Others – 1995
This document tabulates extensive and detailed information about the assessment programs of each state. It is the third edition of the database and remains the single best source for information about the student assessments that states conduct. The database is compiled from a survey completed by state directors of assessment. The first section of…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1994
The progress report on implementation of the 1993-1994 Massachusetts plan for professional development covers four goals: (1) work with members of the educational community to establish state professional development priorities and identify resources; (2) assist school districts to create coherence among state, district, school, and individual…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1993
A product evaluation of the Saginaw, Michigan School District's state-funded prekindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds (Michigan Early Childhood Education Preschool, or MECEP) was conducted in 1992-93. The Piaget-based program, which served approximately 279 children at 8 elementary schools, involves 7 component areas: cognitive,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Emotional Development, High Risk Students
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1994
A product evaluation of the Saginaw, Michigan School District's state-funded prekindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds (Michigan Early Childhood Education Preschool, or MECEP) was conducted in 1993-94. The Piaget-based program, which served approximately 280 children at 9 elementary schools, involves 7 component areas: cognitive,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Emotional Development, High Risk Students
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1995
A product evaluation of the Saginaw, Michigan School District's state-funded prekindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds (Michigan School Readiness Program, formerly Michigan Early Childhood Education Preschool, or MECEP) was conducted in 1994-95. The Piaget-based program, which served approximately 302 children at 9 elementary schools,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Emotional Development, High Risk Students
Griffiths, C. – 1994
The Annual Performance Report submitted by each state to the Office of Vocational and Adult Education was used to monitor what states have developed and how and to what extent states have implemented their accountability system. The following findings of this analysis are synthesized in this report: (1) 32 states require evaluation of all programs…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Hardee Center for Women in Higher Education. – 1995
This report presents an evaluation of the Educational Leadership Enhancement Grant Program, (ELEGP), established in 1992 by the Florida legislature to support projects designed to strengthen the professional preparation of women and minorities for leadership positions in public higher education institutions in the state. During 1993-94 six…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Educational Administration, Females, Grants
Stecher, Brian – 1991
A study was undertaken to summarize the results of the first 2 years of the Model Technology Schools (MTS) program in California. Research and evaluation reported from the five MTS schools were analyzed to provide information about basic questions. MTS projects involved the use of technology in instruction, administration, and school-community…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Idaho State Council on Developmental Disabilities. – 1991
This report examines efforts in Idaho to provide transition information and planning to secondary students with disabilities and their families. It offers an ideal profile of best transition practices. It then reports on a survey of 247 teachers, 170 principals, and 105 special education directors/superintendents in Idaho. The survey examined: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
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