Some of the problems unique to evaluation research, in particular to the evaluation of longitudinal studies of social programs, are presented. A working model found to be useful in structuring compensatory education program evaluation activities is also offered. Since the goals of social programs such as Head Start are dynamic rather than static,…

This study begins with a review of research regarding the effectiveness and role of the school principal in improving student performance, in school climate, and in reform. Section 2 presents data regarding the age, sex, ethnicity, average yearly salary, and turnover of California school principals. The third section provides information on…

The purposes of this study were to determine the relationship of structural aspects of the school organization and leadership behavior in schools to job satisfaction within Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools, and to determine whether organizational structure or leadership behavior had more impact on job satisfaction in IGE schools. Data…

This is one of six related reports that describe the effects of the current Title I funds allocation formula and examine several alternatives. This particular study focuses in three ways on the implications of using achievement test scores to allocate Title I funds to states and school districts. First, it identifies testing issues to be resolved…

The project described in this article was intended to assess needed competencies in community education administration by fulfilling two primary objectives. First, role descriptions were to be identified in terms of task areas, competencies, and competency indicators for each of four administrative roles: superintendent, district coordinator,…

No matter what the basis of allocation of federal aid funds, a primary goal of most proponents of federal grants to local school districts is an increase in district expenditures. A study of 706 school districts in California, accounting for 95 percent of the state's elementary and secondary students, shows that about 70 to 80 cents of every…

A survey of freshmen students who applied for admission to Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) for fall term 1976 was conducted to explore the factors that affect the choice of GVSC. A survey instrument was used that asked for one response out of several alternatives to nine questions dealing with factors affecting the following four decisions:…

Presented are the results of a study of admissions policies and practices in the five Ontario schools of medicine. The study consists of a review of published information and a detailed examination of 1975 statistics from the Ontario Medical School Application Service, supplemented by a series of interviews with medical school admissions officers,…

This planning document projects the needs, activities, and performance goals for the University of California's library system. The first four chapters provide a historical overview of the university and its library system; an analysis of the functions of the libraries; a discussion of the need for a new approach to the system's organization,…

Individualized instruction including continuous progress education and team teaching requires a complexity of organizational structure dissimilar to that of traditional schools. In such systems, teachers must maintain extensive and complex student record systems. This teachers' manual provides an example of a computerized record system developed…

SPARS is a computer data base management system designed to aid the college professor in handling his students' grades and other classroom data. It can handle multiple sections and labs, and allows the professor to combine and separate these components in a variety of ways. SPARS seeks to meet the sometimes competing goals of simplicity of use and…

The Institutional Renewal Scale (IRS) is a twelve-items attitude scale designed to measure attitudes toward educational innovation in schools. The development of the scale is described and a copy of the scale is included. Items were selected on the basis of both scale values and discrimination indices. A comparison was made between the scores of…

The difficulties in evaluating bilingual education appear to have prevented success in all but a few evaluation attempts, but better and more meaningful evaluation is neccessary in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of bilingual programs. Many bilingual programs are undergoing constant modification, adequate assessment instruments have…

This report consists of computer printouts of vocational education statistical data by state. It was compiled from state vocational education reports submitted to the U.S. Office of Education for fiscal year 1976. The series of state-by-state tables include nineteen relating to expenditures (e.g., by target group, by level, by functions), three…

Enrollment in 105 historically black colleges for Fall 1976 and Fall 1977 is examined within the framework of national enrollments and enrollment trends in these institutions for the past decade. Attention is given to the implications of ten-year trends in total headcounts and first-time freshmen enrollments for the future survival of these…