A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND A STRATEGY TO AID TRAINING OFFICERS AND OTHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROGRAMS OF CHANGE IN CONDUCTING EVALUATION STUDIES INVOLVING SYSTEMATIC PLANNING, CONTROL, AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PROCESS OF CHANGE. BEGINNING WITH A MODEL OF PERCEPTION AND OF ITS APPLICATION TO LEARNING, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES A TYPOLOGY…

A STUDY OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE 5 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTIES OF GREER, HARMON, JACKSON, KIOWA, AND TILLMAN WAS CONDUCTED IN 1964 BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS COME INTO THE AREA EACH YEAR. THE SURVEY FOUND THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE PREDOMINATELY SPANISH-SPEAKING FROM TEXAS, EARNED LESS THAN…

THE EAU CLAIRE COUNTY YOUTH STUDY INVOLVED 384 STUDENTS CLASSIFIED ON THE BASES OF DOMICILE (RURAL OR URBAN), AND BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM (SOCIALLY APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED). A BATTERY OF TESTS, INTERVIEWS, AND OBSERVATIONS FOCUSED ON THE DELINQUENCY PRONENESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT, AND FAMILY BACKGROUND OF THE CHILDREN. THE FINDINGS OF THIS…

In 1968 a television-based course of study on racial conflict was used in hundreds of schools nationwide. Five 30-minute films were shown to students in grades 7-12. Other materials were teacher and student manuals, and three teacher training films. the latter showing other teachers going through the film-discussion program in real situations.…

This summary report assesses the design implementation and classroom instruction of the Alberta, Canada, social studies curriculum. The purpose of the study was to present a synthesis of findings from five investigative activities undertaken by a research association in Alberta: (1) review of the background of the program, (2) critiques of the…

Data on the characteristics, information needs, and information dissemination patterns of actual and potential users of educational information were gathered through field interviews with persons representing a variety of educational roles and geographical locations (Vol. I) as well as through a nationwide mail questionnaire survey (Vol. II).…

These summative evaluation results are part of the National Home Start Evaluation interim report. Home Start, a federally-funded 3-year (1972-1975) home-based demonstration program for low-income families with 3-to 5-year-old children was designed to enhance a mother's skills in dealing with her own children and to provide comprehensive…

This paper describes a project designed to facilitate the rapid movement of adult students from the classroom into vocational training, jobs, or higher education. The project deals with junior and senior high school dropouts, some from New York and some from Puerto Rico. The basic premise of the program is that, while these students return to…

During the 1976 academic year the Evaluation Office continued its study of student development at Simon's Rock and of the factors that underlie successful academic and social adjustment at an early college. Included in the year's study are the characteristics of 1976 incoming students, compared with students entering in previous years, predictors…

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act ("welfare reform") and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) have influenced greatly the provision of services in adult basic education (ABE). WIA and welfare reform provide two excellent cases for the study of questions related to how federal legislation affects ABE…

Background: Public schools in the United States are still segregated along cultural and racial lines 50 years after the 1954 Supreme Court's ruling. For example, Orfield and Lee, 2004; and Orfield, 2001) indicated that White student in the United States attended schools that were 80 percent White. Ethnic minority children (children of color),…

The effects of a Cognitive-Based Intervention on Drug Awareness in Private School Preadolescent Students. Parsons, Phyllis M., 2005: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Adolescents/Substance Abuse/Prevention/Family Influence/Drug Education. This applied dissertation was designed to…

The training being provided to low-wage workers, factors affecting the availability and effectiveness of such training, and training outcomes were examined. The major research activities were as follows: (1) identification of 192 employers that invested most heavily in training for low-wage workers; (2) telephone interviews with 40 of the 192…

Australian school students' views regarding their learning from paid and unpaid work in the workplace were examined. The data sources were as follows: (1) a questionnaire administered in 13 schools in New South Wales and South Australia to students in years 10, 11, and 12; (2) school and locality-based case studies; and (3) interviews with…

The views of 59 teachers at 11 further education (FE) colleges in five of England's nine regions were interviewed in depth regarding the factors that promote and prevent improvements in student retention and achievement. Those teachers who taught on teams with the highest retention and achievement focused on key elements of teaching and learning…