This paper is designed to guide the novice through the decision-making process of developing the evaluation component of a grant application. The accompanying table summarizes the issues and suggests activities that may be useful in resolving them. A discussion of each issue follows. (CT)

Those responsible for preparing proposals need to adopt principles of successful cultivation before beginning to write. Prewriting research and cultivation, source collectors and selectors, getting the foundation to invite an application, internal cultivation (knowledge of institution's goals, information sources, on-campus networks) and personal…

"Sophomoritis" is identified as a period of adolescent development concerned primarily with raising all kinds of moral questions but also doubting all answers. Criticism is leveled at educational institutions for implicitly supporting sophomoritis. Proposes a course utilizing the students' natural development, together with the conceptual…

Presents guidelines for technology grant writing. Focuses on preparing a Request for Proposal, which is issued by a funding agency. Describes how to address the following basic categories: introduction, goals and objectives, plan of operation, evaluation plan, budget, and supporting documents. (AEF)

Outlines a process to select a qualified independent auditor for school districts. References to New York State's laws and regulations are included. (MLF)

Office automation technology is being used to process proposals at Clemson University. The Electronic Proposal Submittal project is a process by which the Principal Investigator can create a proposal at his or her local station and electronically submit it for processing. (Author/MLW)

Discusses educational funding through grants and describes how to write a grant. Topics addressed include types of grants, including federal, state, foundation, corporate, and local sources; requests for proposals; and developing a needs assessment and relating needs to solutions. A list of seven grant resources is included. (LRW)

Narrates a proposal writer's experience over five weeks as a member of a team writing a grant proposal on the design and implementation of a practice-oriented master's degree program on manufacturing education and training. (SR)

Provides an annotated bibliography of 67 recent sources of information to help grant seekers find appropriate funding sources. Highlights include how to write grants; grant sources for general and specific subject areas; and electronic resources, including commercial, academic, and federal resources. (LRW)

Reviews research on four dimensions of temperament: positive emotionality/approach, fear, irritability/frustration, and attentional persistence. Applies knowledge of temperament to teachers' approaches to children's mastery motivation, fear of novelty, and ego-based anxiety. Argues that educators' training should include understanding of…

The authors share a successful Fulbright Group Projects Abroad grant award. The purpose of the grant was to enhance American educators' experience and knowledge of South Africa, in particular, and sub-Saharan Africa more generally. Toward that end, participants experienced a multifaceted view of South Africa's geographical diversity, both physical…

The current project brings together academic and governmental specialists from Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam (CLV), in a collaborative study of the prospects for distance education (DE) in those countries. The study's overall objectives are to: (1) survey and take stock of existing educational scenarios and problems in CLV; (2) document the…

This paper, intended for teachers and administrators of K-12 and two-year college vocational education programs, provides instructions for writing grant proposals. Taking the reader through the proposal from start to finish, it outlines the contents and requirements in a grant proposal. Topics covered include the grant project, layout, contents of…

This handbook presents funding strategies and procedures and techniques that help in the preparation of a competent proposal. It summarizes ideas about proposal development, offering specific information to help proposal writers, provides examples from successful proposals, and presents tips to enhance successful funding. The text focuses on…