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Brekke, Norman R. – 1986
This cost analysis reports on a year-round education program in the Oxnard School District, California. Twelve of the district's 15 K-8 schools are maintained on four staggered year-round education tracks; a fifth track offers the traditional calendar to two schools. Year-round education was implemented in 1976 to accommodate a sudden increase in…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Facilities Planning
Download full textACTION, Washington, DC. – 1986
The specific effects of the Young Volunteers in ACTION (YVA) Program were examined through onsite interviews with project directors, workstation supervisors, and volunteers at 18 YVA projects in their second year of ACTION funding. Principal topics were accomplishment of YVA's poverty goals; effects of YVA on the workstation, volunteerism, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Students, Community Programs, Community Services
Gottfredson, Denise C. – 1985
The Effective Schools Project is a test of a general method for improving organizational effectiveness. The method--Program Development Evaluation (PDE)--calls for researcher-practitioner collaboration in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs to increase school effectiveness. Two Baltimore City junior high schools are working with…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Cooperation, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Cook, Robert F.; And Others – 1985
A study examined the experiences of local governments throughout the United States in implementing the public service employment (PSE) component of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The study involved four rounds of observations (in July and December 1977, December 1979, and December 1980) of programs in 40 State and local…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Employment Programs
Spero, Abby – 1985
The Displaced Homemakers Network surveyed its 425 programs in the winter of 1985 to determine the extent and nature of services to displaced homemakers under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Also sought was information about the barriers to JTPA that kept program operators from bidding successfully for contracts. Finally, the survey…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Females
Weber, James M. – 1986
In an effort to identify the kinds of vocational experiences that appear to be the most promising in reducing the dropout rate, two distinct research strategies were used. The first strategy involved analysis of data available from the High School and Beyond Project, a nationally representative sample of students and schools surveyed in 1980 (when…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Shainline, Michael – 1986
Four hundred twenty-six elementary, middle and high school teachers from the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools participated in a four-day staff development program in Effective Teaching Training, in January, 1986. This report evaluates that program in terms of: (1) effectiveness of staff development as defined in current research; (2)…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
Heath, Robert W.; And Others – 1986
Reported are findings of the 1985-86 program evaluation of the prenatal-to-preschool and preschool programs operating under the auspices of the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Evaluation of the prenatal-to-preschool program (the Kupulani Program) included item analysis of the Questions about Pregnancy Test, development of a revised data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Tests, Ethnicity, Expectation
Amorose, Alice M. – 1987
The 39-day Summer Academic Skills Achievement Program in Franklin County, Ohio, was designed to increase the basic reading and mathematics skills of persons of at least high school age. It enabled clients to earn a full credit and up to $200 ($3.35 an hour) for successfully completing the program. Among the major findings of an evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Adolescents
Swanson, Richard A.; Sleezer, Catherine M. – 1988
The AMSCO culture survey instrument was developed to obtain specific information about the changing employee values resulting from the implementation of the new quality programs at AMSCO, Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The culture dimensions measured in the survey included job evaluation/job satisfaction, work efficiency, training and development,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Employee Attitudes, Job Satisfaction
Belcher, Marcia J.; And Others – 1987
In 1984-85, Miami-Dade Community College's (MDCC's) North Campus developed a one-credit orientation course (SLS 1101) to provide students with information and college-level skills before they encounter problems. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of SLS 1101 in reducing attrition and increasing grade point average (GPA) over the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Grade Point Average, High Risk Students
Turner, Terilyn C., Ed.; Stockdill, Stacey Hueftle, Ed. – 1987
The Technology for Literacy Center (TLC) was designed to find a new and better way to teach literacy skills to adults by using computers and other forms of technology. It served 1,300 illiterate adults in the St. Paul, Minnesota, area of Ramsey, Washington, and Dakota counties. The project had four major components: direct services, training,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1988
A study examined Work Incentive (WIN) Demonstration programs in four states. The following programs were reviewed: Employment and Training Choices (in Massachusetts), Michigan Opportunity and Skills Training, the Employment Services Program (in Texas), and JOBS (in Oregon). A strict, across-the-board analysis of the programs was difficult because…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Demonstration Programs
AFS International/Intercultural Programs, Inc., New York, NY. – 1987
This manual is a resource guide for teachers and administrators and was compiled to provide direction for planning an effective orientation program. An in-depth design is given which will enable participants to derive maximum benefit from an intercultural experience. Each of the sections includes detailed instructions for the preparation of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Evaluation Criteria
Evard, Pamela A. – 1988
Research on selected early childhood education program elements was reviewed to determine the effects of these elements on children's academic and social development. Four influencing factors concerning academic effects were investigated: (1) home intervention; (2) preschool intervention; (3) kindergarten programs; and (4) socioeconomic factors.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Annotated Bibliographies, Early Childhood Education
