This committee report and position paper recommends that a system of state public kindergartens should be established in Mississippi. Justification for public kindergartens is based on two major premises: (1) a belief that every child can benefit from quality kindergartens as they are described in this paper, and (2) a belief that kindergartens…

According to a new law, state testing in California should be directed toward broad program evaluation rather than the diagnostic assessment of individual students which should be the responsibility of each local district. The data from the state testing program is used primarily for public information and to facilitate decision making at the…

A supplement to the final report, "Design for an Analysis and Assessment of the Education Satellite Communications Demonstration (ESCD)," this document is both: (1) a separable, sociologically oriented evaluation of the ESCD impact on Alaskan native villages; and (2) a direct extension of the work described in sections 4 and 5 in the…

This presentation identifies one of four kinds of evaluation--impact evaluation--existing today for career education programs. Impact evaluation provides four essential sets of information: (1) all data necessary to determine if a program should be continued; (2) a determination of which alternative program achieves the greatest gains at a given…

The purpose of this study was to examine the 1973 graduates in terms of: (1) the type of degrees and curricula they completed; (2) their transfer and/or employment plans; and (3) their recommendations of the programs they completed. The value gained from this study was expected to provide additional information concerning: (1) the effectiveness of…

Evaluations in education often throw away important information because of a penchant for averages. Multiple regression techniques are used to estimate the average effect of policies across schools, and usually school performance is represented by the average score of its students on an achievement test. The author suggests some ways of broadening…

This document presents an overview of the instructional program at Fort Hays Kansas State College. The historical overview concerns present status, the educational task, the general mission of the Regent Institutions, and the instructional mission of FHKSC. Goals and objectives in seven program areas are discussed, including instruction, research,…

This booklet is the second in a series of five published in connection with the Guam Assessment of Educational Needs. Collectively, the series represents an effort to identify and validate the most critical education needs for the Guam schools so that improved educational opportunities can be developed for Guam students. This document describes…

Some observations are presented on a social indicators approach to statewide educational assessment. The context of the observations is the Oregon Department of Education model for educational planning. Much of what is said can also be applied to educational planning and program evaluation at the federal level or in large school systems. For the…

The intent of the project described in this article is to assess needed competencies in developing and administering community education programs. The primary goal of the project is to determine the specific skills and related competencies needed by administrators of community education programs. Sixty-eight Arizona administrators, including…

The author recommends three fundamental changes in national environmental education strategy. Environmentalists should capitalize on other societal stresses like politics rather than capitulate to competition. Monies should be given to federal agencies and voluntary associations that have successfully promoted conservation. Finally environmental…

An evaluation of Florida's elementary school counselors was conducted in an effort to determine what they do and the impact of their services. The study was conducted over a three year period. Results are discussed. (Author/HMV)

Extracts from a 1975 study undertaken by the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the state of education in Canada is presented. The extracts focus on the vocational technical field and call for a vigorous and creative rethinking in the practical and technical education of Canada's youth. (Author/EC)

A discussion of non-formal education examines definitions of informal, formal, and non-formal education; compares non-formal and formal education in terms of objectives, student entry, clientele, curriculum, learning situations; teaching methods and materials, teachers, pupil evaluation, and agencies; and discusses four types of programs deserving…

Discusses the issue that teachers in the Caribbean neglect the education of their pupils to prepare them for examinations, and offers an outline of the elements involved in the development of a syllabus that will educate pupils in the fullest sense, and from which the examination will follow. (Author/AM)