A Study investigated skill training, job placement, and follow-up services for the vocationally handicapped of sheltered workshops in Utah. Two questionnaires were developed, one to ascertain pertinent data about clients from the sixteen workshops of Utah and the other from the placed clients, for validation purposes. All but one workshop…

This volume presents a completed example of the organizational development process for a fictitious program entitled "The Ridge," and is designed to assist the user in gaining greater understanding of the utility of an organizational development model. The materials are presented in a four-phase sequence, addressing the following topics:…

An ethnographic paradigm was used to collect the needed information on effective Right to Read program planning and staff training in several New York school districts. The paradigm encompassed six steps: determining program goals and objectives, completing needs assessment, determining planning strategies, writing and accepting the plan,…

Selections from the last three basal reading series produced by the Houghton Mifflin Company were examined to determine what improvements were made. One of the fundamental changes occurring in the 1971 revision ("Readers") was the replacement of grade designations with numerical levels that provided a better match between student and…

Qualified recreation professionals are abundant, particularly for administrative positions. However, many trained professionals have White, middle-class backgrounds which sometimes limit their understanding of the needs of low-income and minority neighborhoods. Blacks, women, and minorities can improve this situation if they can overcome economic…

Whether initiated by law, regulation, or administrative direction, evaluations have political purposes. Improvement, the classic purpose of evaluation, is most faithfully observed when the importance, funding, and constituency of a program are small. If something is wrong, or if the program's existence is threatened, evaluation can become a weapon…

The goal of the Ways to Improve Education in Desegregated Schools (WIEDS) project is to establish a regional information base for the southwestern United States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) concerning successful desegregation strategies and remaining areas of need in desegregated schools. Such information…

A survey was conducted of members of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association, resulting in an evaluation of the core French-as-a-second-language program for grades 7 to 13. Results indicate that the use of video is not a significant part of regular classroom activities, a fact which is viewed as a problem to be overcome. The teachers are…

Evaluability assessment is a descriptive and analytic process intended to produce a reasoned basis for proceeding with an evaluation of use to both management and policymakers. It was jointly developed by the members of the program evaluation group of the Urban Institute between 1968 and 1978. The approach begins by obtaining management's…

ABOUT 100 REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERESTED AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND PROFESSIONS MET IN A WORKSHOP WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS A STUDY WHOSE PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MIGHT INDUCE OR ENCOURAGE THE STATES TO UNDERTAKE CHANGES IN THEIR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SHOULD BE APPLIED TO SCHOOL PLANNING TO PROVIDE A GENERAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE MOST REASONABLE MANNER. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS METHODS INTEGRATE THE DIFFERING VALUES OF EDUCATORS INTO COMMON OBJECTIVES. SUCCESSFUL USE OF PROGRAM BUDGETING DEPENDS ON (1) PLANNING, STRUCTURAL DESIGN, AND…

A WORKSHOP DEALING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT WAS HELD FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND REVIEWING RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD. ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DROPOUT IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NOT NEW, BUT THE BASIS FOR IMPLEMENTING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE TEACHER ACCEPTANCE OF THE STUDENT ON STUDENT TERMS. ALL EFFORTS TO…

FOUR AREAS ARE CONSIDERED - SURVEYS AND PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTANT SERVICES, PILOT PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. UNDER SURVEYS AND PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS, RESOURCE CONSULTANTS, AND KEYS TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN. UNDER WORKSHOP AND CONSULTANT SERVICES…

The Accreditation Committee of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) surveyed 152 graduate level programs in the area of educational technology in order to determine (1) the level and thrust of current professional education programs, (2) the effect of current AECT guidelines on program development, (3) the…

This guide is designed to assist school administrators and teachers in planning and developing dramatic and theatre arts programs that meet the needs of a wide range of students from kindergarten through grade 12. The first section of the guide sets forth a philosophy, goals, and criteria for effective theatre arts programs in general. The second…