Veterans' policies and programs are examined by a task force of the Twentieth Century Fund. Part 1, the report of the task force, includes sections on the rationale for veterans benefits, recommendations for further benefits and programs, and a dissenting opinion by one task force member. Recommendations are summarized into five basic areas: (1)…

Systems analysis is a decision framework which integrates research results into decisions and focuses data needs. To illustrate the application of the framework to decisions about student services, this paper analyzes the questions "should we have a counseling service" and "what should the service look like." the analysis yields a counseling…

The guidelines and standards for professional masters degree programs in public affairs and public administration are designed to provide criteria for evaluating educational and training programs as well as for measuring the competencies of public managers. The applicability, objectives, and program content of the guidelines are stated in the…

The Aircraft Instrument Comprehension (AIC) Program is a self-instructional program designed to teach undergraduate student pilots to read instruments that indicate the position of the aircraft in flight, based on sequential instructional stages of information, prompted practice, and unprompted practice. The program includes a 36-item multiple…

The purpose of the study was to provide data and interpretations to help policy makers of the Appalachian Regional Commission in improving the quality and quantity of teachers in Appalachia. Questionnaires were sent to a 20% random stratified sample of approximately 162,000 teachers in the Appalachian portions of 11 states: Alabama, Kentucky,…

This paper reviews some of the things that can and need to be done in the area of allied health professions. The federal government must be willing to commit funds in the direction of the allied health fields. A start has been made, but more help is needed. Aid must also come from state governments and private sources. The colleges and…

The results of testing some 1,265 first-grade students who took part in the Tutorial Reading Project for the full 1968-69 school year in Indianapolis are reported. Subjects were selected from the lower third of the first grade, based on Metropolitan Reading Readiness Test scores and teachers' judgments. Separate pretesting and post-testing was…

Project ABLE is a series of demonstration educational programs initiated in 1961 for the purpose of identifying and encouraging potential abilities among pupils from culturally deprived groups and low socioeconomic backgrounds. The word ABLE was chosen to indicate a belief that, given adequate resources, schools are ABLE to devise educational…

This document contains the final progress report and final internal evaluation for PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III. The first section describes the project's major activities leading to development of a master plan for education in Fresno, California. Significant modifications of operational plans are described and supplementary…

Approximately 150 projects being funded under the Nurse Training Act of 1964 and undertaken by universities, colleges, and hospitals are briefly described. The name and location are supplied for the hospital conducting each project. VT 003 971 "Project Grants for Improvement in Nurse Training," is a related document. (JK)

Preliminary information about a model system by which state vocational education agencies may conduct periodic program evaluations is presented. Another facet of the system is the facilitation of programmatic decision making through the incorporation of information about national and state interests, student benefits, and manpower requirements.…

To further the development of agricultural education in Nevada, a study was conducted to determine the number and kinds of employees and opportunities, and the factors which inhibit or enhance agricultural education, and to make suggestions for program improvement and adjustment. Personal interviews were held with 363 firms and 30 government…

The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 call for important changes of emphasis in American education. Specifically, the law requires that at least 15 percent of the basic Federal allotment to vocational education be used only for disadvantaged persons. In this context, a national workshop on vocational education for the disadvantaged was…

The author proposes that four basic questions be answered prior to the institution of any program of job improvement at the workplace, regardless of the problem or the solution involved. Each of the questions may help bring to light some hidden assumptions and, in doing so, may clarify the goals of program development. These questions are: (1)…

Program evaluation enables administrators to determine the merits of existing programs and the need for new ones. It can lead to revision, deletion, or inception of educational programs. This review examines general information on program evaluation, including evaluation design, methodology, and bibliographic materials. Eleven of the documents…