This paper presented the concepts underlying an evaluation model which has been developed and used for several years. The model emphasizes the synergism necessary for optimal evaluation strategies. The model is divided into four domains: (1) policy, (2) program development, (3) instruction, and (4) feedback. It is synergistic in that (1) its…

Experiences relating to industry and opportunities to understand contemporary society are a necessary part of the total development and learning common to all students at all educational levels; hence, career education must be a part of the total school curriculum. The industrial arts program plays a major role in helping students achieve the…

The tasks of this paper are to suggest, first, the general nature of future-oriented change needed in higher education, and second, the outline of a model for the systematic analysis and syntheses of that change. The author feels that although administrators are aware of what is going on in higher education, they are largely ignorant or disagree…

The common goals of Michigan education are grouped into four areas. The goals in the first area, citizenship and morality, deal with morality, citizenship and social responsibility, and rights and responsibilities of students. The goals in the second area, democracy and equal opportunity, deal with equality of educational opportunity, education of…

In this discussion of the systems approach to educational change, the author discusses the programing, planning, budgeting, and evaluation aspects of a system for the management of educational resources. Four common misconceptions about PPBES are considered: (1) that PPBES can make decisions, (2) that costs can be completely quantitifed, (3) that…

The discussion of physical education for both handicapped and gifted children is intended to assist administrators and teachers in planning, presenting, and evaluating well-balanced physical education programs. The need for physical education is discussed in terms of purposes, objectives, and the value of a well-balanced program. Examined briefly…

Public Education in Colorado is serving as a demonstration project for the Cooperative Accountability Project, as well as for its own accountability statute. An analysis of accountability progress resulting from data gathered from the second annual accountability report is discussed and summarized. Current Colorado Department of Education…

The purpose of this study was to obtain the expert opinion of university medical center administrators throughout the United States as to (1) the missions most important to the university medical center of 1980, and (2) the administrative elements which would be necessary to carry out the missions. Two questionnaires were administered to the…

This article deals with three areas of student motivation in postsecondary education: (1) current innovative practices in postsecondary education; (2) the concept of work in a people centered society; and (3) the individual as a synergetic being. Since World War II when veterans proved that older persons are more motivated to learn than…

This document presents the report of the resource group in charge of an analysis of the goals of higher education in the development of a master plan for higher education in the state of Connecticut. Specific areas that the group addressed include: (1) governance; (2) need for new technical colleges, community colleges, and four-year colleges; (3)…

Volume I of the evaluation of the School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU), developed by Florida State University, presents an overview of objectives and outcomes of the evaluation of SPU projects. An understanding of the scope of the project, an introduction to the functioning of the Evaluation Training Center, and a summary of the major…

Volume II of the evaluation of Florida State University's School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU) is concerned with an analysis of goals and objectives with suggested revisions. Part I reports an evaluation of the SPU goal and objectives in terms of their value as a communication link between SPU program directors and local project personnel.…

Fourteen romantic school critics share as a group common views of: the goodness of man in his natural state; the organizational or technological society as inhibiting and limiting individual development; teaching as a nurturing act; and conflict in American society as something which unites. They all write in an a-political non-programatic tone…

In this report measurable institutional objectives recommended by the faculty, students serving on faculty committees, and the administrative staff of Mt. San Jacinto College (California) are presented. The objectives are based on discussions with members of the Board of Trustees, advisory committees, community groups such as the Patrons…

This report represents the third year that faculty committees and the administrative staff have recommended a set of measurable institutional objectives to the Board of Trustees of Mt. San Jacinto College (California). The authors feel that these objectives are more comprehensive and challenging than those presented the previous year (see JC 720…