ERIC Number: ED136047
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Jul
Pages: 26
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Evaluation of BHQ Career Education Project.
Educational Research and Development Associates, West Chester, PA.
This third-party evaluation report of the BHQ (Baldwin-Whitehall, Highlands, and Quaker Valley) Career Education Project, a K-14 effort in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, focuses on student outcomes resulting from efforts at staff development, curriculum infusion, resource centers, and community involvement. Included in the report are (1) discussions of background and history of the project and problems encountered in the evaluation, (2) a description of the evaluation design (student testing in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 to measure outcomes in terms of product objectives and examination of treatment and management through observation, questionnaires, and teacher logs), and (3) data analysis and findings. Major conclusions include the following: The project achieved all product objectives in grade 3, 25% in grade 6, 14% in grade 9, and 25% in grade 12. It was successful in motivating, supporting, and training large numbers of teachers who are more aware of career education and utilize these concepts in teaching. Resource centers established in all districts are used by large numbers of students who rate them highly, as do teachers. Parents and community have been involved. Individual teachers have infused career education concepts into their curriculum to some degree; no project-wide curriculum exists. Coordinators were limited in support they could provide to teachers. (TA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Career Education, Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Regional Programs, Student Attitudes, Summative Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Participation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, PA.; Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Educational Research and Development Associates, West Chester, PA.
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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