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Spencer, Lynn, Ed. – 1975
These 7 case studies are part of a series of documents on the evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), a Head Start demonstration program aimed at providing educational and developmental continuity between children's Head Start and primary school experiences. Each case study reviews the planning year at a PDC demonstration site in one…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Compensatory Education
Morgan, Griffith A. V.; And Others – 1979
The purpose of this study was to obtain and analyze information on the characteristics of the child entering school for the first time in junior kindergarten, senior kindergarten and grade one. A sample of 209 children from different areas in Ontario, Canada, including rural, urban, inner city and metropolitan areas, was studied. Information was…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development, Data Collection, Family Characteristics
Welch, Marie Whalen – 1980
Progress to date is summarized for a four-phase research project conducted by the New York State Education Department to identify the factors which affect a student's decisions to complete, postpone, or discontinue his/her occupational education at a two-year, postsecondary institution. After introductory material which examines the need for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Agricultural Colleges, Community Colleges, Data Collection
Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC. – 1980
This guide provides a brief introduction to the Participant Action Plan Approach (PAPA) and a user's handbook. Part I outlines five steps of PAPA which determine how job behavior is changed by training course or program participation. Part II, the manual, is arranged by the five steps of the PAPA approach. Planning for PAPA discusses making…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Cloud, Sherrill, Comp. – 1980
This glossary is designed to promote awareness and use of a common language of terms, definitions, and procedures concerning postsecondary education at the institutional, state, and national levels. It may be especially useful to those who deal with data in institutions, governmental agencies, and educational associations. The alphabetically…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classification, College Students, Data Collection
Koffler, Stephen L.
An extensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I data base was developed in order to study the distribution and effect of Title I funds in New Jersey. The information in this data base was then analyzed in conjunction with information concerning reading and mathematics achievement, program adoption, and demography, to determine…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Correlation, Data Analysis
Henerson, Marlene E.; And Others – 1978
Most of the information in this booklet is useful for both formative and summative evaluations. The booklet offers information to help the evaluator develop skills in designing and using instruments to measure affective objectives or attitudes. The chapters cover: (1) an introduction to the measurement of attitudes and attitude change; (2)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Attitude Measures, Classroom Observation Techniques
Gibson, Juanita M.; And Others – 1974
This report presents the findings and recommendations of a consulting team dedicated to helping the Florida Division of Community Colleges achieve its goal of enrolling and employing Blacks and other minorities in approximate proportion to the 18- to 64-year-old population of the State by 1980. This report includes: (1) a detailed description of a…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights, College Desegregation
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Brophy, Jere E.; And Others – 1976
Presented as a mini-course on the design of classroom observation systems, this report stresses the necessity of determining the goals of any study before designing the procedures. Only if the researcher has concretely formulated the questions to be answered, can an observation system be developed that will provide the appropriate data. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Codification, Criterion Referenced Tests
Robison, W. Neal – 1975
Telecommunications facilities, programing, plans, and communication needs of the independent institutions of higher education in Indiana were surveyed. Data were collected from questionnaires, on-site visits, and workshop discussions to evaluate telecommunication facilities. Recommendations were developed which outline steps to be taken to enable…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications, Computers, Cooperative Programs
Harris, Marshall A. – 1973
The mission of the study reported here was to provide a better understanding of the existing financial arrangement for elementary and secondary education, to design alternative systems where they appeared to be justified, and to recommend systems that would provide like amounts of dollars for students with similar characteristics (deaf, blind,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Conferences, Data Analysis
Fahey, Frank J. – 1971
A project that obtained secondary data images on all nonpublic schools, secular and sectarian, in the United States is described. Original data were gathered for five in-depth case studies. This project was limited to an analysis of nonpublic schools through grade 12; it included several subdivisions. Studies on nonpublic schools were conducted in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Catholic Schools, Catholics
Thomson, Lillian – 1971
To ascertain how one-parent families see their problems and how the community and government help them find solutions, interviews were held with 113 heads of one-parent families in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and Vancouver, and 44 consultations were held with representatives of departments and organizations that serve one-parent families.…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Citations (References), Community Services, Data Analysis
Educational Coordinates Northwest, Salem, OR. – 1971
An independent evaluation report (May 1971) by Educational Coordinates Northwest, this document examines the Oregon Small Schools Program (a Title III project of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act). Three major areas were considered: the extent to which member schools implemented methodological and organizational changes, the established…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Innovation, Elementary Schools, Experimental Schools
Abedor, Allan J. – 1972
The purpose of this research was to develop and field test a new flowchart model prescribing specific operations for tryout and revision of prototype multi-media self-instructional treatments. The methods and results of the following four phases of the study are described: (1) design of a MK I flowchart model based on a review of the literature;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Autoinstructional Aids, Control Groups, Criterion Referenced Tests
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