The Research on Evaluation Program's National Advisory Panel recommended that a means of matching evaluation methods with evaluation purposes be developed and that it include a guide to major Program publications. Practitioners in the field have also requested support on how to approach the evaluation design process to permit the incorporation of…

The Saginaw Successful Schools Project (SSSP) is a structured process through which school staffs can cooperatively identify and address their most needed areas for improvement. It is a structured approach that integrates group process principles of participation in decision making with solid research on instructional and school effectiveness.…

This manual outlines a process for evaluating continuing education divisions within the public school districts of British Columbia. Its purpose is to assist local personnel to plan and conduct evaluations within their own districts. Guidelines and suggestions are included for each group associated with the evaluation. In some cases, sample…

This study identified the nature of the feedback supervisors give student teachers when they observe and evaluate their teaching performance. Twenty-two supervisors in the department of elementary education in a large university participated in the study. A random sample of at least three student teachers was sought from each supervisor; the final…

Several contextual factors were investigated related to the information needs of educational administrators. In a survey of 119 administrators, the following issues were studied: (1) varying preferences for different information sources; (2) the effects on preferences for information sources of different decision or program development tasks; (3)…

Since many of the concerns motivating research on bilingual education are inherently those of a conflict theory approach, it is not surprising to find increasing dissatisfaction with the traditional quantificational mode of research, as contrasted with the qualitative mode. There is likely to be a close link between research questions, method of…

A revised methodology for calculating faculty salary and fringe benefit cost comparisons for California public higher education for 1985-1986 to 1994-1995 is discussed. The history of the California Postsecondary Education Commission's salary reports and the work of its Technical Advisory Committee is also traced. The following aspects of the…

The usefulness of taking notes to enhance recall was assessed, based on reviewing the research literature using the techniques of meta-analysis. Meta-analysis allows for both the computation of the strength of an effect within studies and the determination of mean effect sizes averaged across related studies. Fourteen studies that maintained…

This study addresses three questions: (1) whether sex is related to ability and interest in computers; (2) whether a relationship exists between the presence of a computer in the home and a child's ability and interest in computing; and (3) the combination of factors that account for students' perceptions of success in developing programming…

Discusses a case which attempts to address the problems of city-suburban segregation: its significance lies in the uniqueness of the remedy applied to Detroit and in the high probability that this type of remedy, if applicable, would be applicable to other metropolitan areas. (Author/JM)

Summary of news excerpts on school integration, court litigation, civil rights, and sex discrimination in the following states: Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. (RJ)

Argues that the legal and political effort to open up the suburbs to the poor and black, which has become perhaps the most important thrust in the policy area, is not necessary, for integration of blacks is occurring, while a major public policy for the integration of the poor would be impossible to implement. (Author/JM)

Points out some biological, cultural, developmental and psychological differences between boys and girls which are not accounted for in the educational practices and curriculums of elementary schools. Teachers are asked to pay specific attention to the often ignored needs of young male students. (SDH)

Urges student involvement in classroom activities, rather than formal classroom teaching, in learning English as a second language. (LG)

A few examples of the different ways in which educators from kindergarten through graduate school can teach future studies in all subject areas are presented. Suggestions include games, group projects, and many classroom activities. (Author/RM)