Evaluation at several levels of northern California's post-graduate medical television indicates neither the information level nor the behavior of target audiences were affected by the programs. More definitive approaches to evaluation were proposed. (IR)

The need to move methods courses off the college campus and into local schools is stressed. (MM)

Describes an attempt to evaluate the relationship between duration of instruction and the level of attainment in functional literacy classes. (AN)

An analysis of the policies, procedures, and programs of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and an assessment of its impact on the employment of disabled persons in New England revealed uneven commitment in CETA toward the disabled and emphasized the importance of local control of programing. (CL)

Uses a 30-item perceptionnaire, sent to 119 teachers participating in ESEA Title I programs during 1979-80, to determine their perceptions of ESEA Title I programs. Suggests teacher concerns/perceptions must be addressed in order to gain a better understanding of the efficacy of these programs. (AH)

Discusses the importance of avoiding training programs that look great on paper but do not work well in actual practice. Advocates focusing on the people and not the program or training technology. (JOW)

Examines the rationalizations used by educators to explain the failure of multicultural education and outlines mechanisms for change. (Author/MK)

Questions the effectiveness of affirmative action programs in education. (JOW)

The value of required gym uniforms is that it promotes physical education professionalism, adds a positive dimension to public relations, and accommodates both students and instructors. (MM)

The need for research in computerized career guidance is pervasive. It is an expression of developers' needs to make sense of their work, to clarify what they are doing, to guide them in constructing and implementing a model, to observe the consequences and efficacy of a system, and to provide feedback. (JOW)

Describes a senior-to-senior mediation project which had goals to train elderly volunteers as mediators, explore use of senior volunteers in providing conflict resolution, and locate auspices for the establishment of permanent senior-to-senior mediation service. Describes program implementation, administration, and evaluation. Claims project…

Examined whether involving families in programs for pregnant and parenting adolescents is associated with positive outcomes for adolescent, her child, and her family. Data from three federally funded programs suggest that family involvement, regardless of how it is defined and measured, is positively associated with large number of outcomes for…

Reviews evaluation strategies that have been used to assess process and outcome of suicide intervention, ranging from macroanalyses of impact of crisis services on suicide rates in community to microanalyses of competence of individual suicide interventionists. Considers Suicide Intervention Response Inventory, self-administered test of suicide…

Illustrates use of time-series designs for determining efficacy of interventions with fictitious data describing drug-abuse prevention program. Discusses problems and procedures associated with time-series data analysis using Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Averages (ARIMA) models. Example illustrates application of ARIMA analysis for…