Outstanding cost-reduction programs implemented at colleges and universities during calendar year 1987 are recognized. Each of the 54 award-winning ideas is described in a paragraph-length program summary. Although some aspects of programs may be unique to a particular institution, creative administrators are challenged to tailor the programs to…

This practicum was designed to provide a systematic follow-up procedure to assure appropriate intervention and education to children considered to be at risk of failure in school after the multidisciplinary or student assistance team evaluation process in an elementary school. The second aim was to heighten the awareness of teachers and pupil…

Promotion, outreach, and data production efforts related to the 1990 decennial census conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce are discussed. Promotional efforts, which particularly targeted minority groups, included multilingual mass media advertisements, public service announcements, press releases, school and church components, and…

The one group posttest only evaluation model has been identified as a relatively inexpensive and useful model that can identify program components that are not being successful. The use of the model is discussed and illustrated through a hypothetical evaluation of a compensatory (Chapter 1) program. The one group posttest only evaluation model…

Dramatic increases in the dropout rate, particularly among classified behavior disordered children, coupled with a decline in an Occupational Education enrollment project led to the creation of a "failure identity" for individuals and a loss of human resources to the national work force. The need to address this problem was the stimulus for…

This module is designed to provide teachers, teacher trainers, and administrators with an introduction to consultation as a service to support students with disabilities and/or challenging behaviors in their home schools. The module provides a rationale for the use of consultation as a part of school programs, a review of research on its current…

The Alternative Certification Program (ACP) was implemented to reduce staffing shortages and to develop an alternative training program capable of producing teachers who are equal to or superior to teachers trained by traditional methods. This evaluating examines the effectiveness of the Houston (Texas) District's training program by comparing the…

In light of the theory that student absenteeism and lack of motivation are intertwined, educators have begun to investigate the theories of motivation in order to apply them to creative attendance policies in an attempt to reduce the problem of student absenteeism. Motivational theories indicate common elements of the importance of the intrinsic…

A survey of 491 Ohio employers of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) terminees conducted in November 1989 received 346 responses. Employers were queried on attitudes toward JTPA terminees, wage subsidies, employee productivity, wages paid, benefits given, and retention, among other questions. Employees who had completed JTPA programs and were…

The report describes evaluation data on the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program for the Sacramento City Unified School District. Parents of elementary, junior high/middle, and senior high GATE students completed questionnaires regarding their children's reactions to GATE, staff answered surveys, and GATE's advisory committee responded to…

This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the circumstances surrounding the funding and subsequent termination of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) grant for the National Partnership to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse. In his opening…

This report is a synopsis of a study that dealt with the dominant problem in Yugoslavian society, namely the phenomenon of social and economic crisis, and with the role of adult education within the disintegration processes. In addition to an introduction, the report consists of five sections concerning the following issues: (1) the country in a…

A review of the literature on simulation as an alternative to field experience programs in teacher education is presented. A review is also offered of articles on the effectiveness of simulation techniques. Future directions for simulation are discussed, including "video robotics" and computer programs. This investigation was limited to journal…

The Teacher Center Program (Washington, D.C.) provides an environment where teachers may come to work on materials or projects for their classrooms, take courses for recertification credit, college credit, or enrichment, and take graduate level courses. Chapter one of this evaluation report on the Teacher Center Program describes the background of…

This document is the first volume of a six-volume report on sexuality education. This volume summarizes the structure and content of sexuality education in the United States, reviews the literature on the effects of sexuality education, describes the evaluation methods, provides a description of and the evaluation data for each program, and…