The report presents accomplishments of a program to stimulate new and improved services to high risk/handicapped infants (0-3), with specific emphasis on new intervention and followup services to chronically hospitalized premature babies in intensive care nurseries (ICNs). Following a summary of project accomplishments (including the provision of…

This document provides a description and evaluation of the RECAP (Re-employment Career Planning)/JETS (Job, Education/Training, Selection) program, a cooperative re-employment training program for displaced automobile industry workers in Michigan. Following the brief introduction, program development and pre-training preparation are discussed,…

This study compares classroom management behaviors of two groups: beginning teachers and teachers with one year of teaching experience. It also examines differences in the ability of beginning teachers and second-year teachers to incorporate classroom management training in the establishment and maintenance of learning environments. The analysis…

Describes a program designed to involve school and community persons in an action-oriented problem-solving process related to increased drug use in the schools. Results from three evaluative methods revealed that participants experienced personal learning, increased understanding and sensitivity to others. (Author)

The University Occupational Education Coordinators Council, referred to as a liaison council, serves as a vital link in the Illinois system for development and delivery of occupational education personnel. The council consists of representatives from eight State universities, all having vocational teacher education programs. (Author/EA)

A model for evaluating the effectiveness of graduate programs is proposed. It is emphasized that the primary purpose of this model is to provide graduate program administrators with data that will aid program assessment and curricular improvement. Examples of five forms useful in gathering data are appended. (MM)

This document presents supporting material for the argument that performance based (competency based) teacher education (PBTE) is more cost-effective, and rated higher by participating students, than a non-performance based teacher education program. The paper compares the System for Individually Guided Mastery Attainment (SIGMA) and traditional…

Intended to provide the reader with information concerning the development and early heritage of a secondary vocational agriculture program, this historical account of the development of an Ohio vocational agriculture program is intended also to be useful as a prototype for other communities who wish to make a similar report of their programs.…

This paper describes strategies for two types of accountability evaluations: internal and external. (Internal evaluations are a unit's evaluations of itself. An external evaluation involves people not affiliated with the unit.) These strategies were developed by the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware.…

The study found that counseled students graduated at a higher rate within four years and use of either service was associated with a reduced rate of leaving in bad standing, grade point average below 2.0. The results define a potential accountability basis for these services in terms of educational outcomes. (Author)

This article explores the factors that are destructive to the effective delivery of services and make them wasteful tools for achieving social change. (Author)