Strong faculty relationships can benefit developmental programs by increasing referrals, creating a climate of support for developmental activities, and increasing resources available to programs; therefore, finding, keeping, and using faculty friends represent essential needs for such programs. Faculty friends may be generated in a number of ways…

The paper reports on the formative evaluation of a career education national inservice training program for educators in 29 schools and programs for the hearing impaired. The inservice was divided into two stages: an intensive training workshop for administrators, teachers, and counselors; and technical assistance on goal planning and milestone…

An evaluation of Project SABOR, a bilingual education program funded under Title VII and carried out in seven elementary and junior high schools in the Bronx, New York, is presented in this paper. First the evaluation design is described. Then the program is outlined, with information presented regarding its educational objectives, number of…

The Bilingual Mini School focused on educational services of a bilingual nature for students in kindergarten through grade six. At the kindergarten, first and second grade levels all classes were comprised of Spanish-dominant or bilingual students. At grades three, four and five the students were grouped based on language dominance (Spanish or…

Literature on treatment approaches used with autistic children was reviewed and the effects of two treatment approaches, psychotherapy and behavior therapy, on three autistic children (10 to 15 years old) were investigated. Data from the literature was considered in light of the following questions: What are the aims or goals in treating autistic…

The primary objective of this report of the second phase of the Day Care Training System project was to train and support family day care home providers. The training was based on the second edition of "Caring for Children Today" (Poresky et al., 1979), with additional training for personnel of the Kansas State Department of Social and…

The Effective Transition of the Bilingual and Bicultural Student program was funded to offer academic subjects bilingually in grades 9-12, to train staff to carry out program goals, and to provide supportive services to program students. The program offered instruction in English as a Second Language, native language arts, social studies, science,…

The Fort Hamilton High School Greek, Arabic, and Spanish Bilingual Program (GRASP) served 200 Brooklyn, New York, students found to have limited proficiency in English. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language or remedial English, native language arts (except Arabic), and native language instruction in science, social studies,…

EVALUATION OF HEADSTART HAS AS ITS GENERAL CRITERION OF EFFECTIVENESS THE RATIO BETWEEN COST AND BENEFIT. IF THE LATTER CAN BE DEMONSTRATED TO JUSTIFY THE FORMER, THE INTERVENTION PROJECT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF IMMEDIATE HELP FOR THE DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOLER AND IN LONG RANGE BENEFITS FOR HIS FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETY. IN TERMS OF…

SEVERAL CASES OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ARE EXAMINED FOR COMMON STRATEGIES APPLIED IN A SELECTED GROUP OF CASES. STUDIES SELECTED MET THE CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INDICATE CASE OUTCOME. AFTER SELECTING THE STUDIES, THE STRATEGY AND ISSUES OF EACH WERE IDENTIFIED, AND COMPARISONS WERE MADE OF…

This article presents the results of an experiment that was set up to determine the effectiveness of a self-directed learning method in English for Special Purposes at the "Ecole des Mines" in France. A group of students devoted two of their allotted three-and-one-half hours per week to semi-autonomous work. Through a questionnaire, the…

This booklet outlines procedures for evaluating a school district's writing program that was designed to overcome the adverse educational and social effects of minority group isolation by improving the academic achievement of minority group students. The first section describes how the writing program addressed three of the school district's…

The intent of this report is to examine the status and functions of the nation's historically black institutions as they have been affected by the assistance provided under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. First, background to the development of Title III legislation is reviewed. Second, evaluations of Title III programs that have…

This "how-to" manual is designed to assist those individuals (laypersons and helping professionals) who wish to ensure high quality services for youth by visiting courts, detention facilities, and group homes. A description of homework to be done in advance of a visit, steps to take while on-site, and what to do after a visit are…

The report summarizes the findings and conclusions from the second and final year of an evaluation of Head Start's efforts to serve handicapped children. It is explained that baseline and posttest data were collected on 391 handicapped Head Start students, 321 handicapped children in non-Head Start preschool programs, and 121 unserved handicapped…