Criteria representative of an exemplary reading program and defining the components and levels of school accountability for the Michigan Right to Read program are presented in this paper. Several components, including administration and organization, students/learners, needs assessment, delivery system/curriculum, delivery system/resources,…

The advent of federally funded programs to promote career development within the regular school curriculum has posed the problem of identifying or developing instruments which provide valid and reliable information to assess the effects of these programs. This study investigates the relationship between a number of noncognitive variables and the…

The conference report examined the implications of research findings on the earlier WIN Program for WIN 2, providing opportunity for operational level personnel, administrators, and officials to engage in dialogue about the problems of starting a new program, one intended to make a difference for a significant number of welfare recipients. The…

This paper describes the current status of a helping skills program designed to train mental health paraprofessionals in relationship-building skills. Six skills were identified as the basis of the training program: (1) understanding the need to be a helper; (2) using effective nonverbal behavior; (3) using effective verbal behavior; (4) using…

The effectiveness of the Dental Hygiene Education Program in changing the dental health care practices of 4-H club youth in four Louisiana parishes and youth knowledge of dental care principles were studied in this before-after experimental design. The study sample consisted of 258 youth from 10 4-H clubs. Subjects completed a four-item…

The objective of this study was to assess changes in verbalized cognitive inquiry behaviors of teachers and students who participated in the McREL Instruction Staff Development Program in Inquiry. Twenty-four participating secondary teachers were videotaped before and after instruction. Teacher and student verbalized inquiry behaviors were coded…

This paper comprises analysis and design components of a program of studies to assess the impact of the federally funded program of research and development centers in education. Opening with an introduction and comments on design considerations, the paper analyzes four systems that taken together, with their mutual interfaces, describe the domain…

This study departs from the usual follow-up study in these ways. First, the study was directed not just toward determining what former students were now doing, but their satisfaction with experiences at Catonsville Community College (CCC). Second, students were asked to indicate their satisfaction with various experiences they had had at CCC.…

Presented is the end of project report of the handicapped children's nature study center and outdoor education program (funded through Title III), a cooperative science/special education project serving approximately 1,000 children in the Muscatine-Scott County School System in Iowa. A 6 acre land strip bordered by a creek and a river is said to…

The purpose of the audit report on the Bilingual Education Program (1969-70) of the Harlandale and San Marcos Independent School Districts is to give a critique on the quality of the project evaluation, to discuss the comparative findings of the project evaluation and the audit, and to confirm or question the need for program modifications…

The audit report (1970-71) on the Bilingual Education Program of the Harlandale and San Marcos Independent School Districts gives a critique on the quality of the project evaluation, discusses the comparative findings of the project evaluation and the audit, and confirms or questions the need for program modifications proposed in the evaluation.…

The final audit report (1971-72) on the Bilingual Education Program of the Harlandale and San Marcos Independent School Districts gives a critique on the quality of the project evaluation, discusses the comparative findings of the project evaluation and the audit, and confirms or questions the need for program modifications proposed in the…

This is a response to the criticism of "Sesame Street" by Herbert A. Sprigle in the December, 1972, issue of "Childhood Education." It is maintained that Sprigle misconstrued and misrepresented the program's mandate and objectives and that the design and reporting of his study are so flawed that his conclusions are virtually…

This report presents the 1974 Distinguished Achievement Awards entry from the Oregon College of Education: The Competency Based Teacher Education Program (CBTE). The program focuses on the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of six interrelated specifications of the Comfield Model Teacher Education Project. The six specifications…

This study attempts to show that it is possible for inner-city schools to teach basic reading successfully. Various successful programs were studied in order to discover the factors the schools had in common. The study was conducted during the School Year 1970-71 and four successful schools served as the basis of this report. Two schools were in…