This article provides a series of checklists you can use to find out what symptoms, if any, your performance appraisal system displays; what those symptoms mean and how serious they are; whether a cure should be attempted and, if so, which symptoms should be attacked first. (Author/IRT)

Anticipatory evaluation emphasizes the role of evaluation objectives in planning human resource development programs. In this integrated approach, evaluation begins before the program is designed and continues throughout development and implementation. (SK)

Examined community mental health centers (CMHCs) and mental health associations to probe in detail the various roles of program evaluation through which nonspecialists can be involved in CMHC planning and evaluation. Findings show that nonspecialists involved in evaluation of services usually have the role of subjects of evaluation studies. (BH)

Reviews the question of program impacts and their measurement. Illustrates the hierarchical levels of program development to clarify which levels are most concerned with differing areas of evaluation and impact study. (JOW)

Explores the commonality between effective extension education and effective evaluations, illustrating similar principles and processes both involve. (JOW)

Many communities have family centers, though there is no one definition of what a family center is. Family centers provide families with preventive supports which encourage them to engage actively in building on their own strengths, setting their own goals for change, and managing their own use of available formal services. Family centers are…

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)

This article proposes a conceptual framework for analysis, using some of the ideas embodied in the systems approach, which will enable the investigator to identify the relationships among program operations in a systematic manner, leading to a better understanding of the operations that produce program outputs." (Author)

A description of a project which undertook a study to identify components of the process of innovation in the areas of curriculum technology and administration. (AK)

It should be the supervisor, rather than the staff development expert (training expert), who evaluates the results of a company's training program. All too often, changes reported by the staff development officer are not observed by the trainee's supervisor. (AN)