Effective and accurate evaluations of inservice training programs for teachers of the disadvantaged are vitally needed. (LR)

Purposes of this study were (1) to develop a conceptual scheme for viewing adult education in developing countries; (2) to employ the scheme in analyzing the county council sponsored adult education program in rural communities of Eastern Nigeria; (3) to make suggestions and recommendations for expanding and strengthening the programs in these…

Author gives an in-depth study of AEA; what it has done for the past 20 years and what it should do in the future. (MR)

The author defines evaluation research and discusses the increasing demand for such research. A simple model for service and development programs is presented to illustrate the function of evaluation research within a dynamic system. (Author/MS)

Discusses the purpose and scope of high school religion programs today. (AN)

Discusses the findings of the Westinghouse Report and suggests they be considered a limited and partial description of the effects of using Head Start to educate children. (DR)

Critical incident analysis provides support for the continuation of classroom training of supervisors, primarily assuring that those trained will be better learners in subsequent job positions." (Author/AN)

Criteria, evidence, and judgment are the three essential elements in evaluation, which should be done with a view to contributing to present and future programs. (NL)

An evaluation system was devised for the Annual Conference of the American Society for Training and Development. It required the completion of a biographical questionnaire by all full-time conference attendees and of an evaluation card after each session. (EB)