Some of the methodological problems in analyzing and reporting qualitative data are addressed, and some solutions based on recent experiences in conducting several qualitative studies are proposed. The following are some guidelines for implementing an intuitive approach to analyzing and reporting qualitative data: (1) use a team of evaluators; (2)…

THE EVALUATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TYPICALLY IMPLIES MEASUREMENT. MEASUREMENT, IN TURN, IMPLIES TESTING IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE TESTING NECESSARY FOR THE EVALUATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, RESEARCHERS OFTEN DEVELOP A COMPLETE TESTING SUB-PROGRAM. THE EVALUATION OF THE TOTAL PROJECT MAY DEPEND UPON THE TESTING…

FOUR VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SEMINARS WERE CONDUCTED FOR 3 WEEKS WITH TWO SEMINARS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AND TWO AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE CERTIFICATED SCHOOL COUNSELORS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GUIDANCE POSITIONS IN SCHOOLS IN OHIO WHICH HAVE PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF THE SEMINARS, AND…

RESEARCH IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IS EXPLORED. BECAUSE THERE ARE SERIOUS LIMITATIONS TO THE ARTIFICIAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN PROCESS AND OUTCOME RESEARCH, THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT PROCESS AND OUTCOME RESEARCH SHOULD BE CARRIED ON CONCURRENTLY. PROBLEMS IN OUTCOME RESEARCH INCLUDE (1) SPECIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLES, (2) CONTROL OF…

SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE REQUESTED TO EVALUATE THE GENERAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES OF THEIR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM BY COMPLETING THIS CHECKLIST. TO BE RATED AS EXCELLENT, AVERAGE, OR IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT ARE SUCH ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL'S PROGRAM AS ITS OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION, CURRICULUM OFFERINGS, TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS,…

The document offers guidelines effectively monitoring the quality of care provided in community residences serving people with disabilities. An initial section offers suggestions on observation and evaluation procedures. The remainder of the document lists possible questions to be asked in 19 areas: location, building and yard, relations with the…

The report details the accomplishments and slippages of Project PUSH-Outreach, a program for the early education of handicapped children, during the year June, 1977 to July, 1978. It is explained that the staff conducted five workshops during the years and the objectives, methods of presentation, number of contract hours, agency, number of…

The preliminary experiences of a process evaluator contracted to evaluate a three year program to develop Alaskan Native leadership are presented. With hindsight, some characteristics of this particular project having implications for a process evaluator are noted and some general comments on process evaluation, based on the author's experiences,…

An annotated bibliography stressing methods for evaluating distributive education programs or the results of an evaluation of such programs is presented. The bibliography is based on a search of documents announced in Resources in Education (RIE) and journal articles indexed in Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Each entry contains the…

Instructional technology has often been hailed as the answer to the problem of education the disadvantaged child. But examination of studies of these children has proved that some of the assumptions about them have been false and that instructional technology may, in fact, be a hindrance. There is no proof that slum children are good at motor…

This document is an edited transcript of a preschool educator's criticism of the Westinghouse Report on the federal Head Start program. The following points are made: (1) evaluations should be planned at the time the program is planned and this was not the case with the Westinghouse Report, and (2) an evaluation program should measure the factors…

Leaning heavily on National Educational Television affiliates for its information, this survey of instructional television production units and the relationship of their facilities to the quality of television courses which they produce, finds: that instructional television is fairly well off in terms of "hardware" and only slightly lacking in…

The evaluation of educational programs is often inconsistent with the need for imaginative innovations for educational improvement. Premature evaluation, preoccupation with "hard data" developed by the mass use of standardized tests, concern only for final results, lack of imagination, requirements that all projects in a program make provisions…

In response to a statewide need for locally-directed evaluation, the State of Illinois funded a locally-directed evaluation project. Developed by personnel from the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University, this project was directed toward devising and delivering information and assistance to local education agencies (LEA's) to help…

This report presents a theoretical concept of evaluating teacher education programs in reading for utilization by classroom teachers at any level. Seven theoretical requirements (questions) necessary to develop an evaluation plan for the improvement of teacher education programs in reading are explained and discussed. The seven questions may be…