Cost analysis has become an important educational decision-making tool in recent years, as educators are being asked to do more with less funding and to provide tangible evidence of the effectiveness of educational programs. Yet few researchers and practitioners are familiar with how to conduct a cost analysis or interpret cost analysis data. This…

This phrase, data-driven decision making, is familiar to most schools and districts engaged in comprehensive school reform and improvement. It reminds practitioners that their plans have a greater likelihood of succeeding if the goals and strategies within them are based on solid information and not on hunches or habit. But where can schools get…

This evaluation examined the workability of the Northeast Ohio Principals Academy as a whole and developed recommendations concerning the organization, components, and procedures of an entry year program for new principals. The report describes the pilot entry year and examines key questions used to focus the evaluation and information identified…

The reality of external academic/quality audit has arrived for all tertiary education providers in New Zealand under the umbrella of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. This paper reviews the development over the past decade of external quality assurance of tertiary providers by quality assurance authorities and their associated bodies. The…

During the last decade, there has been an increasing demand from the government, clients, certifying bodies, and the contributing public for human service agencies serving the handicapped to provide full information about their finances, operation, and services. (Author)

The Illinois Evaluation System continuously evaluates total occupational programs of local education agencies. (MS)

Planning requires that decisions be made. Program evaluation provides the needed information because it is the process of gathering and analyzing those data necessary for appraising alternatives. Program evaluation is a cooperative undertaking of all those concerned with improving vocational education, and is the foundation upon which planning is…

Defines evaluation and its purposes; discusses different approaches to evaluations, the issue of evaluation based on evidence or value judgements, and Provus' Discrepancy Evaluation Model; and relates each of these topics to the process of evaluating the effectiveness of community councils. (Author)

Implementation of a new research design may change research on television effectiveness in such a way that a solid basis for program improvement is established and that the understanding of instructional processes may increase. (Author)

The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program is a state effort to assist local school districts in their own efforts to identify needs and priorities in the planning and administering of local school programs. (Author)