Any evaluation plan designed to evaluate arts in general education programs must reflect a reconsideration of the whole process of education evaluation. The evaluation plan proposed here has been used effectively to evaluate either arts education or music education programs. (Author/RK)

A short discussion of early childhood program licensing and regulation. Suggests that child care workers and licensing officials should work together to ensure quality programs. (BD)

The evaluation of residency and preceptorship programs at a medical school are briefly described. Valuable findings include identification of training deficiencies, details of actual student experiences, benefits of the program, and appraisal of student performance. (GDC)

The portfolio approach to self-evaluation is possible with limited staff time or funds. Evaluators collect a variety of documents and records that describe the goals, perceptions and values involved in the program. The portfolio items should represent key issues and precipitate useful discussions. (GDC)

It is argued that an emphasis on a method of evaluation prior to the actual beginning of a program can prove of great value to an administrator in shaping the program and explaining and defending it to boards and funding bodies. Evaluation methods are discussed. (Author/MS)

Curricular change should be a planned process that looks at the needs of students and at the content implications of any course or program. (Author)

Surveyed 24 key informants concerning new geriatric program. Found inservice education program and hospital-based community resource directory were received positively and implemented quickly. Community physicians hesitated to make referrals to geriatric assessment team, citing fear that team would steal patients and threats to physicians'…

Regular evaluation of programs should be structured so that useful data is collected to help determine the effectiveness of the process and the product. Discussed are purposes and uses of an evaluation, effectiveness measures, and program factors and products to evaluate. (MT)

The author discusses the problem of training programs that do not meet all employees' training needs. She points to faulty needs assessment as the cause. (CH)

Traditional program evaluation methods are expensive in terms of time and money. An alternative is auditing, a process that produces an official accounting and verification, often by third-party evaluators. Auditing relies on samples that are critical to the organization and its decision makers. (JOW)

Evaluates the role of clinical education in the preparation of lawyers. Evaluation identifies program objectives and practices as prerequisites to develop in-service interventions regarding the measurement of student learning. (RB)

Describes a study that examined the effectiveness of a tobacco and alcohol prevention program delivered to sixth and seventh grade students by minimally trained classroom teachers. Results indicated that the program reduced the onset and prevalence of tobacco use but not alcohol use. (JOW)

The role of the School Curriculum Development Committee (SCDC) is discussed. The SCDC promotes education by supporting curriculum development relevant to the needs of schools in England and Wales. It keeps informed of curriculum development work and evaluates that work in the light of future needs of the school system. It also disseminates the…

This article evaluates three general types of computer-assisted approaches to multicriteria decision problems in which criteria are attributes as opposed to objectives. Several programs specifically designed for multiattribute problems, as well as spreadsheets and decision-free software, are discussed. (Author/BS)