Compares three letter libraries designed for IBM-style personal computers. Finds the quality of the three approximately equal, but rates sample letters as generally poor. (MS)

Provides a framework for considering cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis of college counseling centers and retention activities. Results indicated that careful evaluation techniques can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of student retention programs. (Author/BL)

Methodological concerns related to evaluation of early childhood special education programs are discussed using a recent intervention study as a point of reference. The conservative nature of early intervention research and the role of statistical and measurement assumptions in that research are identified, as are significant current changes in…

Presents the basic considerations and major procedures employed in building a vocational special needs evaluation system in Vermont. (JOW)

Discusses the graduate program in community health nursing at the University of Colorado that is structured according to the aggregate/family and group model. Describes the development of the program and its evaluation. (JOW)

Describes the formation of a mentoring system for new extension agents in Ohio. Examines results of a followup study conducted 15 months after implementation of this system. Survey results indicate that most program results were met. A list of recommendations for similar programs is included. (CT)

The article describes a study to determine effectiveness of the Model Preschool Program for Children with Down Syndrome and Other Developmental Delays at 11 outreach sites. Assessment of performance gains of 164 disabled children (11 months to 14 years old) showed that gains in child performance were significantly greater than predicted in four…

A survey of 2,100 American Society for Personnel Administration practitioner members was conducted to assess reactions to the objectives and benefits of the Personnel Accreditation Institute's voluntary certification program. Survey results are reported and discussed. (CT)

Analyzed data from 14 simulated families with both a repeated measures and an ordinary analysis of variance design in order to illustrate the differences between the two approaches. Highlights the advantages of repeated measures designs for the analysis of family data in the program evaluation of family therapy. (Author/BH)

Discusses aspects of the National Standards for Excellence in Business Education: format, organization of the standards into topic areas, how to use the standards, how to interpret and use results, the impact of the standards on business education, and how to obtain the standards. (CT)

This article suggests an alternative valuation approach and method based on "phenomenology" or "personal constructs" in the evaluation of management training. The approach is that learning and its application depend, not on the direct influence of externally located objects, but on how the learner experiences and evaluates…

This article describes the results of study designed to determine facts about and attitudes toward minors in accounting. Responses from 219 colleges and universities are reported concerning how many schools offer a minor in accounting, which schools favor such a minor, which students should be offered the minor, and what the curriculum should…

It is argued that outcome evaluation should include efforts to identify and measure unintended outcomes. A systems perspective is presented which treats governmental actions as disequilibrating intrusions into reacting systems. Both intended and unintended outcomes of such intrusions can be valued monetarily, in terms of human rights, or both.…

The study investigated the usefulness of behavior engagement (time spent in appropriate environmental interaction) as an outcome measure for discerning the efficacy of intervention efforts with preschool retarded, handicapped, at-risk, and nonhandicapped children participating in two different types of programs (traditional and nontraditional).…

Presents a comprehensive evaluation model that could be applied to computer-based education programs in a variety of arts and sciences areas. The model includes stages which consider program capability, content evaluation, hardware selection, individual lessons, students' progress, equipment availability, student attitudes, cost effectiveness,…