This report reviews the current research and literature on Out of School Time (OST) programs especially with regard to their effectiveness. It also explores the range of OST programs and activities as employed by the various youth-serving sectors; considers the untapped possibilities of OST programs to meet the needs of young people, including…

Complaints about changes in East German education following the break-down of the communist system are widespread. Critics are dissatisfied with: (1) the rapid pace of change; (2) the lack of genuine East German solutions; (3) the loss of the German Democratic Republic's (GDR's) identity; (4) dominance by Western Germany; and (5) the lack of West…

Many community college faculty are concerned with academic standards at their institutions, in part because in the late 1960s and during the 1970s standards became associated, in the minds of many teachers and students, with personal rigidity rather than academic rigor. Faculty who wish to re-examine academic standards with their colleagues…

The current period of change in America brings to bear on the quality of vocational education a complex array of interrelated conditions and factors. Some of the more important of these variables are demographic shifts; economic conditions; technological innovation and change; and conditions specific to the educational enterprise itself, including…

This guide presents information elementary school administrators need to develop and maintain good early childhood education programs for 4- and 5-year-olds. It also presents the curriculum principles that are relevant to both early childhood programs and the elementary grades. The guide will help principals and administrators recognize good early…

After a brief story illustrating the essential humanness of the work of educators, a British educator addressing an American audience reviews fundamental ideas about the nature of children and offers suggestions about optimal classroom practices. The ideas about the nature of children which are presented concern the uniqueness of individuals and…

This survey assesses the local impact and issues presented in the National Commission on Excellence in Education's report, entitled "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform." Macomb County, Michigan, residents no longer view unemployment as their number one problem. Although unemployment remains a major concern, almost…

This document was designed to assist members of a program review team in conducting a program review and to assist school staff and parents in conducting a self-study in preparation for a formal review. The program review process is designed to evaluate the effects of curriculum, instructional methodologies, and effectiveness strategies on…

From its start in Japan after World War II, the Quality Control Circle (Q.C.) approach to management and organizational operation evolved into what it is today: people doing similar work meeting regularly to identify, objectively analyze, and develop solutions to problems. The Q.C. approach meets Maslow's theory of motivation by inviting…

An educator criticizes the fuzzy goals, unrealistic assumptions, simple schemes, and self-gratifying plaudits of college administrators planning to change higher education and urges more specific and realistic strategies. (MSE)

Examines determinants of tuition at American private colleges using 1982-83 data. Hedonic regression analysis involving over 20 quality measures shows that private college tuition responds in economically sensible ways to changes in public tuition and in quantity and quality of the faculties, facilities, and student bodies at private colleges.…

Argues that quality is measured by outcomes. Lists potential measures for high school quality. Considers problems and approaches to the assessment of quality-with-equity. Suggests tempering performance expectations according to germane input characteristics, evaluating the range of programs offered, and addressing the issue in terms of…

This checklist of criteria is intended to assist school system personnel in better determining the effectiveness of their educational programs in the area of citizenship education. (RM)

Highlights selected findings from the study, "Effective Catholic Schools: An Exploration," which combined field studies at 7 Catholic high schools and 20 elementary schools with statistical analyses of national survey data to explore factors associated with Catholic school excellence. (DMM)

Drawing from James Coleman's "High School and Beyond" and a private school evaluation project, explores similarities and differences between good private and good public schools. Contrasts schools with respect to success attributes used in the studies, e.g., purposes and goals, the school principal's role, values education, community…