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Download full textRoberts, Linda J. – 1985
Since objective data on the effectiveness of self-help groups are not available, participants' views of a program's value are instructive. A study was undertaken to contrast participants' (N=232) evaluations of their self-help meetings with independent observers' (N=11) evaluations and to describe the components of their respective views in terms…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics
Hanrahan, James; Lusthaus, Evelyn – 1978
The study looked at the quality of life of 24 retarded adults who had received a training program designed to teach them independent living skills, help them secure independent living settings, and provide them with followup services in these settings. Physical surroundings, financial conditions, social activities, and marital status of clients…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Daily Living Skills, Institutes (Training Programs)
Scharlach, Andrew E. – 1984
Although research has demonstrated the potentially salutary effects of peer support among older persons, salutary peer support and significant interpersonal bonds are often lacking within the confines of a nursing home. A program was designed to train nursing home residents to serve as peer counselors for newly-admitted residents in an effort to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counselor Training, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence
Boschen, Kathryn A. – 1981
A literature review is presented of client outcome measures in rehabilitation programs for the physically disabled in Canada and the United States. Following an introduction to the changing need for program evaluations and accountability, articles dealing with the traditional outcome measurement system are reviewed that deal with the traditional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Employment Potential, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Rescorla, Leslie A.; And Others – 1979
The Yale Child Welfare Research Program was a comprehensive, service centered, longitudinal, intervention project for low-income families and their children. Eighteen children from inner city, low-income, predominantly black families participated in the intervention program from before birth to 30 months of age. Each family was assigned a team of…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Perry-Sheldon, Barbara; Wood, Dolores – 1988
A recent Carnegie Foundation Report, "College: The Undergraduate Experience in America" reviewed baccalaureate programs through an analysis of eight tension points. This paper reviews these eight points and discusses their implications for teacher education which is intricately tied to undergraduate education. Those issues that affect colleges in…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Curriculum, College Faculty
Stinnett, William D.; And Others – 1983
To investigate methods of improving both employees' productivity and the quality of their work life, workers from four businesses were surveyed before and after their organizations implemented a total employees involvement program. Survey questions covered employees' perceptions of (1) the quality of the product produced, (2) the leadership's…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Research, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
