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Chronister, Jay L.; Kepple, Thomas R., Jr. – 1987
The literature on incentive early retirement for faculty members is reviewed, including the findings of studies that have assessed the effectiveness of such programs. In addition to describing different types of programs and the incentives offered, attention is directed to legal issues, costs and benefits, assessing whether a program is feasible,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Retirement, Employment Practices, Feasibility Studies
Payne, David A.; And Others – 1971
The Georgia Television Evaluation Project was designed to provide: a model to evaluate the production and effectiveness of an ETV series, a model for the development of instruments and data-gathering procedures, statistical designs for analyzing and interpreting data, a field test of all prototype instruments and data-gathering procedures, a model…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Educational Television, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Barnard, Philip; Dixon, Stella – FEDA Bulletin, 1998
In Great Britain, interest in the measurement of value added was stimulated initially by the requirement that schools and further education (FE) colleges publish league tables of examination results. Value-added data can be aggregated to compare different institutions' performance. Within colleges, value-added data provide a basis for setting…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Barker, Linda Toms; And Others – 1986
A study examined the objectives of supported employment programs for individuals with severe disabilities and identified performance measures to document the practices and achievements of such programs at the federal, state, and local levels. A set of proposed data items and potential performance measures was developed on the basis of programs…
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Data Collection, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services
Holmberg, Borje – 1985
This paper begins by contrasting theories of teaching (which are predictive) to theories of learning (which are descriptive). It justifies the feasibility theory of distance teaching by asserting that methods of distance teaching can affect the pace and direction of learning; therefore, it should be feasible to develop a theory of distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Theories
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Curry, John F.; Wells, Karen C. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2005
The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) was designed to compare the relative and combined effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and fluoxetine, each of which had demonstrated efficacy in carefully controlled single-site studies. Models of CBT from these efficacy studies served as the foundation for the TADS…
Descriptors: Intervention, Feasibility Studies, Behavior Modification, Program Effectiveness
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Cousineau, Tara M.; Franko, Debra L.; Green, Traci C.; Watt, Meredith; Rancourt, Diana – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The aim of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of an interactive computer program among 34 sixth and seventh grade children and to assess the potential for knowledge acquisition about puberty. Based on a developmental self-esteem approach to teach children about their bodies, the "Body Morph" program was designed to maximize the…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Early Adolescents, Puberty, Pilot Projects
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. – 1979
A project was undertaken in Colorado to evaluate the feasibility of cost-benefit analysis as a source of information for local vocational administrators, to evaluate the effectiveness of a workshop for training these administrators in cost-benefit analysis, and to identify problems that prevent them from using this type of analysis in program…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Education, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Cotrell, Calvin J.; Doty, Charles R. – 1971
This is the second in a series of three tests of selected micro-teaching and video recording techniques designed to facilitate the identification of alternate ways to increase the effectiveness of vocational teacher education. The tests were conducted to develop feedback techniques in a laboratory under simulated teacher education conditions. This…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Feedback, Microteaching
Dawson, Monte E.; And Others – 1981
This report documents a preliminary effort to compile, analyze, and present data relevant to the feasibility of implementing a comprehensive preschool program within the St. Louis public school system. Sections of the study aim to provide (1) definition of and perspective on preschool education, (2) determination of the demographic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Needs, Extended School Day, Feasibility Studies
Granville, Arthur C.; Love, John M. – 1977
This brief report summarizes the analysis and conclusions presented in detail in Interim Report VI regarding the feasibility of conducting a longitudinal study of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC). This project is a Head Start demonstration program aimed at providing educational and developmental continuity between children's Head Start and…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Feasibility Studies
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1981
Student library assistants and undergraduate and graduate students from agricultural and biological engineering, biological sciences, and entomology participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of instructional materials adapted to specific science disciplines for developing practical skills in the use of library resources. All students…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, College Students, Costs
Futrell, Colvin R. – 1984
To determine if a state-supported program of educational cooperatives would be beneficial to New Mexico's small schools, a review of the literature from 1960 was conducted and questionnaires were sent to selected New Mexico educators, followed by interviews. Approaches to shared services used by Texas and New York were investigated through the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Hinrichs, William L.; And Others – 1983
A study assessed the effect of theoretically consolidating elementary and secondary districts into unit districts in Illinois to achieve financial equity goals in that state. More specifically, the study was designed to develop a procedure for the theoretical formation of pseudo-unit school districts in Illinois using existing unit districts…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Administration, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
GLASGOW, ROBERT B.; HAMREUS, DALE G. – 1968
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ADAPTING FOR USE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF AMERICA THE MUSIC TEACHING TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY THE GERMAN COMPOSER AND TEACHER, CARL ORFF. THE POPULATION OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS EMPLOYED IN THE STUDY. FIFTEEN STUDENTS FROM EACH CLASSROOM (TOTALING 180 STUDENTS) WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary School Students, Feasibility Studies, Heterogeneous Grouping
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