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Peer reviewedPietack, Raymond A.; Fenwick, Douglas – Community College Review, 1985
Discusses ways program administrators can do a better job of justifying their curricula in light of high costs and limited enrollments. Describes procedures used at Community College of Philadelphia for assessing new programs (the comprehensive feasibility study) and determining the success of existing programs (the academic audit). (DMM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Department Heads, Evaluation Methods
Download full textNorton, Daniel P.; Watley, Donivan J. – 1972
A study of the "efficiency and efficacy" of evaluation practices of the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education as conducted by Educational Testing Service is reported on. The study was directed toward understanding how evaluation practices of the Division, with largest emphasis upon the performance of the Three Phase System used…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies, Interviews, Program Evaluation
Educational Management Services, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. – 1973
This is one of two reports being prepared as a third party evaluation of a project to determine the feasibility of the career education model being implemented in the vocational programs of the Minnesota State Department of Education. The purpose of this phase of the study was to make observations and provide information which would be helpful to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Feasibility Studies
Jewish Vocational Service, Chicago, IL. – 1971
The project was designed to test the feasibility of a variety of service techniques to assist chronically unemployed older workers in obtaining employment. Individuals between the ages of 45-65 who were unemployed for at least 15 months were eligible for the project. The clients were assigned to three basic groupings: (1) a rehabilitation workshop…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Educational Programs, Employment Services, Feasibility Studies
Catalyst, New York, NY. – 1971
A demonstration project in Boston, Massachusetts, designed to meet critical needs in public service by providing part-time jobs for able women with families, chose 50 mature women college graduates from over 1,500 who were interested and 173 who were interviewed. Working half-time for 2 years in the State Department of Public Welfare, they…
Descriptors: Career Development, Caseworkers, College Graduates, Community Organizations
Bartik, Timothy J. – 1995
The feasibility of using performance indicators to improve the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs was examined. First, previous and current experience with performance indicators for welfare-to-work and related programs (including the Job Training and Partnership Act and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills programs) was analyzed. Next, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Employment Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Greenhouse, Carol – 1977
This report is a retrospective account of a single research project conducted between 1973 and 1976 which involved a field study of the administrative feasibility of vouchers for skill training in the Work Incentive Program (WIN) in Portland, Oregon. (The program was designed to change relationships among clients, WIN staff, and training vendors,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Demonstration Programs, Educational Vouchers, Feasibility Studies
Tittle, Carol Kehr; And Others – 1979
A procedure to relate funding decisions and project evaluations in an annual grant program for vocational education administered by a state education department (SED) is described. Objectives of the study included developing a set of predictor variables for funding decisions, and outcome variables for evaluating decisions; determining consensus…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce, NJ. – 1973
This volume consists of 29 appendixes. Included are: lists of local business contacts, largest employers and the local advisory committee; write-ups of program evaluations; enrollment statistics and follow up of graduates with regard to employment; dropout statistics and description; special counselor duties; and a statement regarding…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Dropout Programs
Eyster, George; And Others – 1979
A Morehead State University project field tested the feasibility and utility of a comprehensive vocational training program, the Employability Skills Series of the Adkin Life Skills Program. The study involved nine adult program sites at these levels: adult education/GED (General Education Development training) students, post-GED CETA…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Education, Community Education, Community Programs
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1980
This volume contains four interim reports of the Career Intern Program (CIP) replication portion of the Alternative Education Demonstration operated by Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America and evaluated by the National Institute of Education. (The CIP is an alternative high school serving dropouts and students at a high risk of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Education, Community Organizations
Jelden, David L. – 1980
A study was conducted from March 1976 through June 1980 on the application and feasibility of a computer micro-system as an interactive tutorial instructional tool in a self-contained classroom. Literature on computer assisted instruction (CAI), hardware, and software was examined. Individualized CAI materials for industrial arts and technology…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Course Descriptions
National TAFE Clearinghouse, Adelaide (Australia). – 1984
This compilation of 137 document abstracts provides technical and further education (TAFE) teachers, counselors, researchers, and administrators with resumes of materials that have been accessed by the TAFE Clearinghouse. The following types of materials are included: research and technical reports, evaluation studies, curriculum materials, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Auto Mechanics
