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Ashby, Cornelia M.; Franzel, Jeanette M. – Government Accountability Office, 2007
The D.C. School Choice Incentive Act created the first private kindergarten-through-grade-12 school-choice program supported by federal funds. The program was named the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to assess the (1) accountability mechanisms governing the use of…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Educational Legislation, Parent Education, Private Schools
Unco, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1972
The study contains the findings and conclusions of an evaluation of the effectiveness of pre- and post-enrollment services to Job Corps enrollees. The study assesses the relative effectiveness of pre- and post-enrollment services provided to Job Corps enrollees by the various organizations serving them, the effectiveness of the administrative…
Descriptors: Community Services, Counseling Services, Employment Services, Job Placement
Underwood, George W., Comp.; Pierce, James R., Comp. – 1972
The evaluation team was contracted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to conduct an overall independent evaluation of the American Indian Scholarship Program at the University of New Mexico. Findings include that the University of New Mexico is considered by law students and graduates as the center for legal education for Indians; that the per…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Job Placement, Law Schools
Shipp, Travis; Simone, Beverly S. – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1987
The authors state that vocational education recruitment efforts for the future must include institutional evaluation and use strengths to the school's advantage. They suggest creating an enrollment management task force that can aim a school's programs toward greater benefits for students and the community. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Rate, Postsecondary Education, Program Development
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Thibadoux, Gregory M.; Greenberg, Ira S. – Journal of Education for Business, 1986
A study was conducted to determine the background of employed students in a sampling of accounting cooperative education programs, the nature of the final selection process made by the firms, the value of the students to the firm, and the value of the program to the students as perceived by members of the firm. (CT)
Descriptors: Accounting, Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes, Higher Education
Arbreton, Amy J. A.; McClanahan, Wendy S. – 2002
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Gang Prevention Through Targeted Outreach (GPTTO) and Gang Intervention Through Targeted Outreach (GITTO) initiatives of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The study examined whether the clubs were attracting youth at high risk of gang involvement, whether clubs could keep GPTTO and GITTO youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Juvenile Gangs, Program Effectiveness
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Sale, June Solnit – Young Children, 1973
This exploration of family day care was centered in a multiracial, working class area of Pasadena, Calif., and involved 22 licensed and unlicensed women who cared for a total of 143 children. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Consultants, Day Care
US House of Representatives, 2006
The purpose of this hearing was to review the effectiveness and value of the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) past and present programs in support of improvement of K-12 science and math education and to examine what role the Foundation should play in future federal initiatives for strengthening K-12 science and math education. This hearing…
Descriptors: Hearings, Agency Role, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Reppert, James E. – 1994
This institutional "self study document" was designed to be presented to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) to aid in the evaluation of the mass communication program at Southern Arkansas University, a noncompetitive institution where any high school graduate may enroll. In narrative form, the document answers substantive…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, College Faculty, Enrollment
Hayes, Laurie Schultz, Ed. – 1989
Based on the theme of recruiting, tenuring, and promoting technical communication faculty, this proceedings presents the agenda for the 1989 annual meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC), a report on the annual business meeting, and a proposal to create a CPTSC Program Review Board. Appendixes present…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Promotion, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education
Rich, Ginger A.; And Others – 1985
This manual outlines a horseback riding program, conducted by the Larimer (Colorado) County Extension Service, for persons with disabilities. The program offers such benefits as the opportunity to learn horsemanship; strengthen and relax muscles; improve balance, coordination, and posture; and increase joint mobility. Designed to provide a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Facilities, Financial Support, Horseback Riding
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Allen, B. H.; and others – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Federal Programs, Institutions, Mental Retardation
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Lassiter, Roy L., Jr. – Negro Educational Review, 1974
Follows up an earlier article the purpose of which was to describe a tentative affirmative model in higher education under which significant achievements had been made; this sequal describes and analyzes the results of the Affirmative Action Program through the University's first year of operation. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: College Admission, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education, Nonprofessional Personnel
Dada, Paul O. A. – Journal of the International Congress of University Adult Education, 1971
Description of the University of Ife's adult evening classes, and student and teacher evaluations of them. Concludes that better planning, funding, and supervision is needed. (JB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evening Programs, Participation, Program Development
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Anderson, Wilton; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1972
Article is condensed from position papers on rationale for the Career Opportunities Program. (Editor)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Career Opportunities, Differentiated Staffs, Guidelines
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