Evaluation of the Community Education Program. Description and Assessment of Projects Funded by the Community Education Program. Technical Supplement

摘要

This collection of statistical tables, sample questionnaires, descriptions of site visits, and descriptions of study methodology supplements the final report of the Community Education Program evaluation. The evaluation had three elements: (1) an examination of the work of institutions of higher education (IHE's) given grants for training or materials development, (2) data collection from State education agencies (SEA's) who worked for policy changes and also gave financial and technical aid to local programs, and (3) evaluation of 76 programs established in cooperation with local educational agencies (LEA's), selected to be representative of the more than 600 projects established either directly or indirectly from Federal funds. The IHE evaluation committee visited four refunded universities and sent questionnaires to directors and those trained in programs, and found that the training was highly rated and that the persons were working in community education. The SEA evaluation committee visited the States of Colorado, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Tennessee and sent questionnaires to 26 directors; it found that 11 states established community education offices and 15 expanded efforts leading to legislation an policies allowing schools to remain open for community groups. The LEA evaluation which surveyed both participants and community agencies was, likewise, highly positive.