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OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Educational Renewal

Program Purpose and Accomplishments

Activity: Product Identification and Dissemination

(a) Educational Extension Agent System (Cooperative Research Act) (b) Communication Support System (Cooperative Research Act)

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Purpose: The overall purpose of the Office of Education dissemination program is to support activities which will facilitate the identification, trial, and adoption of tested alternatives to current practice by educators at the State and local level. More specifically, the proposed program will establish an Educational Extension System, which will provide communications ranging from print and nonprint materials to personal linkage of local educators to State and national information resources through a cadre of trained educational extension agents. Communication Support System will provide technical backup through maintenance and operation of ERIC and the Publishers Alert Service, support of interpretive summaries of current educational knowledge, further demonstration of on-line computer searching of the ERIC file, and support of design and liaison activities to facilitate cooperative local-State-Federal program planning and implementation. Explanation: Grants are awarded to public and private nonprofit agencies; and contracts are awarded to public and private profit and nonprofit agencies. Accomplishments in 1972: Most of the components of the proposed expanded program were tested on a limited basis. A communication program involving print media and site visitation services was launched in the area of reading; support was provided for demonstration and installation of 5 research and development products; projects were initiated to validate operating programs in the areas of education of the handicapped and other priority areas; support was provided for 12 interpretive summaries; the Publishers Alert Service was initiated; and reorganization of ERIC was begun.

Objectives for 1973: The primary objective is to initiate the Educational Extension Agent System with up to 50 new or continuing information service units, serving 8085 extension agents who will be trained and reimbursed with Federal funds.

OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Educational Renewal

Program Purpose and Accomplishments

Activity: Product Identification and Dissemination

(c) General Program Dissemination (General Education Provisions Act, Section 412)

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Purpose:

This program provides community leaders and the public with information about new eudcational developments for their use in contributing to educational renewal in their local areas.

Explanation: Contracts and grants are awarded to public and private profit and nonprofit agencies based on approval of proposals submitted in response to projects initiated by the Office of Education.

Accomplishments in 1972: Nine projects were funded to broaden public understanding

of education.

Objectives for 1973: In addition to continuing the projects funded in 1972, films on environmental education and early childhood education will be widely distributed. Articles on the paraprofessional's contribution to education will be published.

OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Planning and Evaluation

Program Purpose and Accomplishments

Activity: Planning and evaluation (General Education Provisions Act, Section 402)

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Purpose: Funds for planning and evaluation are used to support planning and evaluation studies of programs administered by the Office of Education. Evaluation studies are used to assess objectively the effectiveness and impact of Federal education programs; to identify educational needs and objectives; to measure how well these are being met; and to help determine what works, what doesn't work, and why. The data from these studies provide input to decisions about program development, emphasis, and management.

Explanation: The first step is to identify Congressional, Executive Office, Departmental, Commissioner, and Bureau requirements for planning and evaluation data. From these requirements and a knowledge of the availability of planning and evaluation funds, a comprehensive evaluation plan is developed. Once the plan is approved at the Office of Education and Department levels, it is put into effect. Most major studies are conducted by contractors selected by competitive bidding and monitored by the Office of Education staff.

Accomplishments in 1972: Major effort was on evaluating the overall effectiveness of the major Federal education programs rather than or planning or on needs assessment. New projects funded during the year included two studies of Title I, ESEA, a study of the bilingual education program, a study of the effects of income maintenance on education, two studies of education of the handicapped, several studies of higher education programs concerning various aspects of student assistance and institutional support, a study dealing with plans for educational renewal, a longitudinal impact study of the Teacher Corps, a study of priority needs in teacher training programs, a study of alternative instructional technology learning systems, a study of public library programs, and a study of alternative educational dissemination models.

Objectives for 1973: Evaluation capability will be further expanded so that the Office of Education can be more fully responsive to the Nation's educational needs and to facilitate the annual reporting requirement on the effectiveness of all Office of Education programs. Emphasis will again be on evaluating the overall effectiveness of the major Federal education programs. Formal evaluations will be initiated on many of the education programs not previously evaluated.

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1/ Estimated distribution of $7,000,000 with 3 percent ($210,000) withheld for outlying areas. Balance ($6,790,000) distributed on basis of $100,000 to each State and D.C. ($5,100,000), and remainder ($1,690,000) to the 50 States and D.C. on basis of estimated public and nonpublic school enrollment, Fall 1969.

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