Evaluation of the ECIA Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Centers (TACs) [microform] / Elizabeth Reisner and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5494155
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Reisner, Elizabeth
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED297475
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988
- 95 p.
- Summary:
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This study evaluated the national network of Technical Assistance Centers (TACs), which provides technical assistance in evaluation and program improvement to state and local educational agencies responsible for implementing programs under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA). The U.S. Department of Education currently operates four TACs, which each provide assistance in a specified region of the country. The TACs are funded at an overall level of $3.6 million a year, down from a high of $8.5 million in 1980-81. The study found that, despite variations across TACs, they have generally selected technical assistance strategies that are consistent with their program goals, with some major exceptions. Other findings indicate that state and local education agencies have significant needs for the assistance provided by TACs. In general, these TACs were found to achieve satisfactory results in their assistance with evaluation and program improvement; the most important result was the interest and enthusiasm they generated among local Chapter 1 personnel. However, support for TACs by the Department of Education was found to be inadequate. Accordingly, the report concludes with a recommendation that the Department of Education redirect the TAC mission toward increasing the capacity of state education agencies to promote and implement Chapter 1 improvement. References are included. (TE)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: 300-85-0103.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Change Strategies
- Educational Assessment
- Educational Needs
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Federal Aid
- Federal Programs
- Government School Relationship
- Program Effectiveness
- School Support
- State School District Relationship
- Technical Assistance
- Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1
- Department of Education Technical Assistance Centers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1988
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