Educational Programs That Work: The Catalogue of the National Diffusion Network (NDN). 20th Edition.

Overview & Synopsis

This publication provides current descriptions of exemplary educational programs in many areas that meet National Education Goals and Department of Education's Program Effectiveness Panel standards. Opening sections list the National Goals for Education, offer questions and answers about the volume, list projects approved since the last edition was published, and discuss the role of state facilitators of the National Diffusion Network. The next 15 sections contain program descriptions grouped under the following general categories: Preservice/Inservice Training; Organizational Reform; Dropout Prevention/Alternative Programs; Reading/Writing; Humanities; Mathematics; Science/Technology; Social Sciences; Health/Physical Education; Multidisciplinary/Cognitive Skills; Early Childhood/Parent Involvement; Special Education; Gifted/Talented; Special Populations; Adult/Higher/Migrant Education; and Career/Vocational Education. The individual program descriptions contain information on audience, requirements, services, information on evidence of effectiveness, costs, contact person with address and telephone number, and source of project funds. There is also a section on dissemination processes and a section that lists projects whose services are no longer available. Three indexes list projects by state, programs grouped under ERIC descriptors, and projects in alphabetical order. (JB)