Annual Evaluation Report: Fiscal Year 1984.

Overview & Synopsis

This 14th annual report to Congress provides program-by-program summaries of evaluative information on federally funded education programs for fiscal year (FY) 1984. Each entry is divided into three major sections: (1) program profile, covering legislation, recent funding history, purpose, eligibility, and other information on requirements; (2) response to congressional mandates in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), section 417(a), containing information specified in the mandate, such as program goals, progress and accomplishments, cost effectiveness, plans for improvement and legislative recommendations, supporting studies, and data on participants; and (3) response to GEPA 417(b), containing summary information on evaluation contracts. Program descriptions are grouped under the following Department of Education jurisdictional headings: (1) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, (2) Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, (3) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, (4) Office of Vocational and Adult Education, (5) Office of Postsecondary Education, and (6) Office of Educational Research and Improvement. An index is provided, along with an appendix listing evaluation contracts active in the Office of Planning, Budget and Evaluation during FY 1984. (TE)