Operation Involvement is an educational outreach program of The University of West Florida. It provides part-time employment to students enrolled full time at the University or one of the community colleges in Northwest Florida. These students are responsible, under supervision, for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs aimed at the prevention of juvenile delinquency. / The study was conducted for two basic purposes. First, to establish a baseline for additional evaluative studies by acquiring descriptive data. Secondly, to provide data to guide program administrators in improving program design and implementation. To fulfill these purposes the following questions were asked: (1) To what extent were the educational goals of the program achieved as reflected by the attainment of objectives among the student participants? (2) To what extent did the program objectives affect the career performance of students following graduation? (3) To what extent were there differences between achievement of objectives while students were in the program and the effect of objectives on careers after graduation? Twelve objectives were established as criteria for measuring goal attainment. A 93-item rating scale was developed for use in determining the extent that the objectives were achieved. / Approximately two-thirds of all student workers who graduated from the program responded to the survey instrument. Data were treated by the use of frequency distribution, mean weighted scores, and t-tests. / The findings indicated that three of the program's four goals were achieved at a relatively high level as perceived by the respondents. / Recommendations were made to assist in strengthening certain aspects of the program and in regard to the need for incorporating into the structure and literature of Operation Involvement the program goals and objectives as developed in this study. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-03, Section: A, page: 0958. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74103 |
| Contributors | GILMORE, BRYAN CHRISTOPHER, JR., The Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 121 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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