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The We Do--They Do Model provides an evaluation methodology that service providers can use on a small scale to obtain data for themselves and for the over-all system. The model allows for complete assessment of ongoing program implementation and outcome. Three questions are used to organize evaluation activities: (1) Did staff (We) do what we said we were going to do? (2) Did participants (They) do what they were supposed to do? and (3) If everyone did what they were supposed to do, how would we know if it did any good? These questions allow for evaluation of program activities and outcomes for both formative and summative purposes. It focuses on staff activities, client activities, and the outcome of these activities. The Model allows for relating of outcomes to program goal activities. It is useful for establishment of objectives, identification of specific treatment activities, and establishment of assessment methodology. Key aspects of the Model are a focus on evaluation of treatment integrity, and a simple reporting method that service staff can use with minimal disruption of activities. Use of the model is illustrated in the evaluation of the University of Nebraska's Educational Center for Disabled students. Computer technology was used as an intervention to train disabled college students. Objectives included improvement in attitudes and in academic performance. (MAC)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert