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The primary purpose of the Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) Program Evaluation Process is to ensure curricular relevance, instructional quality and the effective and efficient use of resources. Developed and pilot-tested on 38 vocational-technical programs, the model is being utilized by more than 120 technical and community colleges in the United States and Canada. The process consists of two phases, an annual review of the program in terms of 10 data elements and an in-depth program review conducted once every 3-5 years. The 10 data elements are unduplicated enrollment/headcount; contact hours generated by the program; full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment generated by the program; program graduation/completion rates; program leavers and withdrawal rates; program majors' intent for enrolling in the program; program costs; average class size; success of program leavers and graduates; and meeting highlights. Phase II consists of faculty self-study; an internal review team visit and report, surveys conducted of 6 target groups, and decision-making. Contains 38 references. (Author/KM)

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