The overall concern of this study was the collection of data with regard to the extent to which the Youth Development Program of it Grant MacEwan Community College provides adequate educational preparation of persons intending to enter the child care/youth counselling field, given current and anticipated requirements.Data suggesting inadequacies may be used to modify the program. Questionnaires and interview formats were developed for the purpose of collecting the opinions and judgments of respondent groups including: the students, faculty and advisors of the 1977/78 term, program graduates from term 1973/74 to term 1976/77, selected Alberta
child care (counselling) centres, the field supervisors of the 1977/78 graduating class, the supervisors of graduates employed in the field, and selected respondents from the child welfare field. Data generated from these instruments were collected and analyzed with regard to selected input, process and output factors. Using models Contemporary Approaches to Educational Evaluation
The objectives of the study revolved around four major areas of major areas of, concern : 1. the relevance of program goals and objectives, 2. The effectiveness of program instruction, 3. the achievement of program goals and objectives, and 4. trends in the child care youth counselling field which may have an impact upon the program.