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Download full textDepartment of Labor, Chicago, IL. Region V. – 1989
This document comprises the second volume of a two-volume resource guide to help states and localities take advantage of new Federal initiatives to increase services to youth under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). This volume comprises the discussion papers that formed the basis for the options summarized in the first volume. The papers…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedRose, Tom; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
This section presents two pragmatic studies focusing on a real-life situation and specific applications in managerial decision making. One study deals with improving occupational safety in a bedding manufacturing plant, whereas the other concentrates on managing a state mental health program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Decision Making, Epistemology
Morley, Raymond E.; And Others – 1985
This guide is intended to provide basic information about the transition from school to work for handicapped students. The guide contains articles by educators and copies of newsletters related to handicapped students and school-to-work transitions, along with descriptions of various transition programs. The following are included in the book's…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Counselor Role, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Smith, James P., Ed.; Weiland, Steven, Ed. – 1980
Six essays exploring the uses of the humanities in public programs are presented. They relate to the traditional and current interests of the disciplines, and discuss matters that bear on the conduct of projects and the activities of participating humanists in state programs. They are the result of a study of the concepts and practices in the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Programs, Community Role, Essays
Gardner, Sid; And Others – 1995
In March 1995, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Personal Responsibility Act (H.R. 4), part of the House Republican Contract with America. The bill would move primary responsibility for child and family programs to states and communities, reduce federal spending, and consolidate programs into block grants for child care, child…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Welfare, Community Programs, Community Services
Peer reviewedSimson, Sharon P., Ed.; Wilson, Laura B., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Seven papers examine key minority populations that are encompassed in local, state, and federal levels of health program planning. The papers are based on methods of evaluation and planning. Projections on the future course of minority health programing are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aging (Individuals), Black Community, Community Programs
John F. Kennedy Inst., Baltimore, MD. – 1987
The first section of this volume, designated "the state of the art 1987," contains four papers addressing issues of continuing importance to those who work with developmentally handicapped children: (1) "Passive Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Adversely Affects the Health of Fetuses and Infants" (James E. Haddow and Paula K.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Development Centers
