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Lipton, Kathryn L. – 1987
Today, farming claims fewer members in the U.S. work force, and its share of the gross national product has substantially decreased. Yet farming remains important to the economy because of its links to a variety of industries. Extensive use of financial inputs has made farmers more vulnerable to fluctuations in the general economy, rising costs,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Farm Labor
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1979
The paper examines the assumptions, historical developments of the federal service delivery system for developmentally disabled persons. Services for the disabled are seen to have evolved from criteria oriented programs to entitlements with accompanying guarantees of due process. Major federal programs are traced from the 1918 Vocational…
Descriptors: Costs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Trends
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Walker, Gary – P/PV News, 1996
In a few years, the United States is going to have the largest number of teenagers it has ever had; at the same time, crime among teenagers is rising, and the recreational and learning activities and jobs that teenagers need for positive development are becoming scarcer in inner city and rural areas. Efforts in youth programs during the past 25…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Programs, Crime Prevention
Oshinsky, Carole, Ed. – News and Issues, 1998
This newsletter is devoted to identifying and promoting strategies to reduce the young child poverty rate and to improve the life chances of young children living in poverty. The Spring 1998 issue includes articles on state investments to enhance the well-being of young children and families, and child poverty rates in a booming U.S. economy. The…
Descriptors: Fathers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups
Smith, George S., Comp.; And Others – CRM BUlletin, 1988
The U.S. Government's concern for preservation of important archeological properties began during the 19th century in response to the destruction and looting of Indian ruins in the U.S. Southwest. Since that time, the breadth of this concern has grown to include the consideration of impact to archeological properties, as well as to other kinds of…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Policy Update, 1994
This policy update presents key aspects of the statutory language of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-239), which provides states and localities with federal funds to be used as venture capital to underwrite the initial costs of planning and establishing statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems. The paper focuses…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities
Astuto, Terry A.; Clark, David L. – 1986
Federal education policy preferences of the Reagan Administration include both procedural and substantive elements. The overarching procedural policy is devolution--the transfer of the authority and responsibility for education policy and program development from the federal to state and local levels. Federal activities intended to advance…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Copeland, William C.; Iversen, Iver A. – 1981
A shrinkage of one-half or more in available federal funds designated for human services is expected to occur in the next five years. Despite this outlook, federal funds are available for increases in human services, provided that such services are organized into related systems of services and are planned and managed as such. This essay on…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Employment Services, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Kramer, Fredrica D. – Issue Notes, 1998
This publication, one of a series designed to help policymakers and TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] agency personnel, offers a baseline for understanding the challenge of serving persons who are being forced off welfare roles but who are hard to place in employment. The following topics are covered: (1) policy issues (who should be…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1994
This collection of nine papers addresses theory and research in higher education. The papers include: (1) "Student Learning at Metropolitan Universities" (George D. Kuh and others); (2) "Applications of Generalizability Theory in Higher Education Assessment Research" (Gary R. Pike); (3) Policy Models and Policy Instruments in…
Descriptors: Athletics, College Faculty, College Students, Community Colleges
Cohen, Marie – Issue Notes, 1998
This publication, one of a series designed to help policymakers and TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] agency personnel, offers an overview of programs providing publicly funded paid jobs in the public or nonprofit sector to TANF recipients, as well as of work experience programs in which recipients receive welfare payment in return…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs
Anderson, D. S., Ed.; Blakers, C., Ed. – Youth Studies Bulletin, 1984
This quarterly publication contains 13 articles covering various aspects of education and youth employment in Australia. "Youth Employment Strategies: Public Service of South Australia" (Jenny Rhodes) describes opportunities for South Australian youth to enter public service. "School Influences on Retention in Victorian Government…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Education, Community Programs, Dropout Research
National Clearinghouse on Transition from School Newsletter, 1983
The two papers in this newsletter focus on youth employment and training programs in the United States and the government response to unemployment in Australia. In the first paper, "Looking at Other Countries, No. 1: United States. Youth Employment and Training Programs during the First Two Years of the Reagan Administration" by Ralph E.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries
ERIC Review, 1994
"The ERIC Review" is published three times a year and announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This issue explores systemic education reform via an overview of systemic reform, a description of the Kentucky example, and an article, "Roadmap to Restructuring" (David T.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Treichel, Janet M., Ed. – 1982
Six position papers address issues and identify relevant processes and policies relating to the least restrictive environment (LRE). The first paper highlights research findings concerning local policies relative to identification, assessment, and placement of handicapped, disadvantaged, and limited English-proficient students in vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
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