During their three-year research project, the authors found that most practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the education field were not familiar with Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) or the existing research on IDAs. Therefore, in this paper the authors compiled a list of some of the references that they found useful and that they…

This volume is the fifth in a series of monographs documenting the literature in the field of transition from school to work for students with disabilities. Many different types of documents are cited and abstracted, including journal articles, conference proceedings, project reports, videocassette recordings, presentations, pamphlets,…

This ninth annual compilation documenting the literature in the field of transition and secondary special education contains 363 items, including journal articles, conference proceedings, project reports and products, videocassette recordings, presentations, pamphlets, dissertations, bibliographies, ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)…

This document lists projects funded under the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education's (FIPSE) Comprehensive Program from 1995 through 1998. Also included in this edition are abstracts of the three 1998 FIPSE focus competitions: Disseminating Proven Reforms, European Community/United States Joint Consortia,…

This annotated bibliography is the sixth in a series of monographs documenting the literature in the field of transition from school to work for individuals with disabilities. Many different types of documents are cited and abstracted, including journal articles, conference proceedings, project reports, videocassette recordings, presentations,…

This publication contains annotations of two publications useful for planning and implementing vocational training programs for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) and five publications for teacher training and professional development in the LEP area. A five-item reference list is included as well as an invitation to submit…

Forty project abstracts constitute this collection, all of them Pennsylvania research and exemplary activities conducted during the 1975-76 fiscal year and supported with part C and D federal vocational funds (Public Law 90-576). Each of the one-page abstracts contains project title, name and address of project director, project dates, amounts of…

This 1990 edition lists print, audiovisual, organizational, and program resources in the area of supported employment programs for individuals with disabilities. The first section focuses on training, technical assistance, and research, listing 27 state-supported employment demonstration projects funded by the Office of Special Education and…

The approximately 700 resumes contained in this report cover research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) from July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980 (fiscal year 1980). The projects are funded under Sections 131, 132, and…

A report of a project that established systems of respite care and training of parents who have developmentally disabled members in their home is presented. Attention is directed to project objectives, activities, and outcomes and to the following specific components: collection and analysis of data on factors promoting utilization and…

Resumes of 321 ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work are provided. (These contract and grant awards are administered by the U. S. Office of Education's Division of Research and Demonstration and Office of Career Education.) The publication is organized into three sections. Section 1 includes…

Volume I of this annotated bibliography presents resumes of research, exemplary and innovative program projects, curriculum development projects, and bilingual vocational training programs that were administered by the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education, U.S. Office of Education, during fiscal years 1970-1977. These projects were supported…

Resumes contained in this second annual report cover research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) from July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979 (fiscal year 1979). The projects were funded under Sections 131, 132, and 133 of…

This booklet, developed for persons interested in exemplary programs to improve vocational guidance and counseling, reviews currently funded projects in the field of vocational guidance. The document contains abstracts from 39 exemplary projects in vocational guidance and counseling in the state of Virginia. Included are abstracts from 7 projects…

Abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded proposals are presented in this document. Included are 95 document resumes and 112 resumes of state-administered current research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. The document…