Many children with developmental disabilities are not identified before age 3 years of age, preventing them from being able to fully benefit from early intervention services. Early childhood educators, particularly those in Early Head Start (EHS) programs, are important partners in the early identification of children with developmental delays.…

This article focuses on the management of federally funded evaluation research by (1) discussing aspects of building an in-house evaluation team; (2) defining possible contractor/client relationships, and (3) considering contractor/practitioner team rapport. (Author/GK)

Author, Senator from Arkansas, discusses educational exchange since the enactment of Public Law 79-584, known as the Fulbright Law. (MB)

An overview of how program evaluation is organized within the federal government is presented. Using examples from three federal agencies, the author shows how evaluation units are formed, defines their functions, and discusses the barriers that must be overcome to manage a federal program evaluation office effectively. (Author)

The leaders in education, business, industry, commerce, labor, and community organizations in the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana region are challenged to confront problems in training workers for technological occupations. One facet of the problem is the task of meeting immediate manpower needs and the other is the long-range task of providing an…

Four functions of federal project officers in managing program evaluations with support from contract research firms are described: (1) articulating evaluation requirements; (2) providing for fairness in contract awards; (3) monitoring ongoing studies; and (4) transmitting evaluation results to decision makers. (Author/PN)

This study examines current and emerging issues relating to federal involvement in the land use planning, management, and control area and represents the perspective used to organize General Accounting Office (GAO) audit efforts. (Author)

This evaluation report on the Teacher Corps is divided into three parts. The first part describes the past and present status of the organization, looking at a) origin and history, b) the 1974 amendments, c) current operations, d) staffing and financial data, e) scope, f) minority recruitment, and g) analysis of past evaluations. The second part…

The U.S. Comptroller General's Office has compiled a report on the administration and effectiveness of Federal programs under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for children living in school-attendance areas having high concentrations of children from low-income families in West Virginia. As stated in the document, review of the…

Presented are eight author contributed chapters dealing with the outreach and replication of federally funded early education programs for handicapped children. M. Karnes and R. Zehrbach consider decisions regarding identification and assessment of replicable products (such as curricula and audiovisual presentations). Discussed by D. Stedman are…

As the introductory volume to the 19-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices), the document concentrates on aspects of planning and administration of a statewide highway safety program. Topics discussed are: the purpose of planning and administration,…

This document reports the results of a study to determine whether changes made in the Neighborhood Youth Corps' in-school component helped to decrease the school dropout rate among participants. Surveys of programs in Harris County, Texas, Norfolk, Virginia, and the Washington metropolitan area provided the data. Overall findings suggest that the…

The final evaluation report on the 37 Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I projects in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Aberdeen Area, this report presents graphic and tabular descriptions for each of the 37 projects re: (1) Title I expenditures (graphic display of expenditures for reading, math, language, administration, area…

Observations and recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education (NACVE) are presented based on its participation in a series of management evaluation reviews designed to assess the degree of state compliance with the requirements of current law, P.L. 90-576 (the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968). Section 1 reviews…

Explanatory statements by acting executive director of the National Council on Indian Opportunity noted (1) that the council was formed to involve Indian people in Federal policy and the program-formulation process and (2) that principal functions of the NCIO were to encourage full use of Federal programs to benefit Indians, to encourage…