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Download full textJackson, Shirley A. – 1980
Four key topics in the implementation of Title II legislation are reviewed: (1) the Congressional intent of the Basic Skills Improvement Program (BSIP) and its two major focuses--demonstration and coordination; (2) what is meant by "basic skills"; (3) expected outcomes for the BSIP; and (4) standards for demonstration projects. Congress…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives, Federal Aid
McDaniels, Garry L. – 1974
The focus of this speech is a description of the process by which the National Institute of Education (NIE) will plan its research efforts in the area of teaching and curriculum. The first section of the document argues that the current relationship between funding agencies and researchers could be made more efficient if four essential types of…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Walton, William W. – 1969
In this study of the current state of evaluation of health programs, which emphasizes the relationship between health status and poverty, four health programs are examined: Family Planning, Neighborhood Health Centers, Migrant Health Programs, and Comprehensive Health Services for Children and Youth. The study shows that the current health…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Formative Evaluation, Health Programs, Health Services
Hersher, Judy – Civil Rights Digest, 1978
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is now before Congress for review and reenactment. This article examines previous CETA program efforts and the new provisions intended to target jobs and training to the most disadvantaged in terms of income and length of unemployment. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Employment Services
VocEd, 1982
Excerpts of the NIE Vocational Education Study are presented. Areas covered include federal goals, distributing funds, special needs students, sex equity, improving planning, extending and improving programs, strengthening evaluations, and options for change. (CT)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Program Development
Peer reviewedMead, Lawrence M. – Public Administration Review, 1997
The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program (JOBS) is an ambitious federal effort at welfare reform but the federal government has given local operators little direction on how to run it. JOBS can be improved using existing evaluations and analyses of administrative data. Reform depends mostly on capable local administration. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship, Program Administration
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1995
These hearing transcripts present testimony on the high risks and emerging fraud in several areas of the federal government, including the Student Loan Program of the Education Department (ED), the Multifamily Housing Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax return filing. Testimony…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Fraud, Hearings, Higher Education
National Head Start Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1993
Head Start, the federally funded, comprehensive child development program for low-income preschool children, was reauthorized by Congress in 1990 with a sufficient increase in funding to serve all eligible children by 1994, and to strengthen the Head Start program in general. The National Head Start Association mailed 1,800 surveys to Head Start…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
The operation of the U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training was examined to determine the following: (1) the use of apprenticeship to train workers; (2) federal and state resources dedicated to administering apprenticeship; and (3) the representation of minorities and women in apprenticeship. Information was obtained from the U.S. Department…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Federal Programs, Females, Males
Saupe, William E.; Salant, Priscilla – 1988
A study examined and evaluated both public and private efforts to assist dislocated farmers, with particular emphasis on employment and training programs. The study found that about 46,000 farmers are currently leaving farming each year, and the rate probably will continue for the next several years. Since the majority of the farmers who leave…
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Farmers
Stonehill, Robert M. – 1989
An overview of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is presented, with a discussion of proposed improvements to ERIC's acquisition, synthesis, and dissemination activities. The Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) has emphasized that ERIC products and services should be more widely…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Cooperative Programs, Databases, Federal Programs
Raizen, Senta A., Ed.; Rossi, Peter H., Ed. – 1981
In response to a provision of the Education Amendments of 1978 concerning evaluation practices and procedures, this report examines four aspects of evaluation in education which focus on how funds allocated to evaluation can be spent more effectively and yield more useful results. On this basis, groups of recommendations are made to both Congress…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Educational Research Services, Inc., White Plains, NY. – 1968
An independent evaluation of the VISTA program in two Baltimore, Maryland, schools describes the objectives and activities of this project funded by the Economic Opportunity Act. Assessment of the VISTA efforts was based on questionnaires completed by the 10 volunteers, and interviews with principals, teachers, guidance counselors, pupils, and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Federal Programs, Interviews
Krulee, Gilbert K.; And Others – 1973
The purpose of this study is to provide an assessment of the Follow Through organization and its major components in order to identify problems in functioning and to suggest possible organizational changes that would lead to improved functioning. Each of the major components of Follow Through - the Follow Through Office, the sponsors, local…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Compensatory Education, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedPichler, Joseph A. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1972
The restructuring of the Job Corps and its integration with other manpower programs is described. (BH)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Poverty Programs
