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Nakamura, Robert T.; Pinderhughes, Dianne M. – 1978
In this history and analysis of Federal educational projects in the Anacostia area of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1977 the origins and development of the Anacostia Community School Project (1967-72) and its successor, the Response to Educational Needs Project (1972-77) are described. The requirements of implementation studies are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Reported here are the continuing hearings on H.R. 15 (a bill to extend for five years certain elementary and secondary education programs and the Adult Education Act) which examine the accomplishments and problems of the Adult Education Act since it was last amended in 1976. One-half of the content consists of the testimony, statements, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Literacy, Competency Based Education
Rotberg, Iris C.; Wolf, Alison – 1977
Congress has requested that the National Institute of Education (NIE) assess the current effectiveness of compensatory education programs in meeting their fundamental purposes, and examine a alternative methods by which the effectiveness of compensatory programs might be improved. These requests are included in the provisions of Section 821,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Pfister, Linda; And Others – 1981
This handbook is designed to assist employment and training agency staff in developing, adopting, and implementing an effective intake program for employment and training programs. An introductory section explains the purposes of the handbook and presents an overview of the intake process. In the next section, the action planning guidelines are…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Vocational Education, Eligibility, Employment Programs
National League of Cities, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report makes recommendations to enhance the delivery of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) services to small-city youth. It draws on the data base created by National League of Cities Youth Employment activities which provided a profile of the small city in CETA youth program operations, identified kinds of problems that affect…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Gambone, Michelle Alberti – 1993
This report is a first step in defining the direction in which the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) system should move to create programs that facilitate growth toward a socially constructive adulthood. An introduction describes the purpose and scope of a project that convened a panel of experts who generated the information, four background…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. – 1993
This report examines the critical role that child care plays in the way an increasing number of children are growing, learning, and preparing for school and for life. Chapter one of the report examines the current child care situation in the United States and recommends that the nation: (1) set priorities for the child care system; (2) assist low…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Corporate Support, Day Care
Gonzalez, Patricia – 1994
This paper discusses program evaluation as a condition for the receipt of federal funds under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It focuses on some actual and potential linkages between effectiveness or outcome evaluation, implementation evaluation, compliance monitoring, and the concepts of program improvement and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981
As a result of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) laxness in improving management of programs and services for Indians, the Chairman of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs requested the General Accounting Office (GAO) to review the accountability of federal funds and property involving contracts and grants totaling about $726…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, American Indians
West Virginia State Council on Vocational Education, Charleston. – 1989
This document reports briefly on the status of vocational education in West Virginia during 1987-88, as reported by the West Virginia State Council on Vocational Education. It summarizes the duties of the council, presents an overview of the number of students enrolled and the number of vocational programs in the state, and commends exemplary…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compliance (Legal), Coordination, Disabilities
McCage, Ronald D. – 1982
Before a vocational education research and development agenda for the 1980s can be formulated and implemented, a national policy on economic and human resource development should be in place. In its absence, such an agenda must be shared in light of several factors that reflect the current demographic situation and long-range trends, including a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Progress, Educational Development, Educational Policy
National Council on the Aging, Inc., New York, NY. – 1966
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS, PANELISTS, AND WORKSHOPS WERE ASKED TO FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE 45-PLUS AGE GROUP AND TO MAKE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON PUBLIC POLICY, LEGISLATION, AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH, PROGRAM AND ACTION. IN ADDITION, STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE IMPLICIT IN THE PROCEEDINGS WERE INCLUDED. UNDER EACH SUB-HEADING,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Age Groups, Career Counseling
Jenkins, Hugh M. – 1980
A report of a 1980 workshop on the relevance of U.S. education to students from developing countries is presented. Sponsors were the Agency for International Development (AID) and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. The 80 participants included representatives from AID, professionals from the academic sector and community service…
Descriptors: College Students, Developing Nations, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Shimberg, Benjamin – 1981
This paper provides an overview of the occupational regulation system, particularly licensure, in order that vocational educators may provide input into the regulative process and adequate information to students. The purpose and background of the licensure regulation process are traced. The function and workings of licensing boards are discussed.…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
Three districts that desegregated their schools by choice--Berkeley, California, Moore County North Carolina, and Searcy, Arkansas--as well as the Hillsborough County, Florida school district, desegregated under court order, are examined in this publication. All four studies examine the desegregation plans of each district as well as the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Compensatory Education, Desegregation Effects
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