Identification of problems encountered by the Office of Indian Education (OIE) and development of recommendations to improve administrative and programmatic effectiveness of OIE were goals of this study, prepared by a team from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE). Information for evaluation was obtained from 20 survey forms…

The Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 provided more than two hundred million dollars annually for a range of research, evaluation, and demonstration activities intended to increase understanding of the employment problems of youth and to help determine the most effective policies and programs to address these problems. The…

This compilation of approximately 250 document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to an ED (ERIC Document) accession number, with each resume…

This document provides a record of a series of three statewide Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)/Education Workshops held in Virginia to encourage communication and cooperation between CETA and educational institutions. It contains a composite compendium of CETA education linkage information from presentations, panels, and work…

Few national level programs in the United States directly support both local development and education/training. Although both are needed to accomplish the desired goals of economic stability and low unemployment, distinctly different sets of policies exist for each, and because of limited federal resources, each program is in competition with the…

THIS PART OF THE EVALUATION REPORT ON TITLE I PROJECTS IN FLORIDA CONTAINS ANALYSES BY THE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OF THEIR EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES. ARRANGED ACCORDING TO STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA CLASSIFICATION AND BY COUNTY, THESE RESPONSES DESCRIBE AND ASSESS SUCH ACTIVITIES AS READING AND INSERVICE PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL PROJECTS,…

PROJECT HEAD START (HS), FEDERALLY-SUPPORTED AND OPERATING UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHICH PERMITTED NO MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF ENROLLED CHILDREN TO BE FROM FAMILIES WITH INCOMES ABOVE THE PRESCRIBED POVERTY LEVEL, WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1966 IN ALL 55 WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES. IN 7 OF THESE COUNTIES, SUPPLEMENTARY STATE FUNDS WERE…

This report describes and analyzes statistical indicators of educational knowledge production and dissemination capability, presenting data at both the state and regional levels of aggregation. Three factors underlie 12 statistical indicators: a document production and access factor, a human-based linkage and exemplary practices factor, and a…

The report on arts education presents findings of a survey of state education agencies. Requested by the U.S. Office of Education, the survey was designed to provide background data for the federal government's activities in coordinating arts education policies and programs. The survey was sent to all 50 states with 100% response. Questions…

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE 1966 ARKANSAS SCHOOL ENUMERATION REPORT REQUIRED BY TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. IT REVEALS THAT OF A TOTAL OF 395 DISTRICTS THERE ARE 218 BIRACIAL, 171 ALL-WHITE, AND SIX ALL-NEGRO SYSTEMS. THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS IN EACH OF THESE GROUPS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EACH COUNTY ARE LISTED. ALSO…

DESCRIBED ARE THE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY HUNTER COLLEGE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR TRAINING TEACHERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. HUNTER OFFERS (1) SPECIALIZED TRAINING COURSES, (2) PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS OF PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN, AND (3) VARIOUS NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT INSTITUTES ON READING IMPROVEMENT, URBAN EDUCATION, SCIENCE TEACHING, ENGLISH TEACHING,…

The Reed College (Portland, Oregon) adult literacy training program, funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), is intended to provide tutoring for functionally illiterate adults in reading, mathematics, English, social studies, and related subjects. Reed College has also cooperated with two OEO programs already completed--school district…

This catalog describes products--instructional programs and printed materials--developed with total or partial funding from the National Institute of Education that deal with reading and the language arts. A one-page summary describes each product and provides information on implementation requirements, services available, descriptors, target…

This report chronicles the history of the East Hartford Connecticut Parents' Choice Project, the planning phase of a proposed education voucher program financed by the National Institute of Education (NIE), from February 1975 through January 1976. The report is based on the observations of an independent site historian, who attempted to be as…

The papers comprising these proceedings discuss the nature and purpose of the Independent Educational Accomplishment Audit (IEAA), a concept born in the late 1960's to establish accountability for mandatory technical assistance programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: (1) origins and rationale of the Independent Educational…