Presented is the second volume of a three-volume report detailing the evaluation of the National Science Foundation Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (CAUSE) program, a program developed to encourage the improvement in quality and effectiveness of undergraduate science education in institutions of higher education. This…

Guidelines for coordinators of programs under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented, based on a national survey of Title III program coordinators. The responsibilities of the coordinator and information on administering the Strengthening Developing Institutions Program (SDIP) grant are covered. The program can either be a…

Section 716 of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) provides for the establishment of a fifteen member National Advisory Council on Equality of Educational Opportunity (NACEEO). The purpose of the Council is to oversee the major functions of ESAA which are to provide financial assistance to aid in the school desegregation process. In this final…

Listed are visiting scholars from abroad who have been awarded grants under the provisions of the Fulbright-Hays Act for university lecturing and advanced research in the United States. Approximately 650 senior scholars from 67 countries are sponsored under the act, and all those whose grants were awarded or extended prior to September 15, 1977.…

The document is "the second in a series of reports which analyze the problems and effects of intergovernmental grants for education." The focus is on problems of "counting and locating" disadvantaged children who are to be served by Alementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) programs. Definitions of the poor for policy…

This report discusses the educational opportunities for disadvantaged students in Connecticut. A brief comparison is made between the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I for Connecticut school districts and an Act which provides state aid for disadvantaged students. Statistical information about the state budget for…

The immediate and future needs for federal action in the area of higher education are outlined, specific proposals are made, and the positive and negative aspects of various prospective legislative programs are delineated. Among the recommendations are: the ability of institutions to provide quality educational programs at all levels for students…

An increased average life span and population growth during the baby boom are reasons for the increasing aged population in the United States. The Federal government with its programs and organizations is recognizing their needs, but the public library should also become involved by providing information and referral resources. This annotated…

The tenth annual report of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation reviews the history of America's services for the retarded from the 1850's to the present. Traced is governmental involvement through conferences on children and youth, and reviewed is the role of parents and volunteers in securing appropriate services. Among agencies…

An independent research consultant was contracted to describe the operation of the Minneapolis Public Schools' Title I programs for Neglected and Delinquent (N & D) children, to critique the current methods used to evaluate N & D programs, and to suggest improved evaluation methods for the future. This publication consists of two parts, a…

The needs and services of urban community information centers are examined in a study commissioned by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Following discussions of kinds of information and who needs it, there is a survey of current and recent community information proposals and programs. Major problems of these…

Recent federal legislation in education has had an impact on education in the local school districts. The most obvious example is the use of federal funds and the consequent requirement for accountability. The local education agency is now faced with the need for management of the requirements for accountability. It is the intent of this…

This individualized learning manual deals with the mechanics of information retrieval of the ERIC files, using the RIC program of North Dakota. The material covered includes formulating a basic search strategy, identifying major concepts, the mechanics of computer searching, and the unique properties of the ERIC system. Each discussion contains…

This guide to federal government resources contains two major parts: (1) a set of descriptions of 38 federal programs that offer various types of resources for career education, and (2) a set of indices to help the practitioner use these programs. Indices include the following categories for each program: Program title, description, relationship…

The objective of the project was to develop methods for establishing output and input performance standards for the placement and placement support functions of the United States Employment Service (ES). This part of Volume 2 reports substantive findings and recommendations developed during the course of the project. A key recommendation is that…