One of 6 state reports of projects and programs operating in cooperation with the Regional Curriculum Project, the document highlights major curriculum-change programs in South Carolina which were initiated in 1966. The 4 projects reported are "Curriculum Study in Berkeley County," which had as its purpose the identification and…

This document includes the appendices to the report listed above (TM 000 107). Appendix A is a copy of the Belmont Agreement, and Appendix B a list of the twenty states in the Belmont Group. In Appendix C, a detailed summary of all the legislative titles covered by the Joint Comprehensive Evaluation System (JCES) is given. Appendix D includes a…

A study was made to establish the patterns in past library automation development activities within the Federal Government of the United States so that these could be available for setting the boundaries for a generalized system design for computerized library operations. More than 50 administrative and technical personnel within the Federal…

The following programs are included: (1) Manpower Development and Training Act, (2) New Careers, (3) Vocational and Technical Education, (4) Work Incentive (WIN), (5) Neighborhood Youth Corps, (6) Demonstration Projects, and (7) Veterans Administration Training Assistance. Information about each program includes nature and purpose, national and…

This report describes the children, their families, and staff members who have participated in Project Head Start from its inception in the summer of 1965 through 1967. The information has been compiled from tabulations of data prepared by the Bureau of Census and offers a general picture of the populations served to date and where possible…

Financed by the College Work Study Program (administered by the Office of Economic Opportunity), college students who were largely from lower-class homes, tutored in the College Discovery and Development (CDDP) High School Centers in New York City. The tutors, recruited from the City University of New York (CUNY) system had, on the whole, a…

The document presents a view of the program, "Educational Talent Search," operating in 20 counties in northwest Mississippi and in Wilcox County, Alabama. A description of the poverty conditions found to exist in these counties serves as a foundation for the remainder of the report. Talent scout training, talent scout efforts, and student field…

The papers presented are of broad scope, both from the viewpoint of approaches to cooperation and types of library involved. Major emphasis is placed on data processing within library networks and in cooperative processing centers. General overviews on library networking operations are presented. The components and configurations of library…

This is a handbook designed for use by the Maryland library community to exert influence on behalf of libraries. Indicating the necessity to get federal support to libraries, it gives handy information about organizing for action. A chart of the Maryland legislative coalition and information network with the names and addresses of members is…

This summary report describes the development of advocacy components in seven Parent-Child Center programs designed to integrate local services for families with children from birth to 5 years. The major problems and the accomplishments of each national advocacy component goal are outlined. Chapters discuss (1) The Advocacy Concept and the…

This report develops the sample design for evaluating five Federal manpower programs in terms of their effects upon trainees' incomes. The study involves a large 10-city sample of trainees in Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Job Opportunities in the Business Sector, and Manpower and Development Act Institutional Training Programs (New Careers…

This evaluation concentrated on the behavioral objectives proposed for each of 37 academic and supportive service projects included in the total program. The report contains a brief description of the process of these projects and conclusions concerning project effectiveness. The conclusions drawn were based upon the best evidence available and…

This report reviews the literature on cost-benefit analysis of retraining and discusses possible approaches to conducting such an analysis. Exemplary programs in Sweden and the United States are described. Despite the existence of externalities which preclude exact calculation of costs and benefits, the report concludes that retraining is…

Phase III, Volume I is a progress report of Project NECESSITIES to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report lists curriculum materials prepared as of June 1970. No provisions were made for distribution of materials at the end of Phase III. Phase IV, which was originally envisioned as having materials distribution and corollary training programs in…

The Division of Compensatory Education, which administers Title I in the U.S. Office of Education, has examined a number of successful projects to determine what constitutes a good Title I project and what are the common denominators of success. The Williamsburg program, involving 25 kindergarten teachers, 100 teachers in grades 1 through 4, 20…