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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1977
The text of the hearings referred to in the title, held on September 23 and 27, 1977, is provided here. The bills under discussion called for the extension of the Indochina Refugee Assistance Program, established in 1975. During the first hearing the respective roles and responsibilities of the federal, state and local governments and the…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role
Levitan, Sar A., Ed. – 1986
These seven symposium papers examine the record of federal intervention in the workplace and focus on the forces that gave rise to federal intervention. Although a precise calculus for evaluation has not yet been designed, the presenters attempt to assess whether federal actions have served the interests of labor, management, and the public at…
Descriptors: Economics, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
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Caldwell, Bettye M.; Carr, John – Educational Horizons, 1980
In this interview, John Carr, the executive director of the 1980 White House Conference on Families, discusses some of the conference participants and proceedings and some of its major recommendations and intended follow-up activities to promote a "family perspective" in government and industry policymaking. (SJL)
Descriptors: Conferences, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Programs, Government Role
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, DC. – 1976
This publication is the edited transcript of a four-hour roundtable discussion of the impact of federal block grants. Participating in the discussion were representatives of four organizations conducting major research on five federal block grant programs--the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Brookings Institution, the…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Conference Reports, Conferences, Federal Aid
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1975
The Office of Education convened the National Invitational Conference on Institutional Eligibility for the purpose of reviewing and analysing the issues surrounding eligibility for postsecondary educational institutions and programs. Some of the specific goals and purposes of the conference were to review and make recommendations concerning: (1)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Federal Programs
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Focus, 1985
Summarized in this report are the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty and the Department of Health and Human Services, and entitled "Poverty and Policy: Retrospect and Prospects." Each section of the report contains a summary of one conference session. Major themes include: (1) the effects of market…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Family Structure, Federal Programs, Government Role
Eastern Research Group, Inc., Lexington, MA. – 1992
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with 15 other agencies making up the Federal Task Force on Environmental Education, sponsored a national conference to foster and support the goal of environmental literacy for young people and adults in schools and communities. This conference report contains an executive summary of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Bunting, Charles I.; And Others – 1978
Summarizing three different perspectives on lifelong learning in America, these three conference papers each reflect the orientation of a particular group of individuals involved in a particular project or study. Charles I. Bunting reflects the concerns of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as presented in its first report on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Change, Delivery Systems
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report is the official record of an open forum on recommendations from the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services sponsored by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), a federal agency charged with advising the President and the Congress on library and information policies and plans.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Libraries, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Washington, DC. Research and Education Foundation. – 1991
This report provides background information and summarizes a 1991 seminar on the federal role in coordination, collaboration, and integration strategies for families. A preliminary section identifies highlights of the seminar focusing on: (1) the Project on Improving the Coordination of Federal Public Assistance Programs; (2) key findings and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Disabilities
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps, Washington, DC. – 1989
These proceedings report on activities at an annual meeting of directors of projects administered through the Severely Handicapped Branch, Division of Educational Services (DES) of the United States Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The proceedings contain presentations by: (1) Judy A. Schrag, who described the scope and intent of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education
Horace Mann Learning Center (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
This is a report on the proceedinqs of the Workshop on Evaluation Strategies for Urban Intervention Programs sponsored by the Education Forum Branch of the U.S. Department of Education and held on October 23, 1980. The report contains the remarks delivered by the workshop speakers as well as the questions and statements of different panelists.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Hickey, Judith A.; And Others – 1980
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…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This document is the official record of hearings held September 8 and 12, 1977, dealing with the reorganization of the Office of Human Development. The hearings were held before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Included in these proceedings are statements, prepared…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Agencies, American Indians
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (USDA), Washington, DC. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. – 1998
This report documents the proceedings of a 1998 symposium on the causes and prevention of childhood obesity sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion to focus attention on the growing problem of childhood obesity in the United States and the link between nutrition and health. Following opening…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
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