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Thomas, Audrey M. – 1983
This description and discussion of literacy activities and issues in Canada begins with an attempt to draw together various aspects of the historical developments on literacy and current definitions and attempts at measurement. Literacy's link with adult basic education is also studied. Elements of the global situation are highlighted, and some…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developed Nations
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1976
The study of California's educational opportunity programs (EOPs) in public higher education was prompted by the requirement within a state assembly bill. The study's two phases were: (1) the collection of data from state files; and (2) intensive site visits to a selection of institutions. The purpose was to understand the differences in program…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Government Role, Government School Relationship
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1983
Setting priorities for allocating funding and other resources is one of the central issues of federal science policy. Presented in these hearings are the views of witnesses (government officials, scientists, economists, and industrial personnel) on various issues related to setting priorities for science. Among the issues addressed (in the form of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Development, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Brawer, Florence B. – 1985
This discussion of articulation sees community colleges operating as the pivotal point between the "feeder" secondary schools and the "receiver" four-year colleges, emphasizing some of the difficulties inherent in this position and some of the programs undertaken by community colleges to improve the articulation process. The first section of the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedHill, Ian T.; And Others – Future of Children, 1993
To address the health care needs of the millions of uninsured children of low-income families ineligible for Medicaid, many states have developed innovative public and private programs. Examines the privately funded Blue Cross/Blue Shield Caring Program and promising public programs in 11 states. (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Corporate Support, Government Role
Peer reviewedPerales, Cesar A. – Journal of State Government, 1988
Poverty, violence, illegal drugs, and despair dominate the lives of many inner-city children, most of whom are Black and Hispanic. To reverse the social and economic decline of poor neighborhoods in major metropolitan areas, the State of New York has embraced an agenda, outlined here, for rebuilding high-need inner-city communities. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Youth, Blacks, Child Welfare
Engbretson, William E.; Levine, Eugene A. – 1980
The product of a study of urban Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs involving youths aged 16-22 that would result in real or potential job creation and community economic development, this report consists of 24 case studies and a series of recommendations pertaining to the development of similar programs in Illinois.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Change Strategies
