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Download full textFrankfort, Frank, Ed. – 1998
This document lists projects funded under the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education's (FIPSE) Comprehensive Program from 1995 through 1998. Also included in this edition are abstracts of the three 1998 FIPSE focus competitions: Disseminating Proven Reforms, European Community/United States Joint Consortia,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Federal Programs
Lah, David; And Others – 1986
The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) was one of two federally funded youth conservation corps programs that existed prior to 1981. The other program, the Youth Conservation Corps, was a summer program, whereas the YACC operated on a year-round basis. In operation between 1977 and 1982, the YACC received funds of approximately $232 million…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs
Branch, Alvia Y.; Freedman, Marc – 1986
The New York City Volunteer Corps (CVC), which began operation in 1984, is the nation's largest urban youth service corps. Though it has the same dual goals as many youth corps--community service and youth development--the CVC is distinctive among youth corps in many respects. The CVC had pioneered the large-scale use of corpsmembers in delivering…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1982
Two Senate Subcommittees conducted joint hearings in October and November, 1981, on federal vocational education and job training programs for youth. The Committees sought answers to the question of how the federal government should participate in building an effective and efficient work force. Witnesses who spoke at the hearings included Governor…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Bateman, Peter; And Others – 1994
A 23-month evaluation of the Cooperative Demonstration Program (High Technology) assessed the extent to which grant applications selected for funding presented a clear and coherent design for the projects, project designs were successfully implemented, and project costs were reasonable in relation to projected or actual outcomes. Findings were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Human Factors Research Lab. – 1972
The report presents an evaluation of the internal operation and potential application of Project RFD, a multi-media demonstration project in Adult Basic Education for rural adults. The first section of the report contains a description of the project, and a summary and rating of the attainment of each of the 10 project goals. Subsequent sections…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Audiovisual Instruction
Riccio, James; And Others – 1994
The cost-effectiveness and 3-year impacts of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which is a statewide initiative aimed at increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), were evaluated by studying follow-up data for 33,000 people from 6 counties who entered…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, County Programs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1982
This fourth annual compilation contains resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work that are funded by contracts and grant awards administered by the following agencies: the U.S. Department of Education's Division of Career Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, National Institute of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annual Reports, Career Education
