"Promoting Quality Individualized Learning Plans throughout the Lifespan: A Revised and Updated ILP How to Guide 2.0" expands upon the guidance and resources in NCWD/Youth's earlier ILP [Individualized Learning Plan] How to Guide. ILP How to Guide 2.0 provides career development resources and examples of ILP implementation for an…

An assessment was made of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)'s vulnerability to waste, abuse, and mismanagement and the adequacy of federal, state, and local program oversight to prevent and detect such practices. The study examined JTPA activities in 2 federal regions, 6 states, and 12 service delivery areas, mostly for the program year…

This manual is designed to instruct administrators of the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program in how to take every step possible to administer the program effectively and to minimize the program costs of serving the high risk student. It shows schools how to work with students throughout their time in school, create ownership of the loan(s) by…

The special allowance component of the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program was evaluated through research and hearings. Attention was directed to: the experiences of students and eligible lenders; the administrative costs of various types of eligible lenders; financial indicators that accurately reflect the costs of capital; and administrative…

Examines the impact of technology on postsecondary education stemming from data definitions and analytical conventions in (1) configuring new institutions and programs, (2) understanding new faculty roles and work patterns, (3) measuring and analyzing student participation, (4) assessing student progress and learning gains, and (5) analyzing…

This booklet is designed to assist the teacher center director in the development of an effective and efficient staff team and subsequently an effective teacher center. It outlines successful management techniques and relates them to the specific needs of a teacher center staff. Guidelines are presented for: collaborative inservice activities…

Summary reports on the organization and financing of vocational education in each state and territory are presented in this second of a four-volume report of a national study of vocational education systems and facilities. Information for each state and territory is organized as follows: state governance of vocational education (state…

This student worktext is designed for use by those participating in an advanced child care administration course teaching microcomputer utilization for child care administrators. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: the role of microcomputers in administration of child care programs, development of…

This guide is designed as an in-house tool for postsecondary educational institutions to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of their administration of financial aid programs in compliance with federal laws and regulations. References to current regulations or, where final regulations have not yet been issued, to statute, are included for…

A national study was conducted to accomplish three objectives: (1) describe the organization and governance of state and local agencies and delivery systems for vocational education; (2) describe the basic provisions by which the capital and operating costs of vocational education are funded; and (3) describe the status of the nation's vocational…

This book focuses on the role of training managers in increasing the effectiveness of training activities through appropriate measures and providing them with information on the latest developments, theories, and strategies in training management. It is intended for use by heads, directors, administrators, and managers of vocational and human…

A research project was conducted to develop an advanced child care administration course teaching microcomputer utilization for child care administrators. After a technical advisory committee generated and prioritized a list of tasks typically performed by child care administrators, a tentative course overview was developed. Eighteen of the 24…

The major data and findings of a national study of vocational education systems and facilities are presented in this first of a four-volume report. Part I is organized as follows: chapter I describes the present and historical organization of state vocational education administration structures and identifies types of state agency relationships…

This document is intended to assist senior managers and governors of colleges in the United Kingdom that are faced with serious difficulties. The first section provides an overview of how the issues of college recovery were handled under the Further Education Funding Council. The second section examines crisis and recovery in corporations and…

Detailed findings from the first stage of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) quality control project are presented. For the 4,500 students selected as representative of the BEOG, or Pell Grant, recipient population as of Fall 1980, data were collected from: federal tax returns, interviews with student recipients and their parents, tax…