Program administration can be enhanced through the use of unilateral groups (focus groups, task forces, advisory committees) and multilateral groups (coalitions, cooperatives, consortia, alliances, subcontractors, partnerships). Groups can help plan programs; share or train staff; share facilities, materials, and equipment; and reduce service…

Procedures for organizing and maintaining quality advisory committees are suggested. (TA)

The year end report documents the activities of a Kansas state implementation grant for the education of preschool handicapped children. Activities and accomplishments are outlined for two components: administration, planning, and management to meet current needs (management of existing network of programs, stimulation of programs for unserved…

A critical view of vocational education as a productive system. (Editor)

Documenting the inefficiency of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs for American Indians, this report discusses HUD program administration and presents specific recommendations. The report is divided into the following sections and subsections: (1) 1977 is the ninth consecutive year HUD has promised more Indian housing than it has…

Outlines the major elements involved in a continuing environmental education program based on results of efforts to plan and institute land use education programs in Connecticut: the primary audiences should be local government decision makers, land managers, developers, and owners; programs should be continual and periodically updated; and close…

A profile is provided of the 40 Local Interagency Coordinating Councils (LICCs) in Kansas, which work to develop and coordinate services to infants and toddlers with special needs and their families, as established by Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The profile is intended to describe the status of Kansas LICCs, to…

This publication, part of the Professional Development series, provides an overview of the setting, background, values, and assumptions of state education agencies and their role in inservice teacher education. Ways in which these agencies can facilitate and coordinate program development, activities, financial support, and human resources are…

About 200 representatives of business, industry, labor, government, education, and community interests from across the nation participated in the conference which was planned to provide for further development of understandings, abilities, skills and appreciations of those persons responsible for comprehensive programs of vocational-technical…

THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY, UNIVERSITY-LEVEL PROGRAM, UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS PRESENTED IN THE FIELD, IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR FULL-TIME PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE 13 WESTERN STATES, SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND ADMINISTERED BY THE WESTERN…

Prepared by a statewide work experience advisory committee, this handbook is designed to supply administrators of work experience education programs with current, useful information needed to conduct effective work experience programs. Included in the handbook are: (1) a discussion of the nature, purpose, and history of work experience, (2)…

This article discusses development and implementation of a community-based residential program for deaf blind young adults at the Hilltop House (Texas). The article outlines principles of sound management, realistic staff expectations, developmentally appropriate activities, family participation, crisis management, medication, and close…

This document summarizes the plan of New York's Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) to reform its system of service delivery. It first describes activities begun in 1989 to improve the accessibility of vocational rehabilitation services to people with disabilities. The plan then details…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on training instructors for industry services. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide…