The Multi-Attribute Utilities Theory (MAUT), a model for the evaluation of public postsecondary programs, is presented and is applied to a study of WINNERS (Women's Inner-City Educational Resources Service) with an analysis of the effects of the model on the program. The first chapter provides an overview of the MAUT approach, outlining 16 steps…

This study examines the current status of Title IX implementation in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho (Region X). The two major issues addressed are: (1) the status of the implementation of Title IX in Region X and perspectives, issues, and processes which have an effect on its implementation; and (2) implementation models and supportive…

The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) of 1972 authorizes grants or contracts to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to support the LEAs' efforts to desegregate or to reduce minority group isolation or its effects. The NPO program is a small component of ESAA which provides financial assistance to community…

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…

The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) was designed to provide local educational agencies with financial assistance to eliminate minority group segregation, to prevent minority group isolation, and to aid children who have been educationally disadvantaged because of isolation. An overview of the programs funded under the ESAA is provided in this…

The purpose of this guide is to introduce the Child Development Associate (CDA) program, a national effort to train, assess, and grant a professional credential to people who work with young children. This program is designed to fill the need for trained staff in Head Start, day care, nursery schools, and preschool programs. The six CDA competency…

Based upon numerous government reports and evaluation studies, this report presents: (1) a brief sketch of the Federal involvement in manpower training and employment programs; (2) some impressions of the manpower training and employment programs serving rural Americans; (3) statistical information on the estimated number of rural enrollees, funds…

The project described herein represents an attempt by the U. S. Office of Education to take a more active role in the national dissemination and replication of those programs which have achieved the greatest success in producing reliably measured achievement benefits in reading and mathematical skills. With this general objective in mind, the U.…

The primary reason for the Federal Highway Administration Cooperative Education Program is to work with colleges and universities in developing preprofessional personnel by assigning work projects which complement academic study. Primary responsibility for the program rests with the Office of Personnel and Training, with on-the-job supervision…

Approximately 288 programs conducted in various counties of Georgia during the regular school year or summer of 1969 and funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act are here reported in summary fashion. The following information is provided concerning each program: name of system, name of project, regular or summer…

Data on the amount of United States federal funds used for programs assisting children and youth under 21 both directly and indirectly are collected in this report. A list of the six cabinet departments and five other agencies which support or administer the educational, medical, and welfare programs is supplied. Summaries of federal expenditures…

Presented in this guide are descriptions of 39 federal programs which provide financial support for research, training, and technical assistance in areas of physical education and recreation for impaired, disabled, and physically handicapped persons. Usually given for each program is the following information: authorization data, name of person to…

Written in compliance with Federal requirements, this Idaho State Evaluation Report describes the progress of Idaho's migrant educational activities implemented under Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended in 1966 under Public Law 89-750. The report is a summary of the 28 local district project evaluations. Enrollee…

The fourteen case study summaries included in this booklet are part of "Interim Report III" of the "Home Start Evaluation Study." Each case study was developed after field visits to each of the demonstration programs by case study workers from the evaluation agencies. The summaries are divided into seven parts: (1) a…

A description and evaluation of 1973-74 programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, for the Chattanooga Public School System in Tennessee, are contained in this document. The main project components are reading and mathematics. The major problem associated with the 1973-74 Title I programs was a result of the…