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Download full textYoung, John P.; And Others – 1981
A critical review of literature on factors affecting nurse staffing in acute care hospitals, with particular regard for the consequences of a movement from team nursing to primary nursing care, was conducted. The literature search revealed a need for more research on the philosophy of nursing and nursing goals and policy as they relate to nurse…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Environmental Influences, Facilities, Hospitals
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1981
Published by the Office for Families (OFF) and intended for use by parents, educators, and social workers, this publication includes a collection of abstracts covering a broad range of issues concerning children and social services. Each abstract was selected on the basis of information which would best serve the interests of parents and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
PDF pending restorationThurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1978
The monograph reviews literature on issues related to deinstitutionalization and residential services for the developmentally disabled. Six main topics are addressed in the review (sample subtopics in parentheses): planning for deinstitutionalization (use of institutional facilities no longer in operation, training and job placement of displaced…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Lieblong, Burl W.; McLendon, Don
A project was designed to identify student needs contributing to high vocational technical school dropout rates and to develop strategies for effective rate reduction. Project staff objectives were to (1) identify problems impeding potential dropouts from training success, (2) alleviate potential dropouts' critical needs, (3) implement meaningful…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Kuhn, Jeanette M. – 1978
Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which requires a free and appropriate education for all handicapped children in the United States, creates special problems for the language arts teacher. The law mandates that handicapped children should be mainstreamed to the maximum extent possible while receiving individualized…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Programs, Elementary Education
Enterprises for New Directions, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1978
The Association of Community Colleges Trustees (ACCTion) Consortium consists of 114 two-year colleges nationwide receiving technical assistance funded through Title III of the Higher Education Act. Activities are coordinated through four regional centers, each with a specific topic area, including community services, instruction, resource…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Community Services, Consortia
Crouse, Joyce S.; And Others – 1979
Preretirement education programs can help people (1) to develop an awareness of issues which influence retirement satisfaction, (2) to gain information relevant to retirement planning, (3) to explore options available after retirement, (4) to identify resources for implementing preretirement plans, and (5) to identify community services for…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Community Services, Educational Gerontology
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1979
Needs assessment is part of the decision making and program planning process in mental health centers. Four commonly used approaches for identifying needs are: (1) social indicators; (2) analysis of resources and patterns of use; (3) community surveys; and (4) group approaches. Rarely does a single approach provide all the information necessary to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Services, Community Surveys, Decision Making
Groff, Warren H. – 1980
The components and objectives of North Central Technical College's Planning, Management, and Evaluation System (PME) are presented as a model upon which college administrators can relate institutional goals with societal needs. The report first describes the two-year planning process through which ad hoc committees made up of students, faculty,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Planning, College Role
Farber, Ferne; And Others – 1978
The purpose of this project was to (1) engage in a statewide survey of early intervention programs concerned with the school-age child and his or her family, and (2) to examine a "family impact" model focused on two systems: the family and the school. A particular focus of the survey was on programs whose methods of impacting, (i.e.…
Descriptors: Children, Community Development, Cost Effectiveness, Crisis Intervention
CLARK, HARRY E. – 1960
WISCONSIN COUNTY EXTENSION PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED THEIR OWN TRAINING NEEDS BY RANKING 55 ITEMS CONSIDERED TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KNOWLEDGES, UNDERSTANDINGS AND METHODS WHICH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD POSSESS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE SCOPE REPORT. RESPONDENTS CONSIDERED TWO QUESTIONS FOR EACH ITEM-- (1) HOW IMPORTANT IS…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Doctoral Dissertations, Extension Agents, Family Life Education
Liston, Jennie S.; Van de Ven, Andrew H. – 1976
This report describes and evaluates 14 early childhood development (ECD) demonstration projects which were funded by the Texas Department of Community Affairs/Early Childhood Development Division but planned and implemental in primarily rural areas, by local Texas communities. The first section of the report lists the major research questions on…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Nagle, John M.; Walker, Harold E. – 1975
Made up of five components, the School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an approach to program planning and evaluation applicable to all instructional and noninstructional programs and activities. As such, it focuses on outcomes, processes, and inputs in a continuous cycle of planning, evaluation, and replanning. As well…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Ancillary Services, Budgeting, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Halligan, Patrick – 1979
A fourteen-month project was undertaken to update, expand, publicize, and evaluate EUREKA, a career information system used for vocational counseling in California. As a result of this project, the following information was added to EUREKA's data base: twenty-one new schools; sixty-two agencies offering over 1,000 courses; a VISIT file for Contra…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Training, Data Collection, Information Dissemination
Hoff, Wilbur; And Others – 1968
Through the use of group interviews in which individuals were stimulated to interact on key questions, 100 applicants over the age of 45 and with incomes below the poverty standard were selected for training in two different 11-week training sessions. There were no requirements of education or experience. The first phase of the program was in a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Allied Health Occupations Education, Attendants, Community Health Services
